Category Archives: Local News
'The Four Phantoms' will return to Oshkosh
A show that was in downtown Oshkosh in April will be back at The Grand Oshkosh next year. Theater Director Joseph Ferlo says "The Four Phantoms" will return for three shows in mid-to-late September. H...
Dec 21, 2018
District working on plans after truancy report
Appleton's truancy court is on hold until the end of the school year, and the head of the district says administrators will develop a plan for the future of the system. The school board received a con...
Dec 21, 2018
Fire shows need for city inspections
An Oskhosh city official says a duplex fire shows the need for their rental property inspection law. That fire broke out yesterday in the 200 block of High Avenue around 2:45 a.m. A family of eight wo...
Dec 21, 2018 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Appleton's truancy court on hold for school year
The truancy court for the Appleton school district will be suspended for the rest of the school year. The move comes after some concerns about the treatment of students and parents, including from sch...
Dec 20, 2018
State's unemployment remains at 3%
The state's unemployment rate stayed the same last month at three percent. The Department of Workforce Development says it's the 10th straight month the rate has been at or below three percent and tha...
Dec 20, 2018
EAA celebrates 50th Oshkosh fly-in
Next year will be the EAA's 50th fly-in in Oshkosh and organizers are hoping to bring people back from the first one. EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski says they're reaching out to owners of the showplanes...
Dec 20, 2018
Non-profit helps Oshkosh veteran
A local non-profit is remodeling part of the home of an Oshkosh veteran. Bob Hearn served in Vietnam and was injured when he was thrown from a lookout tower. He broke his feet in multiple places. Hear...
Dec 20, 2018
Fitzgerald expects some battles over state budget
The top Republican in the Senate says people should expect some serious political wrangling over the state budget next year. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says it's likely Republicans in the...
Dec 20, 2018
Charges won't be filed in Sun Prairie explosion
There won't be any criminal charges filed, connected to the explosion in Sun Prairie that took the life of a firefighter. Cory Barr was killed in the blast in July that destroyed the downtown bar he o...
Dec 20, 2018
CB Trail could be extended in 2019
An extension of the CB Trail in Greenville would provide another connection in the Fox Cities area. Town Administrator Joel Gregozeski says the new segment would start at Highway 96, and run north, to...
Dec 20, 2018
