Category Archives: Local News
Brown Co., lawmakers want state help with costs
Brown County and two lawmakers are asking the state to cover the local costs of responding to last month's COVID-19 outbreak. Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Green Bay and Republican Sen. Rob...
May 18, 2020
State offers grants to small businesses
Governor Evers will use $75 million to help small businesses. He expects to hand out $2,500 grants to around 30,000 small businesses with 20 or fewer full-time workers. Wisconsin Economic Development ...
May 18, 2020
Kaufert: Businesses focus on safety
Neenah Mayor Dean Kaufert thinks it's in the best interest of businesses to keep customers and workers safe. He tells Fresh Take says the last thing a business owner would want to happen, is that they...
May 18, 2020 (Photo provided by the City of Neenah)
Goodwill reopening stores May 26th
All 27 Goodwill stores and training centers in the region are opening again on May 26th. Katie Van Gompel is the retail manager for Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin, and she says employe...
May 18, 2020
Appleton parks not part of 'No Mow May'
The Appleton parks and recreation department isn't participating in "No Mow May." The agency received some negative comments on its Facebook page because crews recently cut the grass at Erb Park. Park...
May 18, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Oshkosh schools need more money for meals
The Oshkosh School District is running out of money to provide meals to students and families. The district has been providing free food to kids and adults, since schools shut-down in mid-March. But S...
May 18, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Statewide home sales down 7% in April
The number of home sales across the state was down almost seven percent last month. That's compared to April of 2019. Economist David Clark of the Wisconsin Realtors Association says median prices wen...
May 18, 2020
Brown Co. reports five new COVID-19 deaths
There were five more deaths from COVID-19 over the weekend in Brown County. Four of them were men, and they were 60, 63, 92, and 95. A 66-year-old woman also died. There have now been 26 deaths in the...
May 18, 2020
Federal lawsuit filed over voter safety
Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin are filing a federal lawsuit, seeking changes to ensure the August primary and November presidential election can be held safely...
May 18, 2020
LU changing name of Academy of Music
Lawrence University's Academy of Music has a new name. The program for adults and children is now the Lawrence Community Music School. More than 1,500 people from around northeast Wisconsin and upper ...
May 18, 2020
