Category Archives: Local News
Regents set to vote on UW System merger
UW System regents are set to approve a plan to merge the system's two-year schools with its four-year campuses. The vote is expected this afternoon. The 13 two-year schools would become regional branc...
Nov 09, 2017 (Image provided by UW System)
Oshkosh votes yes to sell golf course
The Oshkosh City Council voted unanimously to sell the Lakeshore Municipal Golf Course property to Oshkosh Corporation. The Fortune 500 company is interested in buying the land. The company has been g...
Nov 09, 2017 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Board approves contract with Foxconn
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation officially signed off on a contract with Foxconn yesterday. It offers up to $3 billion in incentives. Secretary Mark Hogan says the deal protects the sta...
Nov 09, 2017
Appleton's council unanimously approves budget
Next year's budget for Appleton is in place. The city council signed off on the plan unanimously Wednesday night, after making some minor changes. Mayor Tim Hanna introduced the $170 million budget la...
Nov 08, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Kids show off artwork on Appleton snow plows
Kids are showing off their artwork on city snow plows in Appleton again this year. The public works department partnered with the school district for the fifth straight year to paint the plows. Public...
Nov 08, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Boys and Girls Clubs try to get $100,000 matching grant
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley are trying to get a $100,000 matching grant. CEO Greg Lemke-Rochon says three families agreed to put up the money if the club collects the donations before t...
Nov 08, 2017
War veteran gets new bathroom from Baths for the Brave
A Korean War veteran and his wife are getting a new bathroom today thanks to a program that was founded in the Fox Cities area. Tundraland is helping Norman and Millie Bodway through the Baths for the...
Nov 08, 2017
Trial ordered for Nygren in overdose death
The daughter of a state lawmaker will stand trial for the overdose death of a pregnant woman. Twenty-eight-year-old Cassandra Nygren and her fiance, 33-year-old Shawn Gray, are charged in the death of...
Nov 08, 2017
Proposed bill would make drinking age 19 in state
The legal drinking age would only be 19 in Wisconsin, under a bill from three Republicans, including a former president of the Tavern League. Rep. Adam Jarchow of Balsam Lake is the author of the prop...
Nov 08, 2017
Foundation backing Oshkosh Corp.
The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation is announcing its support for keeping the Oshkosh Corporation in the city. The city council is expected to take up a proposal tonight for the company to build its...
Nov 08, 2017
