Category Archives: Local News
Arena loses more money in December
The bankrupt Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh is still running in the red. The latest monthly operating statement filed in federal court shows Fox Valley Pro Basketball lost another $314,000 in Decem...
Feb 11, 2020
Tests clear proposed Neenah school site
The Neenah school district says tests show there aren't any issues with the site of a possible new high school. Spokesman Jim Strick says some raised questions about a nearby salvage yard, so they loo...
Feb 10, 2020 (Image provided by the Neenah Joint School District)
GOP lawmakers unveil farm plan
Republicans want to give farmers a tax credit, and help them save money on health insurance costs. Those are two of the proposals they're pushing, after Governor Evers introduced his own plans last mo...
Feb 10, 2020
Family hopeful for peanut allergy treatment
There's a new option for people with peanut allergies, and a Green Bay family hopes it will help. Three-year-old Hudson Pink had his lips swell up when he was one, and had a bite of a peanut butter sa...
Feb 10, 2020
Special assessments could rise, if not replaced
The push to replace special assessments in Oshkosh with a "transportation utility fee" might gain more traction. City Manager Mark Rohloff says their projected rates for assessments will rise by 11 to...
Feb 10, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
More negative tests for coronavirus
More tests are negative for coronavirus in Wisconsin. Jeanne Ayers of the Department of Health Services says they've tested 15 people so far, and 13 were cleared. She says one case is pending, and the...
Feb 10, 2020
Fire damages G.C. business
A fire at Valley Plastics in Grand Chute last night mostly caused smoke damage. Asst. Chief Kelly Hanink says a large CNC machine caught fire at the business in the 500 block of N. Bluemound Drive aro...
Feb 10, 2020
Gallagher wants immigration court changes
A congressman from Green Bay is trying to deal with a backlog of immigration cases in the federal court system. About 1.1 million amnesty claims are currently pending. Republican Congressman Mike Gall...
Feb 10, 2020
Vaping rates raising concerns in state
Over 7,000 people in the state die every year from tobacco-related illnesses. Department of Health Services Officer Jeanne Ayers believes people have become complacent about the hazards of tobacco, af...
Feb 10, 2020
Group wants to create more kindness
A new nonprofit group is hoping to encourage more kindness in the area. Teri Guerts of the Fox Valley Kindness Connection says their members have spent years helping the less fortunate, and they're co...
Feb 10, 2020
