Category Archives: Local News
Three people rescued after boat capsizes
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people after their boat capsized near Two Rivers yesterday around 6 p.m. The boat was on Lake Michigan, about two miles east of Two Rivers. The boaters used a cell p...
Jun 17, 2020
Health director wants more authority
Winnebago County Health Director Doug Gieryn is defending a proposed law that would allow him to issue and enforce "safer at home" orders. Gieryn points out that several other communities give their h...
Jun 17, 2020
G.B. school officials talk about reopening
A survey of more than 2,000 staff in the Green Bay School District shows 80 percent are willing to come back and are ready to teach in multiple platforms. Superintendent Michelle Langenfeld says about...
Jun 17, 2020
Another coronavirus death in Wisconsin
Winnebago County Public Health is reporting one more confirmed coronavirus death. The person was in a long-term care facility. Of the 10 deaths in the county, nine people have been in long-term care s...
Jun 17, 2020
Complaints come in about refunds for Country, Rock USA
The company that runs Country and Rock USA in Oshkosh is hoping to offer refunds on tickets to this year's festival. Hypervibe officials say they're negotiating with artists, suppliers, and others, to...
Jun 16, 2020
Faith Technologies makes temperature scanning system
A local company is making systems that check the temperatures of workers. Faith Technologies in Menasha is using thermal-imaging technology to get results in less than one second. The company's Wade L...
Jun 16, 2020
Steineke: Recorded call not a 'personnel issue'
A top Republican in the Assembly thinks the recording of a call isn't a personnel issue, but potentially a legal one. Governor Evers isn't releasing the name of the person who recorded last month's ca...
Jun 16, 2020
Lobner hearing complaints about insurance letter
Appleton's city council president says he's getting a lot of questions and complaints about a letter sent to homeowners by an insurance company. A private company is offering policies covering outside...
Jun 16, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
G.B. may use 4 high schools for next elections
Green Bay school administrators want to talk with city officials, before agreeing to host polling places at all four high schools for the fall elections. The school board decided last night to wait un...
Jun 16, 2020
Freedom fire station construction underway
Construction is underway on a new fire station in Freedom. Chief Mark Green says first responders will also be in the approximately 16,000 square foot building. He says work started weeks ago, but the...
Jun 16, 2020
