By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Closures and canceled programs due to the coronavirus pandemic cost the De Pere Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry more than $225,000 last year. Paula Rahn, recreation superintendent for the parks department, spoke at the April 15 meeting of the board of park commissioners and thanked her staff …
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By John McCracken Correspondent BELLEVUE – The Village of Bellevue plans to make available a portion of $1.5 million in federal funds for small businesses along a road less than a mile long. Businesses along Steffens Court will soon be able to apply for grant funding for COVID-19 relief. On Wednesday, April 14, the village …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A site plan for a climbing gym attached to a five-story building planned along Mike McCarthy Way was recommended Thursday, April 8, by the village’s Site Plan Review Committee and Plan Commission. Community Development Director Aaron Schuette said Merge Urban Development previously received village board approval in January …
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By Press Times Staff SEYMOUR – The City of Seymour has hired Sean Hutchison as its administrator, with the move approved at the common council meeting Monday, April 12. “We’re extremely fortunate to have someone with Sean’s qualifications come to Seymour,” said Mayor Ryan Kraft. “He has vast experience in city administration, strategic planning, budgeting …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere Common Council approved the design for a multi-use facility at Voyageur Park and voted to go forward with the $1.2 million construction project at its April 7 meeting. Council members also gave Mayor James Boyd the authority to create an ad hoc fundraising committee to …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Though wearing masks is no longer mandated in the village after the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a 4-3 ruling March 31 to strike down a statewide order from Gov. Tony Evers, masks will continue to be required in Ashwaubenon schools for the remainder of the school year, said …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Following lengthy discussion April 5 the village board held off taking action on how to handle first installment property tax collections for the 2021 tax year. Board members discussed whether the village should collect the first installment tax collections or enter into an agreement with the Brown County …
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By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Dear Reader, As I sit down to write a column each week, my thoughts return to an overarching theme. What gives our lives meaning? Is it a sense of identity, as defined by the roles that we are assigned? Is it a sense of place, shaped by the communities of …
By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The Howard-Suamico School District is looking ahead to improving facilities and more after the successful passage of two referendum questions April 6. Voters extended a state-imposed revenue cap limit override in the amount of $5 million from 2023-24 to 2027-28 by a 300 vote margin, 3,656 to 3,356. This …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Merit bonuses totaling $17,500 were approved earlier this year in closed session by the village board. According to the board’s Feb. 23 closed session minutes obtained in an open records request by The Press Times, bonuses of $2,500 each for seven Ashwaubenon employees were approved by the board …
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