Category Archives: Local News
Dozens protest Appleton Schools mandatory masking
Nearly 50 people turned out to support an Appleton City Council member in opposition to the masking mandate in the Appleton School District. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim and her supporters believe mask...
Sep 13, 2021 Appleton City Council member Sheri Hartzheim and dozens of supporter voice their opposition to mandatory masking prior to the regular meeting of the Appleton Area School District Board of Education
Average weekly new covid case numbers are declining
The average number of daily new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin is starting to decline. The state Department of Health Services reports 3,423 positive tests since Friday. That lowers the daily average ...
Sep 13, 2021
Masks will be required at Appleton School Board meetings
Anyone looking to attend or speak at tonight's Appleton School Board meeting will be required to wear a mask in the building. Since returning to in-person meetings last month, the board had made mask-...
Sep 13, 2021 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Appleton City Council member accuses school district of abuse
A member of the Appleton Common Council is accusing the school district of abusing children. Alder Sheri Hartzheim has called a 5:00 press conference for today (Monday) outside the school district off...
Sep 13, 2021
Fox Cities Chamber cancels Appleton Octoberfest and License to Cruise
If you were planning on making your way to downtown Appleton for Octoberfest in a few weeks, we've got some bad news... the festival has been cancelled for 2021. In a press release, Fox Cities Chamber...
Sep 13, 2021
Menasha Police release images from armed robbery
Menasha Police release images from an alleged armed robbery this week. The photos show the man that reportedly held up the Kwik Trip on Appleton Road around 1:50 Sunday morning--and the white car that...
Sep 10, 2021 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)
Reflecting on 9/11: Appleton man shares experience of fleeing World Trade Center
An Appleton man is reflecting on his experiences from 9/11. John Reilly was on the 61st floor of Tower Number Two when the first plane crashed into Tower One. John shares more about how he was able to...
Sep 10, 2021
LIST: Community events remembering 9/11
APPLETON The City of Appleton is honoring the victims and first responders, along with American military personnel who served in the war against terrorism of the 9/11 attacks with a solemn procession ...
Sep 10, 2021
COVID case closes Syble Hopp
Syble Hopp School in De Pere is closed today because of a COVID case. The school is for students with special needs and disabilities and serves several communities in Brown County. In a letter, famili...
Sep 10, 2021
Raccoon blamed for power outage in Fox Valley
We Energies is blaming a raccoon for knocking out power to thousands of customers in the Fox Valley this morning. The outages are leading to school delays. The Hortonville School District will get a t...
Sep 10, 2021 (Image provided by WE Energies)
