By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – An education grant is helping students in the De Pere school district eat healthier. School board members learned at their meeting last month about growing greens without soil, when high school agriculutre teacher Adam Wolf gave an update on how his department is using a district grant awarded …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer ALLOUEZ – At its virtual meeting last month, the Village of Allouez scheduled its annual Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup day. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon and is scheduled for Saturday, May 1. Each year, hundreds of volunteers help clean one of the 60-plus watershed sites in …
By John McCracken Correspondent BELLEVUE – The Village of Bellevue’s Parks, Recreation and Forestry department had a steady year, despite barriers and bumps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Department director Adam Waszak presented a report during the March 24 village board meeting, where he said the biggest change in the past year was the completion …
By Donna Schuld Correspondent GREEN BAY – A diverse collection of artwork will be on display at The Art Garage in Green Bay in April, as “The Annual Spring Art Exhibit” runs until April 25. Hosted by Green Bay Arts Unlimited (GBAU), the works are from artists around Northeast Wisconsin, and many are available for purchase. …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Green Bay (BGCGB) added two new faces to its staffing team – Erin Tyink, vice president of development and Danielle Taylor, marketing and communications coordinator. “The team here is wholly dedicated to the success of the youth that walk through our …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village board voted 7-1 March 22 to approve the final planned development district (PDD) requested by Alliance Management to construct three 16-unit and two 12-unit apartment buildings on an approximately 5-acre site within the Lancaster Creek Business Park along Security Boulevard. Trustee Craig McAllister, who cast the …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council voted in favor of reinstating a city-wide face covering ordinance at a special meeting Thursday, April 1. The decision came a day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mandate, and the city’s ordinance lapsed. “I had mentioned the other …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer SEYMOUR – The City of Seymour has signed a 10-year agreement with Harter’s to continue with its residential and city garbage collection. The resolution was passed at the common council meeting Monday, March 22. The current five-year contract with Harter’s expires this June. “We’ve been extremely happy with Harter’s during …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – At the urging of a trustee, the village board tabled action March 23 on requiring new public safety officers to sign pre-employment contracts to reimburse the village for expenses related to hiring, should they leave early. Public Safety Chief Brian Uhl proposed the agreements to recoup some of …
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By Press Times Staff Local municipal elections feature contested races A number of contested local municipal races are on the Tuesday, April 6, spring general election ballot. In the City of De Pere, four of the eight aldermanic seats are up for new two-year terms with two being contested. In District 1, Nathan Cummings is …
