By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Air traffic continues in and out of Austin Straubel International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the number of passengers is a small fraction of what there should be this time of year. During April, Marty Piette, airport director, said it typically averages around 2,500 passengers per day …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – Students in the De Pere school district will not have a choice on what grades they receive during the pandemic, but the change won’t hurt GPAs. Nick Joseph, De Pere High School principal, told the school board at its Monday, May 4, meeting any grades for high school …
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced two pilot programs that will safely address a backlog of demand, including waiving the road test for teens looking for their driver’s license. Individuals under age 18, who successfully complete their required training and have the endorsement of a parent or guardian will be able to get …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A site plan for Fosber America to build a 24,850-square-foot addition to its existing building at 1333 Parkview Road was approved Tuesday, April 21, by the village’s Site Plan Review Committee. Community Development Aaron Schuette said the building addition at the southeast corner of Parkview Road and Commodity …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – With village committees and commissions not meeting because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suamico village board conducted a special meeting Monday, April 27, for four public hearings on matters the Planning and Zoning Commission would have taken up. To get the commission’s views on a planned development district …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – At its Monday, May 4, virtual meeting, the Green Bay school board discussed changing the start and end times of its schools with Cooperative Education Service Agency (CESA) Region 7 administrator Jeff Dickert. “It was a very detailed process,” said Dickert of the CESA 7 task force …
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By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, The poet John Donne once wrote —“No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main.” Basically he was saying that we are all connected. For years now we have reveled in so many events and gatherings together — sports, concerts, …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village has joined other municipalities in Brown County in reducing the cost for bars and restaurants to renew their Class B beer and liquor licenses for 2020-21, which are slated to take effect July 1. The Howard village board had three members present at the village hall …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Though village hall will remain closed through the end of May because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all employees have been asked to return to work. When the state’s Safer at Home order was in effect through April 24, before Gov. Tony Evers extended it through Memorial Day weekend, …
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By Press Times Staff DE PERE – With a new mayor presiding for the first time in 24 years and three new alderpersons, the common council met remotely Tuesday, April 21, when Mayor James Boyd received approval of his appointments to various city boards and commissions. Boyd, an alderman for 12 years in District 1 …
