Category Archives: Local News
Appleton school to host Tough Kid Challenge
Kids will have a chance to go through an obstacle course in Appleton tomorrow morning. The Essity Fox Valley Tough Kid Challenge is at Highlands elementary school. Event Director Gary Wondrash is also...
Oct 6, 2017
Drug bust at Oshkosh hotel lands 7 in jail
Oshkosh police say they arrested seven people after a drug bust at a hotel. They say an ongoing investigation led them to the hotel in the 1500 block of W. South Park Avenue on Wednesday. The suspects...
Oct 6, 2017 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Oshkosh's Oktoberfest set for tomorrow
The ninth annual Oshkosh Oktoberfest is tomorrow along Main Street in downtown. Matt Miller is the president of Oshkosh Festivals, and he's encouraging people to dress up in traditional German clothes...
Oct 6, 2017
Menasha close to taking over RR Donnelley site
Menasha leaders hope to finalize a deal to buy the former RR Donnelley plant along the Fox River for $1. Mayor Don Merkes broke a tie vote by the city council to take over the property on Ahnaip Stree...
Oct 6, 2017 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
Appleton to close street to get railroad trestles
Appleton is taking the final step to getting three railroad trestles that cross the Fox River. The city council unanimously agreed to close Locust Street, by the railroad crossing, next to the Boys an...
Oct 5, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Grand View Townhomes opens in Grand Chute
There was a grand opening celebration and dedication yesterday for a new affordable housing development in Grand Chute. Debra Dillenberg is the executive director of the Appleton Housing Authority. Sh...
Oct 5, 2017
Microsoft picks state for start of tech initiative
Microsoft is picking Wisconsin to help start a new initiative to boost economic development through technology. The company launched TechSpark this afternoon. Michelle Schuler is the manager of the pr...
Oct 5, 2017
Appleton police have new assistant chief
A new person is now second-in-command at the Appleton police department. Former Captain Larry Potter is officially the department's assistant chief. He's been with the department for 24 years. Potter ...
Oct 5, 2017
Fox Crossing police look to raise money for K-9
Fox Crossing police want to get a K-9. The dog would help to find drugs and locate lost or fleeing people. Officer Jason Weber says it's been close to 20 years since they've had a K-9 unit and their b...
Oct 5, 2017
2 arrested for gunshots in Neenah parking lot
Neenah police say they arrested two people, after shots were fired in a Shopko parking lot in August. They actually took 18-year-old Anthony Pitzrick of Neenah into custody four days after the inciden...
Oct 5, 2017
