By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A COVID-19 infectious disease response plan was approved at a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12, by the village board. Village President Mary Kardoskee said the village has been following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines related to COVID-19, and the plan puts the guidelines in writing for …
By John McCracken Correspondent GREEN BAY – First, schools are closed and shift to virtual learning as a contagious virus spreads. Next, jobs are lost or pay is reduced. Finally, child care is closed and the future is suddenly cloudy. This story is familiar for parents across the Green Bay Area Public School District, but …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer SEYMOUR – Seymour voters will be asked to approve a $6.5-million referendum question in the April 6 election. At its Jan. 13 meeting, the Seymour school board approved a resolution allowing the district to ask voters to decide on the question, with the biggest project being an expanded tech ed …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The school board approved a series of recommendations Wednesday, Jan. 13, for accepting open enrollment students in 2021-22. The board’s action was required by the end of January, prior to the open enrollment application period, which begins Feb. 1. About a third of more than 3,000 4K-12 students …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Four Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters who disputed the obstruction-of-traffic citations they received for a protest march on village streets July 28 have been found not guilty in municipal court. The four defendants – Hannah Lundin, along with her fiancé, Tevin Taylor, and Elizabeth Calaway and Cheyenne Vervoort …
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ASHWAUBENON – Dave & Buster’s opens at the Bay Park Square Mall in Ashwaubenon today with health and safety precautions in place. In compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local/state health departments, the location requires all guests to wear a mask (with gloves available upon request). Additionally, all team members will …
By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Last week we witnessed the inauguration of our 46th president, just as four years ago we witnessed the inauguration of our 45th president. Some did not support the 45th president’s inauguration; a different group does not support the 46th president’s inauguration. But the reality now, like four years ago, is that …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – For the time being, students in grades 7-12 in the De Pere school district will continue the status quo – that is, learning part of the week from home and the other part in-person – in what’s known as a hybrid model. On Monday, Jan. 18, the school …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The bulk of the village board’s meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19, literally went into the sewer. That’s because the board heard a presentation from representatives of NEW Water about sanitary sewer rates Hobart is being charged. Village Administrator Aaron Kramer said increasing sewer rates by NEW Water generated a …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Attempts have been unsuccessful to mediate a resolution to a dispute dating back to 2017 over the assessed value of the Woodman’s store at 2400 Duck Creek Parkway. The matter remains pending in Brown County Circuit Court, where attorneys representing Woodman’s alleged a difference of nearly $6.5 million …
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