Category Archives: Local News
Appleton school marks Veterans Day
Students at a school on Appleton's north side commemorated Veterans Day today. For the 15th year, Einstein Middle School hosted about 150 veterans and their families. Kathy Summers is a seventh grade ...
Nov 12, 2018
March benefits veterans
About 1,000 thousand people turned out over the weekend to take part in a walk to bring awareness to suicide among veterans. The sixth annual Veterans Suicide Awareness Ruck March was held Saturday in...
Nov 12, 2018
2018 Veterans Day events and offers
In honor of Veterans Day many local businesses are holding special events or offering deals or discounts. This list is compiled by our partners at Action 2 News. Please call ahead to verify. Click her...
Nov 12, 2018
Community meeting tonight for Mosquito Hill
The community can weigh in on the future of the Mosquito Hill Nature Center tonight. Outagamie County bought 11 acres to add to the center. Planners are presenting some options for the land and lookin...
Nov 12, 2018
Advocacy group reaches out to Evers about marijuana
An advocacy group wants to meet with Governor-elect Tony Evers to advocate for medical marijuana. Voters in 16 counties and two cities in the state approved marijuana referendum questions in last week...
Nov 11, 2018
1 year anniversary of Veterans Honor Wall in Oshkosh
It's the one year anniversary of the Veterans Honor Hall at Oshkosh West High School. It opened on Veterans Day last year and features about 1,500 names. Now it has over 2,600. Andrew Schaller created...
Nov 11, 2018
Report shows Fox Valley obesity rates keep rising
Now that a report shows obesity rates keep rising in the Fox Valley a group will look for ways to turn things around. The Weight of the Fox Valley found 44 percent are considered obese. Kurt Eggebrech...
Nov 11, 2018
Number of private school vouchers up again this year
The number of voucher students in local private schools climbed again this year. Valley Christian School in Oshkosh picked up 40 students at the start of the school year. Now 41 percent of the school'...
Nov 11, 2018
Evers may need $2.2 billion to balance budget
A report says it will take $2.2 billion to maintain current state spending levels, with some modest increases. The Wisconsin Policy Forum crunched the numbers. Incoming Democratic Governor Tony Evers ...
Nov 09, 2018
Church bells to mark 100th anniversary of WWI's end
Church bells will be ringing in downtown Appleton on Sunday morning to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The Hearthstone Historic House Museum organized it. Executive Director Geor...
Nov 09, 2018
