Category Archives: Local News
Brown Co. Public Health creates guide for businesses
Businesses in Brown County can look at a local guide for reopening from the county's public health department. Director Ted Shove says they developed specific recommendations for different industries,...
May 26, 2020
Guard plans to help as long as necessary
The head of the Wisconsin National Guard says they'll continue to help with the coronavirus pandemic, as long as they're needed. Adjunct General Paul Knapp says right now, soldiers are under federal o...
May 26, 2020
'Party at the PAC' program renamed 'Focus'
There's a new name for the annual program for teen drivers. ThedaCare has been running "Party at the PAC" at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center for 15 years. Now, it will be called "Focus." Dr. Ray...
May 26, 2020
Fish farm hatches 1st group of yellow perch
A Green Bay fish farm could help with shortages affecting local fish fries. The Farmory hatched more than 100,000 yellow perch fingerlings, and they could eventually be raised to supply commercial foo...
May 26, 2020
Park View staffer tested positive for COVID-19
A worker at the Winnebago County-run Park View Health Center caught coronavirus earlier this month. Staffers learned about the positive test on May 11th, and the worker has been at home. The facility ...
May 26, 2020
Appleton has 7 new coronavirus cases
There are seven new confirmed coronavirus cases in Appleton. That brings the city's total to 95. Fifty-seven people are in isolation, and 35 have recovered.
May 26, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Brillion house damaged by fire
Brillion firefighters put out a house fire yesterday. They say flames were coming from the back of the house, and the garage area, when they got to the 200 block of Homewood Drive, after 5:30 p.m. No ...
May 26, 2020
More than 3,100 get COVID-19 test at FVTC
During the two weeks a free community testing site was open at Fox Valley Technical College, more than 3,100 people got one. Outagamie County Public Health Manager Natalie Vandeveld says they're shift...
May 26, 2020
Oneida Casino reopens
The slot machines are running again at Oneida Casino. About 150 people were waiting in a line that wrapped around the building when it reopened at 8 a.m. today. Oneida Nation spokeswoman Bobbi Webster...
May 26, 2020 Oneida Nation (Image courtesy Oneida Nation)
Oshkosh collecting more garbage, recycling
The City of Oshkosh is seeing an increase in the amount of waste collected while people are staying at home. Garbage and recycling tonnage was up 20 percent in April. City Manager Mark Rohloff thinks ...
May 26, 2020 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
