Category Archives: Local News
Applications open for WEDC small business grant
Small businesses have eight days to apply for a $2,500 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The state agency plans to hand out about 30,000 of them, using $75 million in federal ...
Jun 15, 2020
De Pere's Legion Pool has limited opening
De Pere is opening Legion Pool today, but only on a limited basis. Parks Director Marty Kosobucki says because the pool is 50 years old, they have to fill it anyway and add chemicals to keep it runnin...
Jun 15, 2020
Fitzgerald wants more details on recorded call
The top Republican in the state Senate is calling on Governor Evers to immediately release the name of the person who recorded a phone call. Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald asked the nonpartisan Legi...
Jun 15, 2020
Manitowoc, Two Rivers plan 4th of July fireworks
Fourth of July celebrations are still planned in Manitowoc and Two Rivers. Manitowoc will also put on a parade for the second straight year. The route through downtown and along the lakeshore will be ...
Jun 15, 2020
Ripon radio host dies in kayaking accident
A radio host for a station in Ripon died when her kayak capsized. Hometown Broadcasting says Tami McCauley, also known as Lexi Young, was kayaking on the Mecan River in Marquette County Saturday after...
Jun 15, 2020
22-yr-old killed in Green Lake Co. crash
A 22-year-old man died in a crash in Green Lake County. The Sheriff's Department says Quintin Herdt was from the Green Lake and Princeton area, and he was hit head-on last Friday morning. They say an ...
Jun 15, 2020
Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests similar
The percentage of new positive coronavirus tests went up slightly from yesterday. The state reports 2.8 percent came back positive, and that's higher than yesterday's 2.6 percent, and Saturday's 2.4 p...
Jun 15, 2020
Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests up slightly
The state is reporting 2.6 percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That's up from 2.4 percent yesterday, but lower than Friday's 2.8 percent, Thursday's 3.6 percent, and Wednesday's 2.8 p...
Jun 14, 2020
Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests down again
For the second straight day, the percentage of new positive coronavirus tests went down. The state is reporting 2.4 percent came back positive, and that's down from 2.8 percent yesterday, and 3.6 perc...
Jun 13, 2020
Evers wants action on race issues now
Governor Evers believes local governments need to be involved with improving race issues in the state. Evers says he's spent the past two weeks since George Floyd's death, talking with community leade...
Jun 12, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
