By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Nov. 5 to redirect unused funds from a cancelled park upgrade toward the cost of repairing a dehumidification system coil at the De Pere Ice Arena. Those funds will contribute about $11,000 toward the approximately $20,000-$25,000 cost for the repair …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Tensions ran high at the Tuesday, Nov. 5, Green Bay Common Council meeting as city alders spent nearly five hours discussing the 2020 proposed city budget, which called for the largest tax hike in 10 years. Though much was discussed and debated, ultimately very was little changed. In …
By Press Times Staff SUAMICO – The Bay Port High School drama department will present its fall play “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9 at the Bay Port Performing Arts Center. “A Christmas Carol,” is based on the timeless tale by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge, the classic Christmas curmudgeon, played by …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The village board gave final approval Tuesday, Oct. 22, to a site plan for making exterior improvements to the former Team 2 building at 2160 Holmgren Way. The Ashwaubenon Site Plan Review Committee and the Plan commission both recommended site plan approval for the building to be known …
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DE PERE – De Pere High School’s Redbird productions presents the PG-13 musical “The Wedding Singer.” Based on the popular movie starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, this musical adds rock beats to the comedic, blast from the past, 1980’s story line. “The Wedding Singer” goes back to a time when hair was big, collars …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The village board approved an infrastructure construction contract Tuesday, Oct. 22, with RiverView Construction for $3.1 million to redevelop the former Schneider trucking maintenance facility site for residential use. In the months following the village’s purchase of the 20-plus acres of property along South Broadway for $1.25 million, …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – This month’s Animal of the Month could easily be mistaken for a deer, antelope or a goat due to his horns or antlers, which are actually neither horns nor antlers. Thistle is a 5-month-old pronghorn who is getting used to his home at the NEW Zoo after coming from …
By Heather Graves Correspondent BELLEVUE – Changes are coming to the Bellevue Fire and Rescue Department. Starting in 2020, the fire and rescue department will have personnel staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. This change was made possible by a unanimous vote of the village board at its …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Approximately 6.5 acres of property owned by the village’s Community Development Authority along Mike McCarthy Way could be redeveloped with an urban, walkable, mixed-use project. The CDA and the village board recently both backed a six-month planning option for Merge Urban Development Group, which has been redeveloping properties …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Once an avid runner, 68-year-old Linda Yatso of Suamico is now trapped by her body, controlled by unrelenting pain in her left hip. “The pain always feels like I have fallen from a two-story building,” she said. “It is very rarely that I can spend 5 or 10 …
