Category Archives: Local News
Appleton deal sparked talks with Clayton, F.C.
Town of Clayton leaders decided to start talking with Fox Crossing about water and sewer services, after already reaching a deal with Appleton. Clayton Administrator Tori Straw says Appleton officials...
Jan 29, 2020
Pence touts state's school voucher record
Vice President Mike Pence is highlighting Wisconsin's school voucher program. The state became the first in the country to offer taxpayer-funded vouchers to private schools, 30 years ago. Pence spoke ...
Jan 28, 2020
Coronavirus could complicate return for foreign students
Foreign students at UW System schools could face some challenges getting back to the U.S. for the second semester. More airlines are putting screening procedures in place for travelers in areas with c...
Jan 28, 2020 (Image provided by UW-Oshkosh)
Hobart to use touchscreen voting
Voters in Hobart will have a touchscreen option this spring. The village is using digitized pollbooks, and the Express Vote system, starting with the February 18th primary. The machine will print a fi...
Jan 28, 2020
Evers signs bill for homeless shelter funding
The state will give homeless shelters an additional $500,000 a year over the next two years. Governor Evers signed a bill into law today. It's one of eight proposals to help fight homelessness. The As...
Jan 28, 2020
Appleton seeing good signs under new truancy system
Appleton school administrators are seeing some positive signs over the first several months of the district's new truancy system. Assistant Superintendent Polly Vanden Boogard says staffers are learni...
Jan 28, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Clayton, Fox Crossing reach water, sewer deal
The Town of Clayton will get its water and sewer services from Fox Crossing. The two communities worked out a deal, two years after Clayton initially signed one with Appleton. The town will pay Fox Cr...
Jan 28, 2020
Oshkosh city website, email hit by computer virus
The City of Oshkosh's website and email system aren't working because of a computer virus. City spokeswoman Emily Springstroh says they're trying to figure out how the virus got into their internal sy...
Jan 28, 2020 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Vos opens special session on rural areas, dairy
Lawmakers are starting to work on proposals to help rural areas and dairy farmers. Majority Republicans in the Legislature opened a special session on the issues today. Governor Evers announced severa...
Jan 28, 2020
Man accused of running from police is out on bail
The Appleton man accused of running from police, and trying to grab an officer's gun, is out on bond. Twenty-six-year-old Deandre Rembert is facing three felony charges after he was arrested last Thur...
Jan 28, 2020
