Category Archives: Local News
Appleton mixed-use library project a top story of 2018
A developer wants to include a new library in downtown Appleton in a mixed-use development on the site of the Soldiers Square parking ramp. The proposal and the city's decision to pick it over a numbe...
Dec 30, 2018
Leader of Grand Chute reacts to Sears closing
The leader of Grand Chute is reacting to the decision by Sears to close its store in the Fox River Mall. Town Chair David Schowalter says it's a sad situation but people knew it was going to happen. H...
Dec 30, 2018
Evers wants to move state to GAAP accounting
Governor-elect Tony Evers says he wants to move the state budget away from cash accounting and toward GAAP accounting. Evers says people in the state expect transparency when it comes to the budget. H...
Dec 30, 2018
Coroner releases name of G.B. man killed in crash
The Manitowoc County Coroner's office is releasing the name of the Green Bay man killed in a rollover crash Wednesday night. Twenty-two-year-old Diontai Hamilton was riding in a car on I-43. Sheriff's...
Dec 28, 2018
Appleton close to making snow removal budget
Despite the big blizzard in April that ate up 25 percent of Appleton's snow removal budget, the city is close to meeting its projected budget for the year. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey says go...
Dec 28, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Appleton gets new fire truck
Appleton firefighters are getting used to a new fire truck. They started using the engine yesterday, and it went on its first call last night. The department is getting four trucks over a four-year pe...
Dec 28, 2018
Mosaic celebrating diversity at Neenah museum
A piece of art that highlights diversity in the Fox Cities is at the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah. The museum partnered with the Building for Kids in downtown Appleton to put it together...
Dec 28, 2018
Mile of Music's Encore Eve set for Monday
Organizers of Mile of Music are putting on their sixth annual New Year's Encore Eve Monday night in downtown Appleton. The festival's Ian Thomson says they'll have nearly five hours of live, original ...
Dec 28, 2018
Superintendent switch in Oshkosh a top story in 2018
There was a change in leadership at the top of the Oshkosh school district earlier this year. The hiring of new Superintendent Vickie Cartwright, and the retirement of Superintendent Stan Mack, was on...
Dec 28, 2018 (Photo provided by the Oshkosh School District)
Sears closing in Fox River Mall
Sears is closing its store in the Fox River Mall in Grand Chute in March. The retailer is shutting down 80 Sears and Kmart stores around the country. It's the second anchor store in the Fox River Mall...
Dec 28, 2018
