Tag Archives: Outagamie County
NWS: Sirens not only weather warning
Outagamie County is moving away from the emergency outdoor warning siren system and telling communities that they'll have to pick up the tab on maintenance soon. Meteorologist Jeff Last of the Nationa...
May 21, 2018
G.C. woman accused of assaulting her kids
A Grand Chute woman is facing charges that she sexually assaulted her children. Outagamie County prosecutors filed eight felony counts against the 33-year-old. They include first-degree sexual assault...
May 16, 2018
Addition to Outagamie Co. campus opens soon
The new addition to the Outagamie County downtown campus will open in about a month. County Planning Director Kara Homan says things are going according to plan, and they're on budget. She says they e...
May 13, 2018
Fox River levels still high
There are still concerns about high water levels along the Fox River in Outagamie County, several days after the Sheriff's department put a slow, no-wake order in place. Staff Sgt. Gary Shortess of th...
May 08, 2018
Tourism created $20 bil for state economy
The impact of the tourism industry across Wisconsin surpassed $20 billion for the first time last year. The total of $20.6 billion was up 3.2 percent from 2016. Pam Seidl is the executive director of ...
May 04, 2018
Teen gets 3-1/2 years in prison for role in G.C. murder
A 17-year-old boy is going to prison for 3-1/2 years for his role in a Grand Chute murder. Elian Coronado entered no contest pleas to possessing a gun as a felon, and selling marijuana, in March. He w...
Apr 27, 2018
Group working to get more kids vaccinated
A coalition of public and private health care partners wants to increase the number of vaccinated children. Karen Volkman is a nurse for the Outagamie County public health division, and the chair of t...
Apr 26, 2018
Outagamie Co. deputy hurt in crash
A sheriff's deputy from Outagamie County suffered non life-threatening injuries, after a crash in Grand Chute this morning. Town police say a 47-year-old Kohler woman was also hurt. She was driving th...
Apr 19, 2018
Trail would connect local communities
There are plans to expand an existing trail system to connect five local communities along the Fox River. Outagamie County is providing $1.6 million to help kick off the project between Appleton and K...
Apr 19, 2018
Dems leader running for state Senate seat
A Democrat is getting in the race for a state Senate seat. Lee Snodgrass is the chair of the Outagamie County Democratic Party, and the communications director for the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern ...
Apr 17, 2018
