By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The village board took less than 3 minutes Tuesday, July 23, when it approved amendments to Bay Park Square’s Planned Unit Development (PUD) overlay zoning district to accommodate four new restaurants proposed for the area. The plans call for a Dave & Buster’s restaurant and arcade to locate …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A decision on whether the district will increase school lunch prices will have to wait another couple of weeks – this after the school board voted unanimously Monday, July 22, to table the issue until a special board meeting on Aug. 5. The proposed change suggests increasing school …
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By Lauren Waters Correspondent ALLOUEZ – Calling all craft beer lovers and foodies. The 12th annual Hops @ the Hill is returning to Heritage Hill State Park from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1. Heritage Hill Director of Sales and Marketing Rebecca Lom said attendees will be able to sample 50 different craft beers and food …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Director of Administrative Services Chris Haltom had good financial news for the village board Monday, July 22, related to the Howard’s three utilities, the Village Green Golf Course and the Howard Commons. “The golf course and Howard Commons are both doing really well,” Haltom said. “June was a …
By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The Village of Hobart is planning to spend $4 million in projects over the next five years and $1.8 million of that will be for road work. Village Administrator Aaron Kramer presented the village board with the 2020-24 capital budget that outlines what streets will be repaired and when. …
By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – A proposed ordinance requiring lobbyists to register with the county before engaging in any lobbying of Brown County elected officials, committees or boards is headed back to committee after many supervisors had unanswered questions. A majority vote at the board’s Wednesday, July 17, meeting sent the proposal back …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Imagine a safe place where kids can get their hands dirty, use tools, learn life skills and in the end earn their very own bike. That place exists here in Green Bay. The Earn A Bike program was launched by the Green Bay Bicycle Collective (or GBBC) as …
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By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, The expression “the canary in the coal mine” refers to a practice miners used to test for poisonous gas in a coal mine – they would send a canary down in a cage, and if the bird came back dead, that told them to watch out, there are dangerous …
By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – Four area school districts have received grants to address mental health in schools, and each is doing something different to address a problem that is widespread throughout Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction distributed $6.5 million in grants to 120 districts last week as part of the …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Lois Aubinger Park won’t be renamed after a motion to do so Tuesday, July 23, by Trustee Gary Paul died for a lack of a second. The matter was on the village board’s agenda after the Parks and Recreation Board voted a week earlier in favor of renaming …
