Tag Archives: Outagamie County
Outagamie Co. offering free masks
Outagamie County will be giving out 30,000 free, disposable masks so people can follow the mask requirement. County Executive Tom Nelson supports the governor's order, and the masks are the county's c...
Jul 30, 2020 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
Appleton man charged with fatal drunk driving crash
An Appleton man is charged with ten felonies for a crash on I-41 earlier this month that killed two people. Samuel Coppersmith will turn 21 next week. He's charged with driving drunk and is being held...
Jul 30, 2020
Trial ordered for murder suspect in escape case
A murder suspect accused of trying to escape from the Outagamie County jail is facing a trial. A judge is ordering a trial for Demetrius Williams on charges of escape and taking a hostage. Prosecutors...
Jul 29, 2020
Deputies: House shot at in Town of Center
Outagamie County Sheriff's deputies say a house was hit by several bullets, north of Appleton. Sgt. Nathan Borman says several small children were in the home, near the intersection of Highway A and R...
Jul 28, 2020
Study: Almost 25% in area struggled before pandemic
A report shows before the pandemic, nearly one-quarter of households in the Fox Valley were struggling to afford basic needs. The United Way Fox Cities helped determine how many are in that situation,...
Jul 27, 2020
Appleton seeing more overdose deaths, suicides
Appleton police are reporting they've already had more overdose deaths this year than in all of 2019. Police Chief Todd Thomas says there were 11 through the first six months, compared to 10 over 12 m...
Jul 26, 2020
Census returns stagnant
The rate for people filling out the census is around 80 percent. That's among the highest rates in the country. But the chair of the Outagamie County Complete Count committee, Supervisor Jerry Iverson...
Jul 16, 2020
NE Wis. soldier featured in documentary
A soldier from northeast Wisconsin who served in Afghanistan is sharing his story on Netflix, in a documentary. Brian Eisch was a single father in 2010, when he returned from the war. Before coming ho...
Jul 16, 2020
Prevea leader hopes for more mask rules
A medical expert hopes more communities follow the lead of others in Wisconsin that are putting mask requirements in place. Prevea Health President Dr. Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News it's an effective ...
Jul 14, 2020 (Image provided by Prevea Health)
Evers to have judges pick redistricting panel
Governor Evers plans to have nine members on a commission that will redraw the state's political boundaries. People can start applying, and three retired judges will appoint everyone. One of the judge...
Jul 09, 2020
