Category Archives: Local News
Arena owners pay property taxes on time
The owners of the Menominee Nation Arena paid their property taxes on time for the first time. The city received its payment of $113,000 before the January 31st deadline. The arena group was late the ...
Feb 11, 2020
Help for the Friday fish fry
A new Farmory will bring sustainable indoor agriculture to the Green Bay community. The fish hatchery can produce 400,000 fish each year at a time when yellow perch is in short supply. Executive Direc...
Feb 11, 2020
Counselors helping after child's death
A six-year-old girl was killed while waiting to get on her bus in Waushara County, counselors are at their school. Deputies say the driver of a truck was trying to pass the bus on the right, while the...
Feb 11, 2020
Council to go over Sawdust District plans
The Oshkosh city council will start going over a proposed new plan for the Sawdust District. City staff put together proposed development areas around Main Street, south of the Fox River. City Manager...
Feb 11, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Todd wants to lower property taxes
One of the candidates for Appleton mayor is a businessman. Mark Todd says lowering property taxes would be his top priority. He's in the banking industry, and he believes his experience working with n...
Feb 11, 2020 (Image from the City of Appleton)
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)
