Category Archives: Local News
Transportation fee debate returns in Oshkosh
The city of Oshkosh is once again considering a transportation utility fee to replace special assessments. A special committee is working on an $8 a month fee for single family homes and duplexes. All...
Jan 31, 2020 (Image provided by the City of Oshkosh)
Overflow crowd turns out for Appleton mayoral forum
Appleton voters will elect a new mayor for the first time in 24 years, and there's a lot of interest in the race. About 200 people had to be turned away from a packed room at the Appleton library, for...
Jan 30, 2020
5 local schools join state voucher program
The state's voucher program is expanding to more private schools in the Fox Valley. Five of them are joining, including Holy Spirit School on Highway KK in Buchanan. Administrator Mike Zuleger says th...
Jan 30, 2020
Quarterly profits down for Oshkosh Corp.
Sales are slowing for the Oshkosh Corporation. The vehicle-maker is reporting a net income of $76 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The company made $109 million in profits over the s...
Jan 30, 2020 (Image courtesy the Oshkosh Corporation)
Firefighters training to help K-9s
Firefighters for two departments in the Green Bay area are getting advanced-level training for police K-9s. Crews from De Pere and Ashwaubenon learned how to put in IVs, and take other potential life-...
Jan 30, 2020
Oshkosh firefighters rescue dog from Fox River
Oshkosh firefighters rescued a puppy from the Fox River yesterday. The dog got loose on the UW-Oshkosh campus, and it broke through the ice near the Wisconsin Street Bridge. After someone called 911, ...
Jan 30, 2020
Marquis Yachts in Pulaski may close indefinitely
A company in Pulaski plans to close indefinitely, until a sale can be worked out. Marquis Yachts notified the state that nearly 350 workers would lose their jobs on March 1st. The company says if it c...
Jan 30, 2020
Developer looking at Blue Ramp, Conway sites
A developer might build a mixed-use project on the former Blue Ramp and Conway Hotel sites in downtown Appleton. Community Development Director Karen Harkness says Merge Urban Development Group wants ...
Jan 30, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Virus hits Oshkosh during property tax time
The computer virus that took down the City of Oshkosh's computer system hit while many homeowners are paying the first installment of their property taxes this week. City Manager Mark Rohloff says the...
Jan 30, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
No open water reported on Lake Winnebago
With just two weeks to go before the start of sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago, there are concerns about ice levels. Don Herman from Sunk Dive and Ice Service says the lake is barely safe enough fo...
Jan 30, 2020
