Category Archives: Local News
Hotel Northland opens today
Hotel Northland in downtown Green Bay opens today after more than a decade of renovations. The project was delayed several times for financial and personnel issues. Lisa Kain is a curator at the Nevil...
Feb 13, 2019
New London sees almost 15 inches of snow
The cleanup from this week's snowstorm is a little bit bigger in New London. The city got about 15 inches of snow. City parks worker Mike Buchman says he started clearing walking trails at three in th...
Feb 13, 2019
Shopko releases latest round of layoffs
Shopko is officially announcing another round of layoffs, in connection with stores that are closing. The Ashwaubenon-based retailer filed a formal notice with the state Department of Workforce Develo...
Feb 13, 2019
Compromise in works on e-cigs in Appleton
There could be a compromise on a proposal to add e-cigarettes to Appleton's smoking ban. The Board of Health wants to look at exempting vaping shops from the rule, after store owners spoke out. Ald. C...
Feb 13, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Winneconne official going back home
Winneconne will lose its village administrator to his hometown. Mitchell Foster is taking the city manager job in Ludington, Michigan. He grew up there, and his family moved away when he was 16. Foste...
Feb 13, 2019
Districts paying for bigger share of special ed
School districts are seeing the amount of state and federal money to support special education dwindle. Wisconsin Policy Forum Researcher Anne Chapman says districts in the state are taking about $1 b...
Feb 13, 2019
GLK Foods could build new plant in L.C.
A local company plans to expand in Little Chute. GLK Foods is the world's largest sauerkraut company, and it has a big plant in Bear Creek. Little Chute Village Administrator James Fenlon says they're...
Feb 13, 2019
Erb Park, Banta Bowl parking moves could be permanent
Limits on on-street parking by a park and a stadium in Appleton could become permanent. The city put temporary rules in place last year around Erb Park and the Banta Bowl. Traffic Engineer Eric Lom sa...
Feb 13, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Oshkosh's Hwy. 21 bridge closing next winter
Drivers in Oshkosh will have to deal with a long-term closure of the Highway 21 bridge next winter. City Manager Mark Rohloff says the DOT finalized a timeline for maintenance work on the Oshkosh Aven...
Feb 13, 2019 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Daily snow records set in Appleton, G.B.
The totals from yesterday's snowstorm broke records in Appleton and Green Bay. Meteorologist Jeff Last of the National Weather Service in Green Bay says Appleton got 10.2 inches. That topped the mark ...
Feb 13, 2019
