Tag Archives: Outagamie County
Sales tax proposal moves forward in Outagamie Co.
Outagamie County is a step closer to possibly putting a half-cent sales tax in place. The county board's finance committee signed off on the proposal on a 3-1 vote this morning. The plan will go to th...
May 21, 2019
Firefighters, police cover Appleton crews for funeral
Appleton's firefighters and police officers are covered this afternoon, so they can go to Driver/Engineer Mitch Lungaard's services. Mayor Tim Hanna says fire departments from around the state volunte...
May 20, 2019
Nooyen thinks sales tax would be fair to visitors
The chair of the Outagamie County board says if people from the county have to pay half-cent sales tax when they're in other places around the state, visitors should have to do the same in Outagamie C...
May 09, 2019
Outagamie County Sales Tax, Sheriff Kriewaldt & Warren's Wealth Tax
(0:00) Local News Chat: Bus Crash & Oshkosh Council (10:47) Steven Olikara, Millennial Action Project event (19:22) Your Take on Outagamie County Sales Tax Hike (39:43) Outagamie County Sheriff Cl...
May 09, 2019
Outagamie Co. leaders weigh in on half-cent tax
Two top Outagamie County leaders are on opposite sides of a possible half-cent sales tax. A study shows it could bring in $20 million next year. By using some of the revenue to offset property taxes e...
May 09, 2019
Outagamie Co. considers half-cent sales tax
The Outagamie County Board is taking another look at a half-percent sales tax. It could generate $20 million in revenue next year. The proposals call for using at least some of that to lower property ...
May 08, 2019
Speed limit going to 45 mph on Hwy. CE
People will have to slow down on a stretch of Highway CE, between Kimberly and Kaukauna, starting next month. Outagamie County Highway Engineer Andy Rowell says they're going to lower the speed limit ...
May 06, 2019
Tourism up in state in 2018
The state's tourism industry generated $21.6 billion across Wisconsin last year. That's an increase of nearly five percent from 2018. The state tourism department also reports visitor spending climbed...
May 06, 2019
Agency breaks down Medicaid impact by counties
A state agency is breaking down the impact of the proposed Medicaid expansion, county-by-county. Secretary Andrea Palm of the Department of Health Services says over two years, it would bring $104 mil...
May 03, 2019
Suspect back in Appleton, 2 yrs after shooting
A 31-year-old man is back in Outagamie County to face charges in a two-year-old shooting case on Appleton's north side. Terence Moore-Taylor is in custody on a $500,000 bond, after he was in court Mon...
Apr 29, 2019
