Category Archives: Local News
State has 2nd-highest single-day COVID-19 total
The state has nearly 3,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. There are 2,988 more, and that's the second highest single-day total, behind yesterday's 3,132. The state is reporting 21 percent of tests came...
Oct 9, 2020
Covid-19 victim didn't have underlying health issue
The son of the superintendent of the Markesan School District says his father didn't have an underlying condition, but still died of COVID-19. Duane Bark died on Wednesday. He was in the hospital sinc...
Oct 9, 2020
Nursing homes feeling pressure of COVID-19
Nursing homes and long term care facilities are feeling the pressure after an increase of COVID-19 cases in the Fox Valley. Even one person diagnosed with coronavirus means the facility can't take on ...
Oct 9, 2020
Virtual book festival kicks off this weekend
The Fox Cities Book Festival is going to be a virtual event this year, and it starts over the weekend. Vice President Aubrey Laux says they'll have sessions with more than 50 authors, and a number of ...
Oct 9, 2020
Oshkosh-Neenah area still nation's worst hotspot
The biggest coronavirus hotspot in the country is still the Oshkosh-Neenah area. For the second straight week, the latest New York Times list ranks the metro area No. 1. It's based on the number of ca...
Oct 8, 2020
Outagamie Co. property tax rate could go down again
For the sixth straight year, the proposed budget for Outagamie County would lower the property tax rate. County Executive Tom Nelson says they're able to continue providing the same services, and help...
Oct 8, 2020 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
Search continues for poll workers
Many communities are looking for poll workers with Election Day approaching. Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe says they're asking local clerks what they need, and they're urgi...
Oct 8, 2020
Monument to sexual assault survivors planned
There are plans to have a sexual assault survivors monument in the future Ellen Kort Peace Park in Appleton. Chelsea Bongert hopes to raise $200,000 to build a gazebo along the Fox River. She says the...
Oct 8, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Fire prevention lessons move online
The pandemic is forcing firefighters to change the way they reach out to kids during Fire Prevention Week. Lt. Shauna Walesh of the Green Bay Metro department is meeting with students virtually. She's...
Oct 8, 2020 (Image: Green Bay Fire Department)
Poll shows nearly 3 in 4 support mask order
Support for the statewide mask mandate grew in the latest Marquette Law School poll. Seventy-two percent believe masks should be required in public places, and that's up from 69 percent in August. Twe...
Oct 8, 2020
