Category Archives: Local News
Streckenbach wants regional approach to COVID-19
Brown County's leader believe the region needs to partner on the long-term approach to coronavirus. County Executive Troy Streckenbach says about 30,000 people come into the county every day for work,...
May 4, 2020
Raffle in place to help Brown Co. bars
The Brown County Tavern League is holding a gift card raffle to help members. The group bought gift cards from all 162 bars and restaurants in the organization. They put together 20 packages, and any ...
May 4, 2020
JBS to gradually reopen
A Green Bay meat plant that closed voluntarily late last month plans to gradually reopen, starting today. JBS was a hotspot in Brown County's coronavirus outbreak. Every worker will be tested before t...
May 4, 2020
Appleton adds 8 more COVID-19 cases
Appleton's health department is reporting eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases since last Friday. That brings the total in the city to 38. Six of the new cases caught it from a contact with the virus. T...
May 4, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Lifest pushed back to August
Lifest organizers are postponing the Christian music festival in Oshkosh for one month. They were going to hold it from July 9-12 at Sunnyview Expo Center. The new dates are August 13-16. Festival Dir...
May 4, 2020
Brown Co. could open 2nd testing site
Brown County is looking to open a second community testing site. The one at the Resch Center just started testing anyone living or working in the county with COVID-19 symptoms. Public Health Officer A...
May 4, 2020
Tourism spending sets record in state
Visitor spending in the Appleton area was up 3.6 percent last year. Pam Seidl is the executive director of the Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau, and she calls the total a huge milestone. It's...
May 4, 2020 (Image provided by Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Concerns over COVID-19 in Pulaski nursing home
A medical expert is concerned about the first confirmed case of COVID-19 at Country Villa Assisted Living in Pulaski. Prevea Health President and CEO Dr. Ashok Rai says the people who live there have ...
May 4, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Hughes unsure of regional rollback
The idea of a regional rollback of "safer at home" rules doesn't have the full support of the leader of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Secretary Missy Hughes says rural areas aren't p...
May 4, 2020
Murder suspect wants trial moved
The man accused of killing two brothers from the Seymour area wants to move the trial to another county and get a different judge. Garland "Joey" Nelson is charged with the murders of Nick and Justin ...
May 4, 2020 (Photo compilation provided by family)
