By Heather Graves Correspondent BELLEVUE – Bellevue resident Luella “Lou” Froelich certainly never expected to live to 100, nor was it something she ever really thought about. “Funny, she thinks a lot of people turn 100 these days,” said Sue Bessert, Froelich’s daughter. As she looks back over the last century, Froelich credits her longevity …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The League of Women Voters of Greater Green Bay celebrated the fact Wisconsin was the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment 100 years ago. The league – which is also celebrating a century of existence – was created to educate women on voting issues and their rights. …
By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – The ballot for the April 7 general election was finalized after the results of Tuesday’s primary whittled down candidates in contested races. Here is a breakdown of who advanced to the general election: Green Bay Common Council District 6 Incumbent Kathy Lefebvre and Stewart Larsen will face off …
By Press Times Staff ASHWAUBENON – Plans from Wisconsin Public Service for additional heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment and duct work, to replace some existing rooftop units as well as some existing units installed in the interior of WPS’s service garage at 2850 S. Ashland Ave., are being given an exception from a village …
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By Press Times Staff SUAMICO – After including some revisions sought by the village board at its last two meetings, a survey to develop Suamico’s 2021-23 strategic plan went online Monday, Feb. 10. The purpose of the strategic plan is to outline the primary objectives the village will work to accomplish through 2023. The board …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – State lawmakers held public hearings last week before both a Senate and Assembly committee to consider a bill the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) hopes will make it possible to proceed with constructing a new visitor center. “The hearings went well,” said CVB President/CEO Brad …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Middle schoolers in the West De Pere school district are paving the way for a more open dialog about teen suicide. About 30 West De Pere Middle School students have joined together to form the district’s first Hope Squad. The national program, based in Utah, works to train …
By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – With 60 percent of the 40 local nonprofits selected for this year’s Give Big Green Bay being new to the event – awareness of the issues they support is at the forefront for participating organizations. The Jackie Nitschke Center has a campus downtown, and unless a person has …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer NORTHEAST WISCONSIN – When the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay went on an icebreaking training exercise Wednesday, Feb. 5, an abnormally low amount of ice was evident as the 140-foot vessel headed out into the Bay of Sturgeon Bay from where it is moored at Sawyer Park. The Mobile …
DE PERE – Jen Engel didn’t choose to donate a kidney because a family member was in immediate need, or in response to a plea posted by a stranger on social media. For Engel, the process started last spring when she read an article about non-directed living kidney donations. As the term implies, a non-directed …
