Category Archives: Local News
FdL arts center hosts sturgeon spearing exhibit
The largest collection of artifacts artwork and articles about sturgeon spearing, in one spot, is in Fond du Lac. The Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts is hosting an exhibit called "Ancient Survivors....
Jan 10, 2019
Lawmaker asks for 'Open for Business' signs
A Republican lawmaker from Fond du Lac is asking for the small "Open for Business" signs that were taken off the "Welcome to Wisconsin" signs at the state's borders. Former Governor Walker put them th...
Jan 10, 2019
Backpack bomb found in Manitowoc Co.
Manitowoc County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a backpack bomb that was found in a ditch Wednesday afternoon. Someone discovered it along Highway 147 near Highway R in the Town of Gibson and th...
Jan 10, 2019
Timeline set for Neenah Nonwovens shutdown
Kimberly-Clark is laying out its plans for closing the Neenah Nonwovens plant. The company notified the state Department of Workforce Development that about 74 workers will be impacted. Their position...
Jan 10, 2019
Task force could change truancy system
Appleton school administrators want to create a task force to develop a plan for the district's truancy system. Superintendent Judy Baseman presented some recommendations this morning on how to move f...
Jan 10, 2019
Shopko closing Menasha store
The Shopko in Menasha is closing. The store on Appleton Road will shut down by April 7th. The retailer also confirmed the Shopko Express, along E. College Avenue in the Town of Buchanan, will also clo...
Jan 10, 2019
Oshkosh Humane Society breaks record
The Oshkosh Area Humane Society is celebrating a record year. Officials say the shelter had an over 97 percent live release rate last year. That's the percentage of animals adopted, transferred to ano...
Jan 10, 2019
Illness reported at an Oshkosh school
Officials at Webster Stanley Middle School in Oshkosh are warning parents about reports of sick children in the district. Officials are working with the Winnebago County Health Department and are aski...
Jan 10, 2019 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Candidates for G.B. mayor face off
People in Green Bay learned more about each of the eight mayoral candidates at a forum last night sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Greater Green Bay. Each candidate answered eight questions....
Jan 10, 2019
Evers to visit Lincoln Hills youth prison
Governor Evers says he's going to the state's troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison tomorrow. The state plans to close the prison near Tomahawk and build smaller regional facilities for juvenile offende...
Jan 10, 2019
