Category Archives: Local News
Neenah launches Lakeshore Drive survey
The City of Neenah wants to let people weigh in on the options for rebuilding Lakeshore Drive. Public Works Director Gerry Kaiser says they're considering three possibilities. One would have a wider s...
Feb 17, 2020 (Image: City of Neenah)
Name released of woman killed in Clintonville fire
Police say the person killed in a house fire in Clintonville was a 72-year-old woman. Firefighters pulled Nancy Baumgartner out of the home last Monday, but she was already dead. Police say she was th...
Feb 17, 2020
Trial ordered in Neenah bar shooting
A court commissioner is ordering a trial for the Menasha man charged with killing a man, during a robbery at a Neenah bar. Winnebago County prosecutors say Casey Cameron shot Kevin "Hollywood" Hein, a...
Feb 17, 2020 (Photo from WHBY Archives)
Documentary on Guard unit now online
A documentary about the start of an Appleton-based Wisconsin National Guard unit is now online. Major Brian Faltinson says it focuses on how about 15,000 soldiers from around the state helped form the...
Feb 17, 2020
Group gets more money to help retail workers
A group is getting another grant to help laid off retail workers. The nearly $100,000 is from the state Department of Workforce Development. The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board also received ne...
Feb 17, 2020
2 found dead in Kaukauna home
Kaukauna police say two people were found dead in a home on the city's south side. Chief Jamie Graff says officers went to the house in the 1200 block of Crooks Avenue around 7 a.m. today. He says som...
Feb 17, 2020
Sturgeon spearing numbers are in
The ninth day of the Sturgeon spearing season came to a close yesterday and fewer people took part. DNR Fisheries Biologist Ryan Koenigs blames iffy ice conditions. He says 41 fish were harvested in L...
Feb 17, 2020
Board will have to decide on school closing plan
It will be up to Oshkosh's school board to decide how to move forward with plans to eventually close six schools. Deputy Superintendent David Gunlach believes they'll hold a November referendum on the...
Feb 17, 2020 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
YMCA to help seniors connect with technology
Seniors in Menasha and Neenah will have a chance to learn about how to use technology to keep up with family and friends. The YMCA of the Fox Cities got a grant to start the Get Connected Stay Connect...
Feb 17, 2020
FDL teen in custody for a high speed chase
A 15-year-old Fond du Lac boy is in custody after leading police and sheriff's deputies on a more than two mile high speed chase. Officers saw the teen going about 70 miles an hour on Scott Street. Fo...
Feb 17, 2020
