Category Archives: Local News
Johnson wants PPP money to go to smaller businesses
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson hopes the next round of Payroll Protection Plan funding actually makes it to businesses that need it the most. The Oshkosh Republican is frustrated that major companies were a...
Apr 27, 2020
WEDC helping businesses with federal loans
The head of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is hearing about challenges businesses are facing while they're trying to apply for federal help. Secretary Missy Hughes says the process for...
Apr 27, 2020
IRS may need more info for stimulus payment
People can check the IRS website if they haven't received their federal stimulus payment yet. Agency spokesman Christopher Miller says they might need to add some information. He says they can also en...
Apr 27, 2020
BBB warns of issues buying masks online
A consumer protection agency is hearing complaints from people trying to buy masks online. Susan Bach of the Better Business Bureau's office in Appleton says some orders are taking a long time to arri...
Apr 27, 2020
Girl raising money with pushups
A 12-year-old Hobart girl is raising money online by doing pushups. Kaylee Murphy came up with the idea after hearing that a young boy in North Carolina ran in his backyard for six hours, and donated ...
Apr 27, 2020
Person killed in I-41 crash near De Pere
A rollover crash on I-41 south of De Pere left one person dead. Hobart-Lawrence police say a 27-year-old Appleton man was heading north when he lost control of his SUV by the Scheuring Road exit yeste...
Apr 27, 2020
Scrap metal pile catches fire in Kaukauna
A pile of scrap metal caught fire at a company's yard in Kaukauna. Firefighters spent about four hours getting it under control at Goldin Iron and Metal Recycling yesterday. The pile was about 100 fee...
Apr 27, 2020
Oshkosh Food Co-op reaches goal
The Oshkosh Food Co-op topped its $1.6 million fundraising goal. The organization collected about $16,000 more than that, and the contributions came from almost half of the co-op's members. Leaders wi...
Apr 27, 2020
Police arrest robbery suspect
Oshkosh police say they caught a gas station robber. They believe the 37-year-old Oshkosh man asked the clerk at the Mobil on W. Murdock Avenue to put money in a paper bag on Saturday afternoon. They ...
Apr 27, 2020 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
Man with machete arrested in Omro
Omro police arrested a man they say was threatening two people with a machete. They say the 50-year-old man was playing loud music in his home, and acting strangely, around 4:15 p.m. Saturday. They re...
Apr 27, 2020
