Category Archives: Local News
N.J. man killed in Oconto Co. crash
The man killed in a crash in Oconto County over the weekend was from New Jersey. The Sheriff's department says 54-year-old Joseph Gallagher of Fair Haven died at the scene. They say he was on Klatt Ro...
Jul 31, 2018
Nugent joins race for G.B. mayor
There's another candidate for Green Bay mayor. Businessman Peter Nugent announced this morning that he's running in the spring of next year. He founded Enlighten Financial. The company helps small com...
Jul 31, 2018
G.B. officials talk about special assessments
Green Bay city officials are trying to figure out how to help homeowners who've paid thousands of dollars in special assessments to fix roads in front of their house. A $20 a year wheel tax goes into ...
Jul 31, 2018
Midwest Paper Group changes product of mill
The head of the Midwest Paper Group says they transformed the mill to make a different and more in-demand product. Kyle Putzstuck is the president. He says they made high-quality white paper. He says ...
Jul 31, 2018
Green Bay police looking for hit and run suspect
Green Bay police are looking for a 35-year-old man who ran away after hitting a child with his car last night. Police say the child has non-life threatening injuries. They say Quinton Martin hit the s...
Jul 31, 2018
Town of Clayton looks at incorporation
A local community is starting the process of possibly incorporating into a village. The Town of Clayton is west of Neenah and south of Fox Crossing. Mark Luebke is the former town chair. He plans to f...
Jul 30, 2018
Appleton schools plan for MLK Day
A group met today to talk about what Appleton students can do for Martin Luther King Day. The school board voted last week for the district to observe the holiday and not hold classes. The move came a...
Jul 30, 2018
Tax credits help former Appleton Coated mill
The new owners of the former Appleton Coated paper mill in Combined Locks are getting some tax credits to keep the existing workers, and expand slightly. Midwest Paper Group now runs the facility, and...
Jul 30, 2018
Absentee voting starts in Appleton
People in Appleton can start voting absentee in person today. Every community in the state can set its own schedule leading up to the August 14th primary. Appleton City Clerk Kami Lynch says voters ca...
Jul 30, 2018
St. Francis Xavier gets safety grant
St. Francis Xavier Catholic schools in Appleton are part of the latest round of school safety grants from the state. Attorney General Brad Schimel announced funding for another 80 schools or districts...
Jul 30, 2018 (Image from Xavier Catholic School System)
