By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – With Mike Walsh deciding not to seek re-election, the City of De Pere is now under new leadership for the first time in 24 years. James Boyd, who began as an alderman in 2008, was officially sworn in as the new mayor Friday, April 17. “We are …
By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – Matt Spets, assistant superintendent of operations is leaving the Howard-Suamico School District. The D.C. Everest Area School District formally approved the hire of Spets as assistant superintendent of business and personnel services April 15. His last day at Howard-Suamico will be June 30. Spets is set to start work …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council met remotely Tuesday, April 21 as Mayor Eric Genrich gave an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our reality is getting a bit worse in Brown County,” he said. “Cases have been increasing fairly significantly in recent days, many of them associated with …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Two multi-tenant retail buildings are being proposed at the site where the Hardee’s and Golden Shell gas station were torn down at 2760 S. Oneida St. The village’s Site Plan Review Committee and Plan Commission reviewed plans Tuesday, April 7, for the first of two buildings Midwest Expansion …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – The price tag for Green Bay’s new superintendent may seem steep to some, but to others it’s a fair price to pay for the leader of the fourth-largest school district in Wisconsin. The Green Bay school board approved Stephen Murley’s contract Wednesday, April 15, after meeting in closed …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – The De Pere school held a public hearing regarding education waivers during its remote meeting Monday, April 20. Superintendent Ben Villarruel said the district will seek waivers from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “In light of the governor’s order to …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Utility and roadway contracts totaling more than $1.2 million for the Lancaster Creek Estates were approved Monday, April 13, by the village board. The planned subdivision will develop 36 single-family residential lots on vacant property. The board previously approved a development agreement for Lancaster Creek Estates, which will …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Though the district’s schools are now closed to students through at least April 24 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, instruction is continuing via remote learning. Superintendent Kurt Weyers updated the Ashwaubenon school board Wednesday, April 8, on how the district has been providing instruction since going online March …
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By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Tess Nowalk, my mother-in-law died last Saturday morning. She was a beautiful woman in all ways imaginable, who lived a life of quiet service to others. It’s hard to comprehend how to say goodbye to a person you’ve loved for decades and how to grieve with others who loved her the same when social …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – Green Bay Preble softball coach Ron Metzler is recovering at home after a recent scare with COVID-19. Metzler said he was afraid he might die in a hospital room in early April while battling the potentially deadly virus. “I was very sick and believed I could be …
