Category Archives: Local News
Menasha holding referendum on bridge
Voters in Menasha will find an advisory referendum on the Racine Street Bridge project on their ballot in April. The city council voted 5-to-3 this week to ask people whether the DOT should rehabilita...
Dec 22, 2017 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
Work continues on former Kimberly mill site
Site work on the former Kimberly paper mill site will continue over the winter. The village board held a special meeting this morning to approve two contracts. Administrator Dani Block says one is for...
Dec 22, 2017
Brigade provides gifts for more kids this year
About 125 volunteers helped deliver presents around the Neenah-Menasha area this morning through a program that helped a lot more families this year. The Brigade collected gifts and donations through ...
Dec 22, 2017
Former worker arrested after incident at Lambeau Field
Police say a fired contract worker tried to run down a former co-worker in the loading dock area of Lambeau Field, and rammed five vehicles. There was a large police presence around the south end of t...
Dec 22, 2017
Stuck visits Germany to learn about renewable energy
A Democratic lawmaker from Appleton recently returned from a trip to Germany to learn about what that country is doing with renewable energy. Rep. Amanda Stuck spent a week there with leaders from aro...
Dec 22, 2017
Titletown District tubing hill opens
The tubing hill is now open in the Titletown District across from Lambeau Field. Ariens Hill is 46-feet long and it stretches 300 feet. Packers President Mark Murphy took part in a grand opening cerem...
Dec 21, 2017
2 workers honored for 50 years at ASPIRO
A company that hires people with cognitive disabilities is celebrating two longtime workers. Chuck Packanich and Lynda Zilles have been working at ASPIRO in Green Bay for 50 years. Both were born with...
Dec 21, 2017
Airbnb stays in state are on the rise
More people are using Airbnb in Wisconsin. The company says the number of stays topped 210,000 this year and that's up 97 percent from a year ago. Green Bay had the fourth-most number of stays in the ...
Dec 21, 2017
Local leaders keep fighting 'dark-store' loophole
Local government leaders are going to keep fighting to close what's called the "dark-store" loophole. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced yesterday that it's unlikely state lawmakers will take up a b...
Dec 21, 2017
Lawmaker drops 'America's Dairyland' change
A proposal to remove "America's Dairyland" from the state's license plates is dead. Rep. Scott Allen says he's pulling his bill from consideration. The Waukesha Republican says he received a lot of fe...
Dec 21, 2017
