Tag Archives: Appleton
Building for Kids concerned about ramp impact
Leaders of the children's museum in downtown Appleton are concerned about the effects of demolishing a parking ramp. The Blue Ramp is next to the Building for Kids. Executive Director Jarrad Bittner s...
Mar 12, 2018
Special street signs set for Marigold Mile
The Marigold Mile won't return to S. Oneida Street in Appleton until next year, but new street signs will be going up in that area this year. Crews will be rebuilding the street from the Oneida Skylin...
Mar 12, 2018
Firm updates Appleton parking study
One of the parking ramps in downtown Appleton is awaiting the wrecking ball, and a consultant reaffirmed that the city doesn't need to build a new one right now. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey s...
Mar 12, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Girl Scout delivers cookies to cancer patients
A local Girl Scout continued her tradition of delivering Girl Scout Cookies to cancer patients. Eleven-year-old Katelyn Hoelzel brought more than 70 boxes to Fox Valley Hematology and Oncology on Appl...
Mar 09, 2018
Tourism industry to descend on Appleton
About 1,000 people from the tourism industry will be heading to downtown Appleton over the weekend for a statewide convention. The Governor's Conference on Tourism will be at the Fox Cities Exhibition...
Mar 09, 2018 (Photo from WHBY archives)
Appleton could have quiet zone later this year
If all goes as planned regular train whistles would be a thing of the past in Appleton later this year. City Public Works Director Paula Vandehey says they're going to make the necessary improvements ...
Mar 09, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Appleton police stress education with sexting
Some local police departments are creating their own laws for certain sexting cases but Appleton police are using a different solution. Lieutenant Mike Frisch is the coordinator of the department's sc...
Mar 09, 2018
Plan set for Appleton quiet zone upgrades
Appleton leaders are finalizing their plans to upgrade a dozen railroad crossings to create a quiet zone, so trains won't have to blow their whistles anymore. Traffic Engineer Eric Lom says all of the...
Mar 08, 2018 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Conferences to bring more business downtown
Two state government conferences in downtown Appleton are expected to provide a boost to downtown businesses. The Governor's Conference on Emergency Management and Homeland Security started yesterday ...
Mar 07, 2018 (Image provided by Appleton Downtown Incorporated)
New program targets graduation gap
There's a new initiative to narrow the gap in graduation rates between white and African-American students in the Appleton and Menasha school districts. The STAR program was implemented last month at ...
Mar 07, 2018
