Category Archives: Local News
Paper Valley renovations progressing
Remodeling work is continuing at the Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley in downtown Appleton. General Manager Linda Garvey says new carpeting for meeting rooms and other areas will be going in in a couple of...
Sep 25, 2018
'Making a Murderer' sequel debuts Oct. 19
The next part of the Steven Avery story will hit Netflix next month. "Making a Murderer 2" will also have 10 episodes, and it will follow the appeals of Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey. They were...
Sep 25, 2018
Fox Cities Chamber hires new CEO
The search for a new head of the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce is over. Becky Bartoszek, a strategic business partner with AIA in Neenah, will take over as president and CEO. Sharon Hulce of Employme...
Sep 25, 2018
Rumble strips going in at six Brown County intersections
A Brown County committee plans on installing rumble strips at six rural intersections but will hold off on five other spots. Members of the Planning, Development and Transportation committee heard fro...
Sep 25, 2018
Middleton shooter went to Lawrence University
The shooter at a Middleton software company went to Lawrence University in Appleton. Over 20 years before he opened fire on some of his co-workers 43-year-old Anthony Tong roamed the Lawrence campus. ...
Sep 25, 2018
Principal donates $100K for Jones Park project
A downtown Appleton business is donating $100,000 for a new playground in Jones Park. Principal Financial Group plans to pay for the project. Deputy Parks Director Tom Flick says the city will put up ...
Sep 25, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Homeless Connections Resource Center opens today
A new place for the homeless to go during the day opens today in Appleton. The Homeless Connections Resource Center is at the former school at St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church west of the downt...
Sep 24, 2018
People got sneak peek at Hwy. 441 25 yrs ago
Highway 441 opened 25 years ago today, and Appleton's leader remembers that people were getting a sneak peak of the new road before cars were allowed on it. Mayor Tim Hanna says people walked, biked a...
Sep 24, 2018
Group gets big substance abuse grant
A non-profit that provides transitional work for people in early recovery from drug or alcohol abuse is getting money to help increase substance abuse awareness in the workplace. Lynn McLaughlin is th...
Sep 24, 2018
App gives advice on leftovers
There's help for people who aren't sure when to throw out leftovers. The USDA has a special app called FoodKeeper. It can calculate if leftovers are good to eat, based on what's in them, and when they...
Sep 24, 2018
