Category Archives: Local News
Jake's Diapers expands
A local nonprofit that provides hygiene products to those in need is extending its reach. Jake's Diapers is based in Kaukauna. Executive Director Stephanie Bowers says they're taking over The Little B...
Oct 23, 2018
6th congressional debate tonight on WHBY
There's a debate tonight on WHBY in the race for the 6th congressional district that covers parts of eastern Wisconsin. Republican Congressman Glenn Grothman of Glenbulah is facing a challenge from De...
Oct 23, 2018
Hunting accident that killed teen still under investigation
The DNR is interviewing witnesses to figure out what went wrong after a hunting accident that killed a 16-year-old boy. Trent Schueffner was duck hunting with friends last Friday morning, on the South...
Oct 23, 2018 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Program helps people get prescription drugs
People who need expensive prescription drugs can get help from a local pharmacy. Omro Pharmacy on E. Main Street is taking part in the Drug Repository Program. Owner Ken Bressers says the idea is peop...
Oct 23, 2018
F.C. changes hunting rules for Stroebe Island
The Fox Crossing Village Board set safety zones that place more areas off-limits for hunters. They made that decision last night after complaints from people who live around Stroebe Island. Village pr...
Oct 23, 2018 (Image from Village of Fox Crossing)
Convention brings entrepreneurs together
An Oshkosh-based group that encourages entrepreneurship is bringing people together in downtown Appleton this week. Kinnektor is holding its fourth annual convention and it's at the Fox Cities Exhibit...
Oct 23, 2018
'Something Rotten' opens tonight in Appleton
A musical about two brothers who write the first musical opens in downtown Appleton tonight. "Something Rotten" will be at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center through Sunday. Spokeswoman Trisha Witt...
Oct 23, 2018
Appleton school budget set for this year
The Appleton school district's budget is in place. It's a $213 million plan, and it includes a 10-cent drop in the property tax rate. The school board finalized it Monday night. Chief Financial Office...
Oct 22, 2018
Name released of man killed in Brown Co. crash
Brown County Sheriff's deputies say the Two Rivers man who lost his life in a head-on crash on Saturday night was 61-year-old Terry Barner from the Two Rivers area. They say he was going the wrong way...
Oct 22, 2018
Deputies deal with donkeys on the loose
Some Winnebago County Sheriff's deputies had an interesting morning, dealing with three donkeys that were on the loose. They were found just east of Winchester, near the intersection of Highways II an...
Oct 22, 2018
