By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Two weeks ago 3.1 million people filed for unemployment benefits. Last week 6.6 million filed for unemployment. These staggering numbers, on top of what was then a 3.5 percent rate of unemployment, are overwhelming. If the American workforce is approximately 100 million people, somewhere between 5 and 10 percent of them are now …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – An advisory referendum going before village voters Tuesday, April 7, asks whether they favor switching from an elected to an appointed clerk-treasurer. The advisory referendum states: “Should the Village of Ashwaubenon charter ordinance be amended to provide for an appointed (instead of an elected) clerk-treasurer in order to …
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By Press Times Staff HOWARD – The only contested race on the ballot for the Village of Howard April 7 is selecting the next municipal judge. Brian Stevens was appointed to the role Nov. 1, 2019, after Gregg Schreiber, who has served in the position since 1999, moved out of the village. Challenging Stevens is …
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By Press Times Staff GREEN BAY – After one term on the sidelines, longtime local politician Guy Zima is back on the general election ballot. Incumbent Brian Johnson will face Zima April 7 for the Green Bay city council seat in District 9. Johnson received 356 votes in the February primary, to Zima’s 265. District …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council held its meeting remotely Wednesday, April 1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming election on April 7 will see changes, said Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich. “Right now, we have a deluge of absentee voter ballots to send out,” he said. …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A pair of school referendums will be on the Tuesday, April 7, spring general election ballot for district voters to consider. The Ashwaubenon school board is seeking voter approval of an operational referendum to exceed the district’s state-imposed revenue limit by $730,000 annually, starting with the 2020-21 school …
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By Press Times Staff DE PERE – Two incumbents are hoping to retain their seats on the West De Pere school board April 7 with a challenger on the ballot. Incumbents Jenni Fuss and Joseph Bergner are being challenged by C-C O’Malley with the top two earning new three-year terms. The district serves approximately 3,400 …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – Area grocery stores are busier than ever. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, one can expect more traffic at stores and sometimes longer-than-usual wait time checking out, but Brian Stezen, Festival Foods senior director of community involvement, said the stores are keeping up with the increased demand. “We …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – More than a year has passed without construction having commenced since the initial approval, so the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) was required to resubmit its site plan to build a new visitor center. Community Development Director Aaron Schuette said the resubmitted plan, which the …
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By Press Times Staff BELLEVUE – Two incumbents face two challengers April 7 for two seats on the Bellevue village board. Incumbents Tom Katers and John Sinkler are running for new three-year terms against challengers Larry Hamsing and Karen Hauser. The Press Times emailed each candidate three questions and gave them 100 words to respond …
