By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – City residents with hefty sidewalk replacement bills will have up to five years to repay the city for the work. At its May 18 meeting, the De Pere Common Council voted unanimously to let property owners with sidewalk replacement bills of more than $1,000 to pay in up …
By Lea Kopke Staff Writer GREEN BAY – Family Services’ Crisis Center employees began to transition into a new location at 3150 Gershwin Drive, a building addition to the Brown County Community Treatment Center, May 24. The center, funded by the 2017 Debt Reduction, Infrastructure and Property Tax Relief Plan, opened to the public Tuesday, …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor ASHWAUBENON – After the COVID-19 pandemic last summer put a monkey wrench into sports around the country, the Green Bay Booyah Baseball Club found a way to make it work – at least partially. Combined with a reduced schedule, the Booyah allowed 25% capacity inside Capital Credit Union Park in …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – After facing closures or scaled-back operations last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, license holders who sell or serve alcohol in the village will no longer be getting a 25% discount on those licenses. The Suamico village board agreed May 17 to direct staff to put together a …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer ALLOUEZ – The Allouez village board received an update from Chris Clark, Parks, Recreation and Forestry director, at its May 18 virtual meeting regarding the removal of ash trees within the village. “We have 550 ash trees within our tree population in Allouez,” Clark said. “We have about 5,500 trees …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Pieces are falling into place for the Green Bay school district’s new online school, as it’s on track to launch for students in grades 4K through fifth at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year. The school board got an update on the school’s progress at its Monday, …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – The West De Pere girls’ soccer team continued its domination May 28. Ten games into the season, the Phantoms have been tough to slow down. Coming into its Bay Conference showdown with Seymour Friday, May 28, West De Pere had outscored its opponents 72-4. The Phantoms improved to …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor PULASKI – On May 13, the Pulaski baseball team watched De Pere celebrate after Derek Weber hit a walk-off, two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to win it for the Redbirds. Two weeks later, the Red Raiders made sure it didn’t happen again. Fueled by Easton …
By Heather Graves Correspondent SEYMOUR – The Seymour school board unanimously approved a motion at its Tuesday, May 25 meeting to shed the district’s mask requirement in all district buildings, effective immediately. “There are only a couple of days (of school) left,” Trustee Kurt Peterson said in making the motion. “I would prefer to give …
By Andy Mueller Correspondent There are still a few weeks to go for most gardens to spring to life, but one of the great treats from Mother Earth is already here. Often overlooked and definitely underappreciated, rhubarb can be a polarizing perennial some find too tart to deal with. Eaten raw, I concur, but mixed …
