By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Hundreds of current and former teachers, students, district staff, school board members and others in the community gathered Sunday, June 9, at the old Baird Elementary School to share memories and bid farewell before it’s demolished later this month. “We wanted people to be able to come and …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – The public had the chance to weigh in on the proposed State Highway 29/County VV interchange project at a hearing held June 5 at NWTC. Several dozen came out to review project displays and handouts, ask questions and provide testimony. Dan Segerstrom, project development supervisor for the Wisconsin …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The site of the former Ethan Allen furniture building at the corner of Oneida Street and Willard Drive could be redeveloped under a plan backed Tuesday, June 4, by both the village’s Site Plan Review Committee and Plan Commission. Committee and commission members heard from representatives of Midwest …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Similar to how the village board filled two trustee vacancies last year, Howard will be seeking to fill an opening for municipal judge. The board agreed Monday, June 10, to have Village President Burt McIntyre lead the interview process for filling the opening the village will be advertising. …
By Lauren Waters Correspondent GREEN BAY – University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross, UW-Green Bay Chancellor Gary Miller and Dean of UW-Green Bay’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology, John Katers, discussed funding to improve instructional spaces Monday, June 10. The UW System is seeking $38 million in capital funding to modernize university classrooms for …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Frustrated, embarrassed, chaotic, pockets of disrespect, feeling undervalued, imbalance of communication, inequality of power and access. These were just a few of the phrases trustees used to describe the challenges the school board is facing, which is creating an unfavorable imagine. “I sometimes feel frustrated or embarrassed when …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – On Friday evening, downtown De Pere will turn into a welcome refuge for the art-deprived soul as the city welcomes in the first art walk of the summer season. Friday’s art walk spotlights more than 45 artists and their creations at more than two dozen De Pere businesses …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – The Brown County Sheriff’s Office has a new tool for tackling crime. The agency announced a partnership with the Neighbors app by Ring, a home security company, allowing it to provide alerts to communities about local crime and safety incidents in real-time. Lt. Kevin Pawlak with the Brown …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The Hobart village board scheduled a public hearing for its second meeting in June at its Tuesday, June 4 meeting. A public hearing will be held at the Tuesday, June 18, village board meeting in regards to Bostad Builders (Tom Juza), requesting a rezoning from Residential 1 to Residential …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The village board agreed Tuesday, May 28, to change the height limitation for the proposed office building in the Titletown District to add a fifth floor. Originally approved last December in the planned unit development (PUD) overlay zoning district for a maximum height of 90 feet, the board …
