About 30 West De Pere Middle School students have joined together to form the school district’s first Hope Squad and the goal is to have more than one.

Jen Engel didn’t choose to donate a kidney because a family member was in immediate need, or in response to a plea posted by a stranger on social media.

Nine retirements effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year were approved by the De Pere school board, a stark increase from the norm.

The Southern Bridge project now is “really a project,” said Mayor Mike Walsh shortly before the De Pere Common Council voted for an official resolution.

Three names are on the Feb. 18 ballot for District 2 on the city council in De Pere, and the top two vote-getters will advance to the general election.

Four people are running in the Feb. 18 primary election for two spots on the general election ballot in April for De Pere city council District 1.

When open enrollment started, the West De Pere school district found itself in the familiar position of having no openings for general or special education.

The De Pere school district’s 10-year capital project plan was under scrutiny from the school board at the Monday, Jan. 20, meeting.

The De Pere Common Council approved moving $50,000 out of the city’s unassigned reserve fund into the capital improvements fund for security cameras.

The De Pere board of park commissioners is recommending the Common Council give the green light to roof work at the De Pere Community Center.