By Annette Aubinger Editor ASHWAUBENON – It was a little windy, but that didn’t stop the first day of the Packers’ Winter Jubilee being a huge success. Titletown began its first Winter Jubilee celebration at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, with speakers and a ribbon cutting ceremony. After that it was the debut of …
By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer HOBART – At Reading Connections people who had trouble reading can get a new outlook on life. Mary Bowers has 31 years of experience teaching people who have had difficulty learning how to read. She estimates the total number of people she has helped at close to 7,000. “Our son …
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By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer SUAMICO – A new bar here has gone to the dogs, literally. Bark & Brew, located in the Urban Edge Towne Centre is the first pooch friendly establishment in the area. “I wanted it to to be a place where dogs could bring their humans,” said Tara Brunette, owner. At …
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By Annette Aubinger Editor HOWARD – Howard’s village board held a public hearing on the budget on Monday, Nov. 27. It listened to resident concerns, a staff presentation and discussed the final budget. In the end the budget was approved with an eight to one vote, trustee Mike Hoppe had the only no vote. The …
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By Annette Aubinger Editor ASHWAUBENON – After a pubic hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Ashwaubenon village board voted unanimously to approve the budget and tax rate. The proposed budget of $15,341,930 results in zero change to the fund equity balance. The village tax rate is set at $6.12 per $1,000, no change from 2017. …
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By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer SUAMICO – The Howard-Suamico School district as a whole exceeds expectations, according to the most recent report cards. The accountability report cards were released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction on Nov. 21. The report cards are legislatively mandated and evaluate the performance of the district as a whole …
By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Virtual reality is finally here, but people in the Green Bay area will have to wait a few more months to get a taste of the groundbreaking technology. Tony Reale and Sean Bowers are owners of Edge VR Arcade, a project they want to get off the ground …
By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer HOWARD – The Howard Police Department is encouraging people to be on the lookout for suspicious activity as the area has seen a spike in day-time burglaries. “Day-time burglary activity is usually an individual or a couple of individuals that all of the sudden become very active in our area,” …
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By Annette Aubinger Editor ASHWAUBENON – You can go to museums any time they are open. You can go to homes decorated special for Christmas. But, for two days only, the opportunity to see a special home, a 1920 Sears home, decorated for the holidays where a family still lives will be open to the …
By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The Ashwaubenon School District is using the most recent report cards issued by the state as a means to move forward. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released report cards for entire district and schools in those districts on Nov. 21. For Jill Kieslich, director of curriculum and …
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