Category Archives: Local News
Forum for Appleton mayor set for tonight
The candidates for Appleton mayor are getting together tonight for a candidate forum. The League of Women Voters is putting it on at the Appleton Public Library. It's from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eight...
Jan 30, 2020
United Way Fox Cities brings in $8.75 mil
The United Way Fox Cities collected $8.75 million during last year's fundraising campaign. Spokeswoman Mary Rhode says the money will impact one in three people in the area. She says it will be handed...
Jan 29, 2020
Outagamie Co. votes to leave planning group
Outagamie County could leave a regional planning group at the end of the year. The county board voted 30-1 to drop out of the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. Board Chair Jeff Nooy...
Jan 29, 2020
Outagamie Co. officially accepting refugees
Outagamie County will continue to accept refugees. County Executive Tom Nelson says they're officially notifying the federal government. The Trump administration is now requiring that. Nelson says the...
Jan 29, 2020 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
Gambling helpline remains busy
A statewide group that helps gamblers is hearing from an average of 65 people a day. Rose Blozinski of the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling says they had more than 24,000 contacts, through calls ...
Jan 29, 2020
Appleton man writes book on grief
An Appleton man wrote a book about his teenage son's fight against terminal cancer. David Frerking lost Jacob about two years ago. David self-published the book called "What Really Matters," and it in...
Jan 29, 2020
Search for G.B. school leader down to 2
The Green Bay school board has two finalists in the search for a new superintendent. Stephen Murley is the superintendent of the Iowa City district, and he used to be the leader of the Wausau district...
Jan 29, 2020
Mother, son arrested in F.C. drug case
Police believe a mother and son were selling drugs out of their home in Fox Crossing. They say Tylor Johnson was living in the basement of his mother's house on the west side of the village. Leslie Ho...
Jan 29, 2020
Fox Communities picks new CEO
Fox Communities Credit Union will have a new leader this spring. The board of directors is hiring Chief Lending Officer Chris Allen to be the next CEO. Allen joined Fox Communities Credit Union in 201...
Jan 29, 2020
Current Southwest students were hidden camera victims
Green Bay police say some current Southwest High School students are victims in a bathroom surveillance video case. Former school counselor Todd Naze is facing several charges on accusations that he s...
Jan 29, 2020
