By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The topic of masks in schools continues to dominate the educational landscape, especially in De Pere. The Monday, Sept. 20, De Pere School Board meeting again saw parents upset with the board about the district’s policy of mandatory masks in grades K-6. Masks are strongly encouraged for grades …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer GREEN BAY – Hobart Village Administrator Aaron Kramer has been fined $500 plus costs and ordered to pay $700 in restitution. Kramer pleaded no contest Thursday, Sept. 16, in Brown County Circuit Court to a misdemeanor count of being party to the crime of forgery. He entered into a plea …
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By Brad Spakowitz Correspondent My career in meteorology spans some four decades, and much has changed in the science of weather during that time. Forecasts have truly gotten better, even in the longer-range, which is defined as 7 to 10 days out. These better, more dependable forecasts are the result of decades of hard scientific …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Jack Jorgensen Nickname: JJ, Jorgy School: De Pere Parents: Josh and Jenny Jorgensen Sports: Football, basketball Twitter: @JackJorgensen_ Jack Jorgensen is a senior at De Pere on the football and basketball teams. The Redbirds are coming off a 19-15 victory over Bay Port. Jorgensen does a little bit of everything …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – A community-based partnership is taking stock of an issue that has caused headaches for residents for years – flooding. The City of Green Bay in collaboration with NeighborWorks Green Bay, Brown County United Way, The Nature Conservancy and Wello, launched a month-long survey Sept. 8 to gather …
By Heather Graves Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Drew Domalick is an avid Green Bay Packer backer. “Packers football is a year-round love of mine,” he said. “I love the draft and was really happy to see that Eric Stokes was drafted. I can’t wait to see what he does this year.” Living in the shadows …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Get Reel Cinema, 417 George St., burst to life last weekend as the MLC Awards Film Festival unfurled inside. The gathering drew filmmakers from 10 states and Mexico, as well as cast, crew and fans. For less than the price of a couple of movie tickets and popcorn, …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – To make the village’s Tax Incremental District (TID) No. 5 more financially stable, the Ashwaubenon Plan Commission recommended Sept. 7 the district be amended by adding properties to the south. Community Development Director Aaron Schuette said TID No. 5 was set up as a blight elimination district. “The …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – A lot has changed in the last two-and-a-half decades for the Green Bay Botanical Garden. What was once undeveloped, is now home to 47 acres of more than 60,000 Wisconsin plants and flowers. This year, the Garden celebrates its 25th birthday. Its history, however, spans much further …
By Josh Staloch Staff Writer BELLEVUE – A mixed-use development off Hoffman Road is moving forward following a unanimous vote to approve a planned development district amendment. The Bellevue Village Board unanimously decided earlier this month the development, just east of Bellevue Senior Living, could deviate from certain aspects of the zoning ordinance, like reduced …
