Category Archives: Local News

Reid Golf Course on pace for record year of play
Reid Municipal Golf Course in Appleton is on pace for a record year. Parks Director Dean Gazza says the the nearly 31-thousand rounds played through the end of August is more than they have ever had b...
Jonathan Krause Sep 21, 2021

State Senator out of the hospital after battling COVID-19
State Senator Andre Jacque is out of the hospital. The De Pere Republican had been hospitalized more than a month with COVID-19--including a time when he was on a ventilator. A release from Jacque's o...
Jonathan Krause Sep 21, 2021 Capitol Photos 11/24/20

Kleefisch has COVID-19, feeling fine
Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor Rebecca Kleefisch has tested positive for COVID-19. She was exposed at church earlier this month. Kleefisch launched her campaign on September 9th and hit t...
Carol Patrizi Sep 21, 2021

Jones' necklace with dad's ashes found at Lambeau Field
The necklace containing the ashes of Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones' father has been found. "Found at 1:45am Thank you to our trainer Bryan "Flea" Engel I'm forever grateful," said a Twitt...
Carol Patrizi Sep 21, 2021 Image: Green Bay Packers

Vaccination rates vary widely on UW-System campuses
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- University of Wisconsin officials say student vaccination rates for COVID-19 vary widely among the system's campuses. At the Madison campus, 91% of students are fully vaccinated,...
Hayley Tenpas Sep 20, 2021 (Image provided by UW System)

Appleton opens COVID-19 testing site at former Best Buy
Appleton will open a COVID-19 testing site at the former Best Buy building at 2411 S. Kensington Drive. The city says walk-ins are welcome. No appointment is required. Registering ahead of time at reg...
Hayley Tenpas Sep 20, 2021

Made in Wisconsin: Johnsonville Marketplace
Our September edition of Made in Wisconsin features a brand you know and love! You'll find them in the ballpark, on the grill or the freezer at home. When it comes to being Made in Wisconsin, it doesn...
Hayley Tenpas Sep 17, 2021

UW Oshkosh Police help Hyundai/KIA owners thwart car thieves
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is helping some KIA and Hyundai owners take a club to potential car thieves. A pair of KIA vehicles were stolen last week. UW-O Police then learned that some KIA an...
Terry Kovarik Sep 16, 2021

UW Oshkosh survey finds business losing money during pandemic
The results from a 17 month COVID economic impact survey are in. U-W Oshkosh Researcher Jeff Sachse says 138 businesses completed the full survey. They report losses of more than 150 thousand dollars....
Terry Kovarik Sep 16, 2021

Kaukauna school sees increase in illnesses as well as COVID
A Kaukauna school is seeing an increase in illnesses in addition to COVID-19. According to a school district email, Park Community Charter School is seeing 12% of the student body staying home. That's...
Terry Kovarik Sep 16, 2021



