Tag Archives: Appleton
People can set up for tonight's Christmas Parade
People can start setting up along College Avenue for tonight's Christmas Parade. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey says under the city's rules chairs and blankets can't be on the sidewalks before n...
Nov 21, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Paper Valley hotel leader leaving
The Radisson Paper Valley hotel in downtown Appleton is losing its leader. General manager Jay Schumerth is taking a job overseeing several hotels for a different hotel management company. His departu...
Nov 21, 2017
The downtown Appleton Christmas parade is tonight
The 47th annual Christmas Parade is happening in downtown Appleton tonight. Parade Chairman Greg Otis says it's the largest nighttime parade in the Midwest. He says there are 20 bands and plenty of ne...
Nov 21, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Appleton closes downtown railroad crossing
A railroad crossing on the west side of downtown Appleton is officially blocked to traffic. Workers set up barriers at Locust Street north of Lawrence Street. That's next to the Boys and Girls Club. P...
Nov 20, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Appleton buys 2 homes next to Memorial Park
The city of Appleton is buying two homes next to Memorial Park. They're along Northland Avenue on the western end of the park. Dean Gazza is the parks and recreation director. Gazza says the owners of...
Nov 20, 2017 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Library president excited about possibilities
Nearly 2-1/2 years after the last major step in a proposed library project in downtown Appleton, the city is reaching out to developers for ideas. The president of the library board is looking forward...
Nov 20, 2017
DNR projects better deer hunt
The projections for this year's gun deer hunt are positive, especially in northeast Wisconsin. The DNR put together forecasts for the different regions of the state. The nine-day gun season starts tom...
Nov 16, 2017
Police sport goatees, hair extensions for good cause
Some Appleton police officers are growing goatees and others have purple hair extensions to support one of their own and raise money. Sergeant Dave Lund says one of their officers lost a child to a ra...
Nov 16, 2017
Appleton seeks ideas for library project
The city of Appleton is officially asking developers for ideas for a library project in the downtown. The city council approved what's called a "request for proposals" last night. City spokesman Chad ...
Nov 16, 2017
3 arrested in connection with Oshkosh murder case
Oshkosh police arrested three men on robbery charges, in connection with the murder case of an Appleton man. Eighteen-year-old Cashmiere Hill was shot at a home in the 800 block of Waugoo Avenue on No...
Nov 15, 2017 (Image from the Oshkosh Police Department)
