Category Archives: Local News
GOP state convention postponed until July
The Wisconsin Republican Party is postponing its state convention to July. The move comes while GOP leaders are trying to overturn the state's "safer at home" order that runs until May 26. The convent...
Apr 22, 2020
Group to preserve land by Wequiock Falls
More land around Wequiock Falls in Brown County will be preserved as a natural area. The Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust bought almost 75 acres downstream from the popular falls by the Bay of Green Bay...
Apr 22, 2020
Winnebago Co. board re-elects chair
The Winnebago County board will continue to have the same chair. Dr. Shiloh Ramos of Neenah was elected unanimously to serve for another two years. He wants to focus on cooperation as the county deals...
Apr 22, 2020
Boldt shipping portable medical units
An Appleton company is sending its first shipment of portable medical units to hospitals around the country. The Boldt Company is making them and they can be set up next to medical facilities and used...
Apr 22, 2020
Statewide confirmed COVID-19 cases up 5% to 4,845
The state is reporting 4,845 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That's a five percent increase from yesterday's total of 4,620. There have been 246 confirmed deaths, and that's four more than y...
Apr 22, 2020
UWO teachers react to furlough plan
The union representing UW-Oshkosh faculty will push for some changes to a plan requiring furloughs in the next academic year. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt wants all instructors to take an unspecified num...
Apr 22, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)
No new COVID-19 cases reported at prison
The COVID-19 outbreak at the state's prison in Oshkosh appears to have subsided. The Department of Corrections is reporting eight cases, and another 13 negative tests. No staff members have tested pos...
Apr 22, 2020
Cheese Fest in Little Chute cancelled
There won't be a Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival in Little Chute this year. Organizers are cancelling the event. It was supposed to be from June 4-6 at Doyle Park. They hope to bring the Cheese Festiv...
Apr 22, 2020
UWO hosting virtual Earth Day activities
Earth Day is going to be a lot different this year for UW-Oshkosh students. The university is putting together a virtual event, since the campus is closed and social distancing rules are in place. Ste...
Apr 22, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)
Evers: GOP cares more about power than lives
Governor Evers says the steps the state are taking to deal with coronavirus are putting lives first, and not political power. He's accusing Majority Republicans in the Legislature of attempting a "pow...
Apr 21, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
