By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – Three West De Pere High School seniors with more than 25 years of combined experience in Destination Imagination are headed to the global competition, but need some help getting there. Olivia Federman, Avrie McQuade and Brooke Bemowski have worked since September on The Nerve to Swerve, a project/presentation …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer GREEN BAY – A restaurant and bar where several citations have been issued in recent months could face being without a liquor license this summer. After hearing from Marco La Porta, who runs El Presidente at 219 N. Washington St., the Green Bay Common Council voted unanimously not to renew …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer GREEN BAY – A conditional use permit to build a luxury hotel exceeding the maximum height limitations at the site of the former Brett Favre’s Steakhouse received final approval Tuesday, May 7, from the Green Bay Common Council. According to the project description, the planned five-story hotel to be called …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BELLEVUE – The most recent graduates of the village’s Citizens Academy were recognized at the April 24 board meeting. It was the eighth class to go through the program. The multiple-week program is intended to educate participants in the structure and function of local government. The academy consists of different evening …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer DE PERE – In his first year in the Wisconsin Assembly, 2nd District State Rep. Shae Sortwell heard from about a dozen of his constituents on hand Friday, April 26, for a listening session at the Kress Family Library. Sortwell, who served as a town supervisor in Gibson in Manitowoc …
By Heather Graves Correspondent DE PERE – It’s often referred to as a “silent epidemic” – one many know nothing about unless they are suffering from it. Oral health is essential for a person’s overall well-being. Yet, not everyone receives the same degree of dental care. Oral Health Partnership (OHP), a local nonprofit providing dental …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Despite the opposition from several Howard residents along Shawano Avenue who are unhappy about facing thousands of dollars in special assessments, those charges were approved Monday, April 22, on a majority vote by the village board. Approximately 2,400 feet of water main is being extended on Shawano Avenue …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Public Arts Commission (GBPAC) has installed a new sculpture in Green Bay as part of its Rotating Art Program (RAP). The work of art, titled “Palm Tree,” was created by local artist David Windey, and resembles a palm tree. “I chose a palm tree because …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Caragan Olles, 16, De Pere, Notre Dame Academy, was named one of America’s top 10 youth volunteers of 2019 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards during the program’s 24th annual national award ceremony at Union Station’s East Hall. Selected from a field of more than 29,000 youth volunteers from across the …
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By Dan Flannery Correspondent GREEN BAY – You had good intentions to get fit in January, but you hadn’t been in a gym for 20 or more years. You didn’t necessarily remember how to correctly work the weight machines. You struggled to keep your training appointment. Your commitment level … well, let’s say … Friday …
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