By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village board voted Oct. 6 in support of promoting an existing Hobart-Lawrence police officer to sergeant, but will decide when it puts together the 2021 budget whether to add a captain. Chief Randy Bani proposed a reorganization of the department to include supervision with a captain’s position, …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – The De Pere school district now has a set of criteria for a return to in-person schooling. At its Monday, Oct. 19, virtual meeting, the district’s plan to return to school was discussed with the school board and community members in a two-hour meeting. About a dozen …
By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Dear reader, Voting in the United States to elect representative government is an honor, a privilege and the duty of all Americans. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election over 250 million Americans were eligible to vote. Sadly only 55 percent of them voted. In the early 1800’s only white men with property …
By Press Times Staff GREEN BAY – After defeating Democratic incumbent Stausch Gruszynski in the primary, Kristina Shelton now faces Republican Drew Kirsteatter for the race for the 90th Assembly District. Shelton defeated Gruszynski by garnering 78 percent of the primary votes. She currently is the program director for the YWCA Greater Green Bay and …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – You can do it from the comfort of home, simply looking out a window. You can do it on a hike through the wilderness. It can be done year-round, and every day you can find something new if you look hard enough. The Green Bay area is a …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Of the 8,800-plus registered voters in the village, more than 40 percent have already requested mail-in absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, Village Clerk Bonnie Swan reported at the Monday, Oct. 19, Suamico village board meeting. As of Monday, the day before in-person absentee voting began …
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By Andy Mueller Correspondent “Let the stoics say what they please, we do not eat for the good of living, but because the meat is savory and the appetite is keen,” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: Second Series (1844). Many of you have, or will soon have, a freezer full of venison. I’m willing to …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village is seeking to take advantage of historically low interest rates to refinance two Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) debt issues from 2013. The Howard village board approved an initial resolution Oct. 12 to advance refund debt issues of up to $5.7 million related to TIF districts No. …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The community had its first opportunity to weigh in on the proposed $290 million 2020-21 budget for the Green Bay school district at a public engagement session Monday, Oct. 19. “This is part of the (budget) process,” said Superintendent Steve Murley. “Tonight’s opportunity is to hear from the …
By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – Looking for his fourth consecutive term, Republican incumbent John Macco is being challenged by Dr. Kristin Lyerly, a Democrat, for the seat representing the 88th Assembly District. Macco received 53 percent of the vote in 2018, edging out Tom Sieber with 46 percent. After graduating from Green Bay …
