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Mortality

Racial disparities in infant, maternal mortality prevalent

By Heather Graves Staff Writer WISCONSIN – Wisconsin leads the nation in infant mortality rates for Black babies. According to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of infant deaths for Black babies in Wisconsin is nearly three times higher than white babies. In a similar report from the …

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City of Green Bay

Second Green Bay Harbor Freight store to open on west side

By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The former Planet Fitness building at 2641 West Mason St. on Green Bay’s west side will soon be home to the city’s second Harbor Freight Tools store. “We’ve been looking to open a second location in Green Bay for some time,” Harbor Freight Director of Corporate Communications …

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Refinancing

County approves Green Bay bond refinancing

By Heather Graves Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – Brown County Supervisors unanimously approved an amendment to its contract with the City of Green Bay to allow the refinancing of bonds for the KI Convention Center expansion (KI-2) at its Sept. 15 board meeting. Chad Weininger, director of administration, said the amendment was needed because the …

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Project

Green Bay Council approves park broadband project

By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – A plan to equip four Green Bay parks with high-speed broadband internet using federal pandemic relief dollars received final approval by the City Council at its meeting Sept. 21. The project will utilize $253,062 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act community development block grant …

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Color

In the Outdoors: Youth gun deer hunt adds more color to fall

By Kevin Naze Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – Fall has arrived and with it the cooler temperatures that get hunters excited about the changing season. Northern Wisconsin greenery is already mixing in plenty of reds, oranges, yellows and rusty browns, with color likely to peak in many areas the first week of October. Closer to home, …

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Earning

New rule gives college athletes earning potential

By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – Kamari McGee always had the idea to make his own T-shirts. But McGee, a freshman on the UW-Green Bay men’s basketball team, was hampered from designing and selling T-shirts by the NCAA. He didn’t want to violate rules set forth by the national organization which governs intercollegiate athletics. …

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Site Plan

Site plan approved for Mission BBQ, new building in Ashwaubenon

By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A site plan to redevelop the southwest corner of South Oneida Street and Cormier Road with two new buildings was approved earlier this month by the village’s Site Plan Review Committee. Community Development Director Aaron Schuette said the plan for the property owned by ENDF3DK calls for demolishing …

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