Category Archives: Local News
United Way to launch website to get, give help
There will soon be a place for people to go online, if they need to get help, or want to give help. The United Way Fox Cities is putting together a website. President Peter Kelly says community groups...
Apr 23, 2020
4-K students, parents get books from grant
4-K teachers in the Appleton school district are using a grant to help parents teach their children. The $10,000 went toward books that parents can use at home. 4-K director Suzette Preston says teach...
Apr 23, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Driver stops for house fire, wakes up man inside
A driver might have saved a man's life by stopping and knocking on the door of a burning house in downtown Fond du Lac. Fire Chief Peter O'Leary is calling the driver a hero, because a man was sleepin...
Apr 23, 2020
Wildfire danger high around state
There are concerns about the possibility for wildfires around the state. The DNR already banned outdoor burning last month. Many communities are doing the same thing. Rich Lietz of the DNR's forestry ...
Apr 23, 2020 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
Appleton reports new COVID-19 case
Appleton is reporting one new confirmed coronavirus case, for a total of 15. The city's health department says the person lives in Calumet County, and got COVID-19 through community spread. Eight of t...
Apr 23, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Oshkosh schools changing meal pickup schedule
Starting Monday, Oshkosh schools will be handing out free meals three days a week. The pickup schedule is shifting to Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. People will receive the meals they need to make ...
Apr 23, 2020 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
LU loaning dorm to city for COVID-19 fight
Lawrence University is letting the City of Appleton use one of the dorms on campus during the coronavirus pandemic. The school says city staff can stay at Trever Hall, if necessary. The dorm will not ...
Apr 23, 2020
Name released of woman killed in fire
The woman killed in a house fire in Marinette County earlier this week was 85-year-old June Snyder. Snyder was found dead inside a house in the Town of Wagner, after firefighters put out the fire on M...
Apr 23, 2020
Meat plant in G.B. has more coronavirus cases
Brown County Public Health is reporting 189 confirmed coronavirus cases are connected to workers at the JBS beef plant on Green Bay's east side. That's 42 more than yesterday. Another 55 cases are lin...
Apr 23, 2020
Easter gatherings could be spiking virus in Brown Co.
Brown County public health officials believe Easter gatherings are part of the reason cases are spiking there. Claire Paprocki says there are "strong indications" of that connection. Health officials ...
Apr 23, 2020
