Category Archives: Local News
Apollo astronauts reunite in Oshkosh
Only 15 astronauts are left from the Apollo missions, and eight of them are coming to Oshkosh today for a 50th anniversary reunion. They participated in the missions that put people on the moon. Dick ...
Jul 28, 2017
Agencies find link with brain injuries, homelessness
Some groups in the Fox Valley are looking at the connection between brain injuries and homelessness. Five agencies surveyed their clients about whether they've suffered any brain or neck injuries. Kat...
Jul 28, 2017
New North: Foxconn would benefit NE Wis.
The leader of a regional economic development group believes the Foxconn deal will benefit companies in northeast Wisconsin for years to come. Jerry Murphy of the New North says Foxconn will need to u...
Jul 28, 2017
Name of teenage shooting victim released
The victim of yesterday's accidental shooting in Waupaca County was 15-year-old Jacob Peglow of rural Waupaca. The sheriff's department says a 16-year-old boy called 911, just before 1 p.m. on Wednesd...
Jul 28, 2017
Goodwill's Pedersen will retire at the end of yr
The longtime leader of Goodwill Industries in the region will retire at the end of the year. Bob Pedersen has been the president and CEO for more than two decades. The 73-year-old Pedersen oversees st...
Jul 28, 2017
Menasha hosts open house on downtown plan
Menasha leaders are working on a long-term vision for the downtown area. They're hosting a public workshop tonight to get ideas. David Buck is the community development director. He says the plan will...
Jul 28, 2017 (Image provided by City of Menasha)
Walker weighs in on failed Foxconn plans
Foxconn wants to build a $10 billion manufacturing plant in southeast Wisconsin but the company hasn't followed through with smaller projects in two other cases. Governor Walker says the plans in Penn...
Jul 28, 2017
Appleton Historical Society hosts open house
The doors will be open tonight at the new Appleton Historical Society Museum and Resource Center in the downtown. The nonprofit group is hosting an open house from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The museum is in th...
Jul 28, 2017
Roth reacts to Foxconn plans
A Republican from Appleton says northeast Wisconsin should benefit from the Foxconn development. Senate President Roger Roth says job growth would extend beyond just the southeast part of the state. R...
Jul 28, 2017
George H.W. Bush spoke in Appleton area 25 yrs ago
Twenty-five years ago today, former President George H. W. Bush was in the Appleton area. The Republican spoke at what was then called the Outagamie County Regional Airport. Tom Sutter is the presiden...
Jul 28, 2017
