By Josh Staloch Staff Writer GREEN BAY – Students looking to further their education will soon have more pathways to achieve their goals through Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB). The local institutions announced Monday, April 10, that the associate of arts, as well as the associate of arts …
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lol By Press Times Staff DE PERE – All votes have been counted, canvassings complete and results confirmed – and 16 ballots discovered in the Town of Ledgeview after the April 5 election have officially flipped the victory from incumbent Bob Mathews to newcomer Chad Jeskewitz. Mathews originally was declared the third candidate to win …
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By Heather Graves Editor GREEN BAY – After moving to the Tank Park Neighborhood in October 2021, newly-appointed Tank Park Neighborhood Association President Shelby Woller said it was always her plan to become involved. “In November, we received their newsletter, and I knew immediately that I wanted to be involved,” Woller said. “I followed it …
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By Rep. David Steffen 4th Assembly District In a recent Press Times Letter to the Editor, a reader asked some questions regarding the coal pile relocation and port expansion project that will soon be starting along the Fox River – you are not alone in having questions regarding this initiative. As I’ve been working on …
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By Brad Spakowitz Correspondent In an abrupt about-face from the two previous, very dry months, March was much wetter than average, due largely to three very potent, multi-day storm systems that moved through the area. The first storm arrived in the predawn hours of March 5, bringing a brief round of freezing rain that quickly …
By Heather Graves Editor GREEN BAY – The past few months saw the retirement of four members of the Green Bay Metro Fire Department (GBMFD) – William Altschwager, Karl Markhardt, Corey Bereza and Brian Cairns – each hanging up their uniforms after years of service to the communities of Green Bay, Allouez and Bellevue. Together …
By Jen Hirthe Correspondent GREEN BAY – Helping others live healthy, happy lives is the mission behind the 9th Street Wellness Center. “My goal for the wellness center is to expose the community to as many healing arts as possible,” Director Karen Stoehr said. “We truly want to be able to help others achieve the …
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By Victoria Wittenbrock Intern GREEN BAY – The smiling face of 88-year-old Mavis Mier can often be found in the produce aisle at Paul’s Pantry on Green Bay’s east side. “She is our rockstar here,” Bob Hornacek, assistant executive director of Paul’s Pantry, said. “The world is truly better because of Mavis.” Mier, who has …
By Charlie Frisk Correspondent Many of you that read this column already feed birds, some of you are probably considering it and some of you are staunchly opposed to bird-feeding. If you decide to take up bird feeding here are some tips that will make you more successful at drawing birds and avoiding problems. Your …
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Green Bay native Bill Patzke was in the Marine Corps from 1963 through 67. Including a tour in Vietnam, from 1965-66 with a helicopter squadron. He said he was officially an electrician but he volunteered to fly on 160+ missions as a door gunner. “We had some very close escapes, crash landed in the DMZ …
