Category Archives: Local News
About 15% of unemployment claims unprocessed
About 15 percent of all weekly unemployment claims filed during the pandemic are still going through the process. The Department of Workforce Development reports 74 percent have been paid, and 12 perc...
Jun 23, 2020
Fox Crossing annexes Neenah High School site
The new Neenah High School will be in Fox Crossing. The village board is annexing the 220-acre site from the Town of Neenah. It's along Winchester Road, east of Clayton Avenue. Village Administrator J...
Jun 23, 2020 (Image from Village of Fox Crossing)
COVID-19 Fund issues more grants
The latest round of grants from a COVID-19 Community Response Fund will go to six nonprofits. They'll share $28,000. The United Way Fox Cities and Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region have p...
Jun 23, 2020
Deal reached over arena payments
The bankrupt owners of the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh have a new repayment deal with their largest creditor. Fox Valley Pro Basketball and Bayland Buildings went to mediation to hammer out an a...
Jun 23, 2020
ATW getting popular flight back in August
The head of Appleton International Airport says the non-stop flight on Delta Airlines to Atlanta will be back, starting August 1st. Director Abe Weber says that route had been a busy one, and the larg...
Jun 23, 2020 (Image from Appleton International Airport)
Housing planned for downtown Neenah
There are plans for a housing development in downtown Neenah. Mayor Dean Kaufert believes there's a need, and demand, for people wanting to live downtown. He says the city's been working for a long ti...
Jun 23, 2020 (Image: City of Neenah)
Redgranite Quarry closed indefinitely
People can't go to the Redgranite Quarry right now. The village board is closing the popular swimming spot until further notice. Posts on the Redgranite Quarry Facebook page point to concerns about pe...
Jun 23, 2020
FdL police report shooting
Fond du Lac police say someone fired shots on the south side last night. Officers say they heard several gunshots coming from another area while they were on a domestic abuse call early this morning. ...
Jun 23, 2020
State releasing more local COVID-19 data
The state is releasing more local information on coronavirus trends. Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm says people can see whether things are going in the right or wrong direction in...
Jun 23, 2020
Churches holding Appleton prayer gathering
About 14 local churches will hold a prayer gathering tomorrow evening at Houdini Plaza in downtown Appleton. Pastor Charles Butler of Breakthrough Covenant Church in Appleton says it's time to call on...
Jun 23, 2020
