Category Archives: Local News
New state COVID-19 plan talks expected to start
Governor Evers and Republican lawmakers could start negotiating a plan on how to move forward, as early as today. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke of Vandenbroek believes they can reopen business...
May 14, 2020
Long-term care facility in Pulaski recovering
The president of an assisted living facility in Pulaski says they're in recovery mode. Country Villa Assisted Living dealt with a COVID-19 outbreak and several deaths. President Chad Reader wishes the...
May 13, 2020
Lamers takes part in national coach bus rally
Coach buses lined streets around the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Wednesday, including a couple from Lamers Bus Lines. Controller Sherry Eisch of the Ashwaubenon-based company says Congress has lef...
May 13, 2020
Pulaski officer rides on own to honor fallen officers
A local police officer is doing his part to remember law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. It's National Police Week, and thousands of officers would normally take part in a bike ride t...
May 13, 2020
Neenah woman hasn't received unemployment yet
A Neenah woman lost her job nearly two months ago, and she's still waiting for her first unemployment payment. Leslie Yurk says she's filed seven claims, and they're all listed as pending. She says sh...
May 13, 2020
Brown County puts local health order in place
Brown County's public health officer is issuing a local order, keeping the previous statewide "safer at home" rules in place, until May 20th. Anna Destree issued a statement, saying she must take reas...
May 13, 2020
Supreme Court blocks 'safer at home' extension
A divided state Supreme Court is blocking the extension of the governor's "safer at home" order. Majority Republicans in the Legislature sued Governor Evers, after he decided to keep the social distan...
May 13, 2020
Expert encourages free testing in Brown County
The head of Prevea Health hopes people without symptoms of COVID-19 will take a free test in Brown County. They're available, starting today, at the community testing sites at the Resch Center, and Ca...
May 13, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Poll: More concerned about opening too soon
A poll shows more people are concerned about the state reopening too soon, rather than too late. Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin says the breakdown is 56 percent to 42 percent. He ...
May 13, 2020
Bar owner challenges others not to cash paychecks
An Oshkosh bar owner has a challenge for people, if they think the "safer at home" rules should stay in place. Don Herman runs the Fountain Tavern, and he wants people still working to go without cash...
May 13, 2020
