By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – Entering kindergarten with the tools and knowledge to hit the ground running is the goal of all parents, teachers and school districts. The Green Bay school district is partnering with Waterford Upstart, a national academic readiness organization, in an effort to help assist families to accomplish just …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – Nearly five years ago, Green Bay resident Jolene Uelmen welcomed her son, Tommy, into the world. The joy and happiness everyone told her she’d feel was abundant. However, she said no one told her those blissful feelings could be accompanied by despair, isolation, depression, hopelessness and suicidal …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – An overview of the 2022 village budget to be voted on later this year was presented last month by Village Manager Joel Gregozeski. “When it gets to the brass tacks, if you will, on the bottom dollar, ultimately decisions have to be made, priorities have to be set, …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – An accident involving a student on a bike during Green Bay’s first week of school, has the community and members of City Council looking for a change. “Even before I ran for office there has been a loud demand for a change at (Aldo Leopold),” District 4 …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – In a battle of unbeatens in the Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC), not a whole lot was determined. The Green Bay Preble boys’ soccer team got the majority of opportunities to move ahead in the conference race, but a second-half goal by Bay Port knotted up the game. …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – Jason Berken, a West De Pere High School graduate and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for four years with the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs, was on hand Sept. 8 at the Nagel Unit-West Side Clubhouse to help dedicate a renovation project for the field with …
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GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers High School Coach of the Week Program is underway, and the team is currently accepting nominations from high schools across the state. The program recognizes one Wisconsin high school coach every week during the 2021 high school football season. Each honoree will be awarded several items and privileges, …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – An overflow crowd at the village hall Sept. 7 went away happy after the Hobart Village Board voted 3-2 to continue its combined police department with the Town of Lawrence. The audience broke out in cheers and applause when Village President Rich Heidel and trustees Tim Carpenter and …
By Brad Spakowitz Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – August was much wetter than normal. The official observation by the National Weather Service was 8.30 inches of rain for Green Bay. That’s a hefty 4.91 inches above average, placing August 2021 as the second wettest August on record. The bulk of the rain fell in two prolonged …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The village’s Site Plan Review Committee backed a plan Sept. 7 to renovate the former Burger King property at 2430 S. Oneida St. into a Starbucks. The committee agreed not to include a traffic study on the condition if the public safety department determines there is a traffic …
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