Tag Archives: Appleton
Communities trying to protect voters, poll workers
Communities are looking for ways to help protect poll workers and voters on election day. Neenah is building plexiglass screens to separate the two at tables. Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff says th...
Mar 30, 2020
2nd COVID-19 case in Appleton
The Appleton public health department is reporting a second case of coronavirus in the city. The patient lives in Outagamie County, and is in isolation. Health officials believe the person caught the ...
Mar 30, 2020
Gas prices keep dropping
Gas prices haven't bottomed out in the Fox Valley yet. Gasbuddy.com reports the average in the Appleton area dropped another 21 cents last week, to $1.37 a gallon. The average in Green Bay fell anothe...
Mar 30, 2020
Coronavirus brings back memories of polio
The steps governments are taking to deal with coronavirus is bringing back memories of the spread of polio in the 1950s. Dr. Lowell Peterson of Appleton says there were procedures, when there was a pr...
Mar 29, 2020
Appleton schools add free meal pick-up spots
The Appleton school district is going to expand the number of places where families can pick up free meals for students. They're adding six elementary schools -- Badger, Columbus, Highlands, Horizons,...
Mar 29, 2020 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)
Hanna endorses Woodford for mayor
Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna is endorsing Jake Woodford to lead the city for the next four years. Hanna decided not to run for re-election after 24 years in office. He's Appleton's longest-serving mayor. ...
Mar 28, 2020
Local anonymous donor buys ventilators
There are six more ventilators at hospitals in the Fox Valley, thanks to an anonymous donation. ThedaCare and Ascension's St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton will receive $170,000 to buy them. Ann Enge...
Mar 25, 2020
Ascension Wis. offers to cover COVID-19 treatments
Ascension Wisconsin won't bill the uninsured for coronavirus testing and treatment. People with insurance won't be charged for co-pays. The health care provider owns St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton...
Mar 25, 2020
Safer at Home order, Tourism impacts, Grocery Store Operations & Pillars Positivity
With Governor Evers' Safer at Home order going into effect at 8 a.m. Wednesday, WHBY News Director Mike Kemmeter joins us to share what it means, and who is considered an "essential worker." Amy Albri...
Mar 25, 2020
'Escape to Margaritaville' rescheduled for August
The Broadway musical "Escape to Margaritaville" is now scheduled to come to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in August. The show from Jimmy Buffett was supposed to open tonight. The musical will ...
Mar 24, 2020
