Category Archives: Local News
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
Christmas fire damages Harrison house
Fire damaged a home in the town of Harrison. Crews were called to the house along Lake Shore Drive around 10:15 p.m. on Christmas to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof. Everyone inside w...
Dec 26, 2019
Former Appleton mayor Sutherland dies
A former mayor of Appleton passed away earlier this month. James Sutherland was the city's leader from 1972 to 1980. He lived in Santa Barbara, California, but he was in Indianapolis when he died of h...
Dec 26, 2019
Big donation will help with unexpected costs
The head of the Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh says a new endowment will help avoid some unexpected expenses for years to come. An anonymous donor is setting aside $1 million for ongoing maintenance o...
Dec 26, 2019
New Outagamie sales tax was a top story in 2019
The fight over a proposed sales tax in Outagamie County was one of the top local stories in 2019. The county board agreed in June to become the latest in the state to put a half-cent tax in place, ove...
Dec 26, 2019
Winnfox Library System gets app
An app lets Winnefox Library System users check out things through their phone. The system includes libraries in Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, and communities to the south and west. Lisa Voss of the Oshko...
Dec 26, 2019
Traveling exhibit highlights women's right to vote
A new traveling exhibit in the Fox Cities will help celebrate the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote. The History Museum at the Castle worked with the Wisconsin Historical Society, a...
Dec 26, 2019
Moran: Public sets 'very, very high bar' for removing president
A national political reporter for ABC News thinks it would take a super-majority of the public to support removing a president from office. Terry Moran is a Lawrence University graduate, and he says o...
Dec 24, 2019
