Category Archives: Local News
Nursing home costs hit counties, taxpayers
Health advocates believe the nearly 400 nursing homes in the state are in crisis, because of a shortage of workers and the low Medicaid reimbursement rate. Each county has to run its own facility, and...
Feb 18, 2019
Longtime exhibit closes at Oshkosh museum
The Oshkosh Public Museum is closing a longtime exhibit today. Logging and Lumbering was on display for 22 years. Spokeswoman Karla Szekeres says back in the 1990s, the museum planned to show it off f...
Feb 18, 2019
Site calls Appleton most beautiful college town in Wis.
A website is calling Appleton the most beautiful college town in Wisconsin. MSN put together the list. The article points to Lawrence University's 19th century buildings, and the proximity of the camp...
Feb 18, 2019
Three Dog Night to play at PAC
Three Dog Night is coming to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in April. The legendary band will play in downtown Appleton on Thursday, April 11th. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Three Dog N...
Feb 18, 2019
Mother killed in Suamico murder-suicide
Investigators say the victim of a murder-suicide in Suamico was in a custody battle with the father of her 14-month-old son. Thirty-four-year-old Brooke Fontaine was shot and killed at her parent's ho...
Feb 18, 2019
Armed robbery in Green Bay
Green Bay police are investigating an armed robbery on the east side. An official says it happened around 4 p.m. yesterday at the Pit Row Mobile in the 1400 block of University Avenue. Police say a ma...
Feb 18, 2019
Congressman looks to keep craft brewery tax breaks
A congressman from La Crosse wants to make a package of federal tax breaks for craft breweries and wineries permanent. Democratic Representative Ron Kind says the program works with federal agencies t...
Feb 17, 2019
Transformation House looks to move in Green Bay
A Green Bay non-profit that helps men get back on their feet might be moving to a new location. Leaders of The Transformation House already own the former Santa Maria Nursing Home on the 400 block of ...
Feb 17, 2019
Gov. Evers plans to put medical marijuana on state budget
Governor Evers plans to include legalizing medical marijuana in his upcoming state budget. That's according to the Wisconsin State Journal. The proposal would include treatments for conditions like ca...
Feb 17, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Oshkosh high schools face longer school days this year
Students at the two Oshkosh public high schools are looking at longer class days the rest of the year. In order to make up lost instruction time due to the weather this winter director of curriculum J...
Feb 17, 2019 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
