By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – Homelessness has been a struggle in Brown County, one often dealt with in the shadows. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the problem, putting extra strain on an already vulnerable population. “There has been a dramatic increase in the number of community members needing help,” said Terri …
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By Press Times Staff Republican incumbent Joel Kitchens faces a challenge from Democrat challenger Kim Delorit Jensen in the 1st Assembly District Nov. 3. Kitchens, born in Washington D.C., has held the seat since 2015. He is a veterinarian by trade and has served as president of the Sturgeon Bay school board. Delorit Jensen, born …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – Another school district in the area will be the beneficiary of a municipality’s unused Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. The Hobart village board agreed Tuesday, Oct. 6, to donate up to $40,000 worth of document cameras and Chromebooks to the School District of West …
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By Beth Bennett Executive Director Wisconsin Newspaper Association Newspaper outlets from across Wisconsin are coming together to once again report on the plight of the homeless in Wisconsin. In 2019 more than 30 news outlets reported on the state of homelessness in Wisconsin. The content from the reporting which was circulated by the Associated Press appeared …
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By Press Times Staff HOWARD – Of five people cited for obstruction of traffic July 28 when a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest march took place on village streets, four have pleaded not guilty with one paying a citation, said Municipal Court Clerk Melissa Heim. She said the four pleading not guilty Tuesday, Sept. 29, …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – To help the Howard-Suamico School District recover costs in preventing the spread of COVID-19, the Howard village board unanimously passed a motion Monday, Sept. 28, to donate more than $73,000 worth of items to the district for reimbursement by the State of Wisconsin with Coronavirus Aid, Relief and …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer ALLOUEZ – At its Sept. 15 virtual meeting, the Allouez village board unanimously approved the rezoning of two properties. The first property, located at 2143 S. Webster Ave. was rezoned from PI-2 (government institution) to GX (office). The property currently houses Allouez’s community center, which was constructed in 1947 as …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village board denied a request from Green Bay Community Church to rezone property it owns next to a roundabout along Cardinal Lane from R-2 Residential Single-Family Duplex by Subdivision to B-1 Business. Board members agreed Monday, Sept. 28, with a recommendation made a week earlier by the …
By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The De Pere school board learned at a committee meeting Monday, Oct. 5, district schools will remain closed to in-person instruction through at least Nov. 6. “Based on some of the information you’ve heard today and the information being given throughout the week through the medical community, it’s …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The City of Green Bay isn’t wasting any time putting grant money received from The Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), to use with the hiring of a handful of short-term employees to help residents through the election during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four voter navigators will work …
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