By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – For West High School junior Tai McGhee – this year’s Boys & Girls Club of Greater Green Bay’s Youth of the Year award winner – working hard to achieve a goal is nothing new. Raised by his grandmother and single mother, who worked three jobs to provide for …
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By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, There is a sadness, an isolation, an array of special dramas, and perhaps a poignant, happy rebirth that drives us out of the darkness and into the light of Christmas. There can be a new sense of wonder that betides us during the holiday season if we are open to it. …
By Heather Graves Correspondent BELLEVUE – Retail thefts in the village are among the highest in Brown County, said Trevor Bilgo, Bellevue Directed Enforcement Officer. “Of all the retail thefts in Brown County that deputies have responded to, just the stores we are responsible for, so primarily the villages – Bellevue alone – has nearly …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – UnitedHealth Group is a few paving stones closer to moving to De Pere from Howard, after the De Pere Common Council’s unanimous approval of a developers’ site plan Tuesday, Dec. 17. With a few caveats, the council voted in favor of a site plan for the project in …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The school board will again enforce the 5-minute time limit on public comments, something Board President Brenda Warren said the board has moved away from as of late. “I’ve been getting a fair amount of feedback from multiple places – community, staff, administration – with concerns about our …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The village board decided at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17, to follow suit of neighboring communities in terms of maternity leave for employees. The change came during the first major update to the village employee handbook since 2014. Trustee Debbie Schumacher said she was not in agreement with the …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Alders unanimously passed an ordinance banning the application and sale of coal-tar sealants throughout the city at their meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17. Council members were onboard with the ban due to the high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in coal tar sealants and the health risk it …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – In the final months before state lawmakers adjourn for this legislative session, the prospects aren’t looking good for providing a $2 million grant to build a new visitor center in the Green Bay area. After the money wasn’t included in the biennial budget Gov. Tony Evers approved last …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – A schematic design to construct a new Fire Station No. 1 on a 1.9-acre site at the intersection of Deerfield Lane and Riverside Drive was approved 6-1 Monday, Dec. 16, by the village board. The board’s motion includes having the project’s architect, Five Bugles Design, proceed with the …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Staff are looking at chronic absenteeism throughout the district after eight schools received point deductions on their state report cards because of it. “Chronic absenteeism takes place when a student falls below 84 percent attendance – it’s absent for any reason,” said Stephen Miller, district director of assessment. …
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