Category Archives: Local News
Evers bans gatherings of 10 or more
People won't be able to have gatherings of 10 or more people in Wisconsin. Governor Evers is issuing the order, and he's also closing all restaurants and bars. They had to shut down, by 5 p.m. Tuesday...
Mar 17, 2020 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Appleton police offer to check-in on vulnerable
Appleton police are starting a "Good Neighbor Program" to have officers check on people at high risk of getting the coronavirus, and are living alone. Capt. Polly Olson says it covers older adults and...
Mar 17, 2020
FdL travel company issues statement on trip
The travel agency that hosted a river cruise that left nine people in Fond du Lac County with coronavirus says no warnings were ever issued about travel to Egypt. In a statement provided to our news p...
Mar 17, 2020
State suspends some child care facility rules
The state Department of Children and Families is suspending 20 rules for child care facilities. The move comes while working families are struggling to deal with the closure of all schools in Wisconsi...
Mar 17, 2020
Gas prices likely going even lower
Gas prices continue to drop, and they're lower than they've been in a decade. Patrick DeHaan of gasbuddy.com expects they'll continue to fall, throughout the coronavirus outbreak. He says whenever the...
Mar 17, 2020
State waiving minimum classroom hours
Wisconsin schools won't have to make up the instructional time lost to the mandatory coronavirus shut down. The state Department of Public Instruction is waiving minimum classroom hours for this schoo...
Mar 17, 2020 (Image from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
Driver hits garage in Little Chute
A car that crashed into a Little Chute garage overnight was involved in a police chase at the time. Fox Valley Metro Police say they were trying to stop Payton Meloy of Hortonville around 9:30 p.m. ye...
Mar 17, 2020
Local governments adjusting for COVID-19
Local governments around the Fox Valley are taking steps because of coronavirus. Appleton and Outagamie County are among the communities with a state of emergency in place. The City of Oshkosh is clos...
Mar 17, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Schools make plans for free student lunches
School districts are working to make sure students can still eat, if they rely on school programs for breakfast and lunch. Appleton Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes says they'll have pickup locati...
Mar 16, 2020
Big winter for housing market, future uncertain
Home sales across the state slipped a bit last month, but overall it was a busy last few months. David Clark of the Wisconsin Realtors Association says they set a record for the best three-month winte...
Mar 16, 2020
