Tag Archives: Outagamie County

Double-murder victims were suspect's grandparents
Police say the victims of a double murder in Grand Chute were the suspect's grandparents. Seventy-four-year-old Dennis Kraus and his 73-year-old wife, Letha, were killed in a home on W. Edgewood Drive...
Carol Patrizi Apr 15, 2019

Hagedorn gains votes in Outagamie Co. review
The Outagamie County clerk says a detailed review from last Tuesday's election is done, and the leader in the state Supreme Court race picked up more votes. Lori O'Bright says Judge Brian Hagedorn ext...
Apr 09, 2019

Highway workers have stories of close calls
The head of the Outagmie County Highway department is sharing stories of close calls by workers. Commissioner Dean Steingraber wants people to hear them, so they drive more carefully in work zones. He...
Apr 08, 2019
Kaukauna hotel pays hotel room tax bill
The Days Inn in Kaukauna is caught up on hotel room tax payments, after the city threatened to close it. Mayor Tony Penterman says the city got an order from an Outagamie County judge to shut it down,...
Apr 04, 2019

Nelson unopposed for 4 more years
For the second straight time, Outagamie County's leader didn't face a challenger in his re-election bid. County Executive Tom Nelson won another four-year term. He says he's been studying different op...
Apr 03, 2019 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)

Computer issues cause Outagamie Co. vote delays
The Outagamie County clerk says a computer issue led to delays in the counting of votes last night. Election workers around the county had to call in their results, fax them, or send them other ways. ...
Apr 03, 2019

Students learn about preparing for emergencies
Over 100 students at Freedom Elementary School got a chance to learn about how to be ready for emergencies. Robert Olson of the Outagamie County emergency management department took part in a program ...
Apr 01, 2019
Early morning fire destroys farm building
A building on a farm is destroyed in an early morning fire on Birch Road, east of Bear Creek and Clintonville. That's in Outagamie County. Crews were called just before 2 a.m. There's no report of inj...
Carol Patrizi Mar 28, 2019

Outagamie Co. to sound sirens for tests
Outagamie County will start sounding the outdoor emergency sirens during tests again. The weekly tests are on Saturdays at noon. The first one will be on March 30th.
Mar 27, 2019
Wisconsin 7th most expensive state for jail inmate calls
A study finds that Wisconsin is the seventh most expensive state for county jail inmates to make phone calls. The Prison Policy Initiative says the average cost is about $8.00 for 15 minutes. Some are...
Mar 25, 2019



