Category Archives: Local News
Race car driver raising money for Knuth family
A fundraising effort for a teenager with cancer is taking off. Charlie Knuth of the Darboy area was diagnosed with Lymphoma, and he was scheduled to have surgery Thursday. The 13-year-old has also bee...
Dec 26, 2019
Evers waits on confirmations
The year will end without the confirmations of many members of the Evers administration. The Senate hasn't scheduled votes on several appointments yet. Governor Evers announced them a year ago, and he...
Dec 26, 2019
Literacy group asks for tutors
A group is hoping to find more volunteers to be an English tutor. Literacy Green Bay helps about 800 people a year, and there's a waiting list for one-on-one time. Executive Director Robyn Hallet says...
Dec 26, 2019
Evers looks back on 1st yr in office
Former school teacher and state education secretary Tony Evers is giving himself a grade of "incomplete" after his first year as governor. His time in office has been filled with partisan disagreement...
Dec 26, 2019 (Image: Office of the Governor)
Libraries adapting for digital age
Public libraries continue to change the way they do business. The growth of the internet is lowering the demand for books and magazines. Oshkosh Public Library Director Jeff Gilderson-Duwe says they'r...
Dec 26, 2019
Village of Howard apologizes over flag snafu
The Village of Howard is issuing an apology for not lowering one of its flags, in honor of former Oneida Chair Rick Hill. Governor Evers ordered flags to fly at half-staff last week, in honor of Hill....
Dec 26, 2019
UW-Madison grad, 'Friends' theme song writer dies
A songwriter and UW-Madison graduate died on Christmas Eve. Allee Willis wrote the "Friends" TV theme song and Earth, Wind and Fire's "September." She was 72. Willis got her degree from UW-Madison in ...
Dec 26, 2019
State warns about bug on Christmas trees, wreaths
Now that Christmas is over, a state agency is urging people to check their real Christmas trees and wreaths for a small insect. The bug is called elongate hemlock scale, and the agriculture and trade ...
Dec 26, 2019
Hwy. 10-441 expansion was a top 2019 story
After five years of construction, the final barrels and barriers came down along Highway 10-441 last month. The completion of the expansion project was one of the top local stories of the year. DOT Pr...
Dec 26, 2019
Oshkosh offering TIF money for senior living project
A proposed low-income senior living project in Oshkosh is dependent on city assistance and state tax credits. Developers are looking to convert the former Cabrini Catholic School into senior apartment...
Dec 26, 2019
