Category Archives: Local News
Boat tours coming to Fox River in Appleton
A company will start offering boat tours of the Fox River in the Appleton area this spring. Fox River Tours is expanding from the De Pere area. Owner Candice Mortara says their River Tyme Too boat wil...
Mar 13, 2018
Stockbridge benefits from rural schools law
The Stockbridge school district will get some extra money through a new state law helping rural schools. Superintendent Chad Marx says they qualify for funding because they have less than 745 students...
Mar 13, 2018
Students learning about county gov't
Students from five local high schools are getting a taste of what county government is like during today's annual Outagamie County Youth in Government Day. About 35 students from Freedom, Hortonville,...
Mar 13, 2018
Bidding process set for Appvion
There's a timeline for Appvion to go through the process of selling its assets. A federal court set a deadline of April 19th for buyers to make an offer for the Appleton-based company. Appvion already...
Mar 13, 2018 (Image provided by Appvion)
Trial for deadly standoff over
The trial of a 48-year-old man charged with starting a deadly standoff in Neenah is over. A jury found 48-year-old Brian Flatoff guilty of all 14 criminal charges and rejected Flatoff's claim that he ...
Mar 13, 2018
Report: State finances are at or below average
A report shows the state's fiscal situation has improved since 2010 but overall it's at or below the national average. Dale Knapp is a researcher for the Wisconsin Policy Forum. He says they've seen p...
Mar 13, 2018
Man dies in house fire
One person is dead after a house fire in the town of Deer Creek, five miles south of Clintonville. Outagamie County Sheriff's officials say the man wasn't able to get out and he was found dead inside ...
Mar 13, 2018
Rural schools will receive extra funding
Rural schools around the state will be able to get some extra money. Governor Walker signed a bill yesterday letting districts use a mix of property tax increases and additional state aid to spend an ...
Mar 12, 2018
State launches new tourism ads
State tourism officials launched a new ad campaign, highlighting the state's German heritage and a wheelchair basketball star. The ads were unveiled during a conference at the Fox Cities Exhibition Ce...
Mar 12, 2018 (Photo from WHBY archives)
'New Dublin' preps for St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day is on Saturday, and the celebration is officially underway in New London. City crews changed the city's population signs to New Dublin this morning. The community is hosting the annu...
Mar 12, 2018
