By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Brian Nelsen will soon be presenting a senior class at Ashwaubenon High School for graduation one last time. Nelsen, whose 33-year career in education has included being at Ashwaubenon since 2000 and the district’s high school principal for the last six years, is retiring at the end of …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor ASHWAUBENON – No matter who you are rooting for in the NBA Finals, one area doctor probably knows more than the talking heads when it comes to some of the players on the court. Dr. Bob Anderson, director of foot and ankle for Bellin Health Titletown Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, is …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village’s Plan Commission gave its unanimous support Monday, May 20, to revising the village code to allow residences as a conditional use in business districts zoned B-1 or B-2. Commission members held a public hearing on the issue after having discussed at their previous meetings the past …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – If all goes well with the newly dedicated Community Gardens at Lions Trailside Park this summer, De Pere’s west side could be next in line for a garden project. “The Lions Club, (UW) Extenstion and parks department talked and at the end of the summer, if all goes …
By Heather Graves Correspondent SUAMICO – As a high school student, most days are filled with math or biology classes, but for sophomores at Bay Port High School, Thursday, May 23 was spent a little differently. Event coordinator Beth Ashmead said graduating high school, and college and being on your own can get pretty overwhelming, …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent ALLOUEZ – The Allouez village board has renewed its contract with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department for police coverage of the village, even though trustees have some concerns with cost increases. Discussions on the new contract started more than a year ago. The new contract includes the addition of one investigator …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – Founded in 1969, the Ashwaubenon Business Association (ABA) took aim at promoting village businesses in an effort to draw customers to the area. Now, 50 years later, ABA’s reach extends beyond village borders. The ABA was originally founded by Bill Lucas as the Ashwaubenon Businessmen’s Association, Inc. In 1991, …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – After a near-hour closed session, on May 15, the county board reconvened in open session to approve a management agreement with PMI Venue Management, LLC, to, when completed, manage the new expo center. The county chose to enter into a management agreement with PMI for the expo center, …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – If the De Pere Common Council gives the nod, designs for the VFW Park aquatic facility will go forward, with a possible groundbreaking by the end of summer. The City of De Pere Board of Park Commissioners voted to submit the designs to the Common Council and recommend …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – Village Administrator Steve Kubacki will stay busy in retirement, so much that he picked up two part-time jobs in fields he has always enjoyed. The man who is retiring from day-to-day operations for the Village of Suamico will get paid to measure fish and help out a small city …
