By Greg Bates Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – After the Ashwaubenon boys’ basketball team was upset at the buzzer by Notre Dame Academy Dec. 10, Head Coach Mark Tomashek said he hoped the loss motivated his guys to practice harder. On Sunday night, two days after the Jaguars’ first defeat of the season, the players were in …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer State Rep. David Steffen (R-Howard) didn’t receive favorable reviews Nov. 23 when he appeared before the Village Board to talk about legislation he drafted to close the Lambeau Field Stadium District. Steffen said the Stadium District has completed the mission for which the Legislature created it more than 20 years …
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By Heather Graves Editor ASHWAUBENON – WG&R Furniture’s founding owners – Henry Wagnitz, Paul Greene, Carl Greene and Henry Rupp – first opened the doors on Main Street in Green Bay in 1946 with the slogan “A mile from downtown, ’tis true, but a mile from high prices, too.” Three generations and 75 years later, …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – With COVID-19 vaccinations now available for children ages 5-11, the Ashwaubenon School District will switch from requiring masks for students and staff in grades 4K-6 to making them “highly recommended” or optional Jan. 3, when classes resume after winter break. Last month, the Ashwaubenon School Board backed discontinuing …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Rezoning three parcels from Sports & Entertainment to B-3 Community Business to construct a 5,200-square-foot Holiday convenience store on the southwest corner of South Ashland Avenue and Mike McCarthy Way was approved Tuesday, Oct. 26, by the Village Board. Community Development Director Aaron Schuette said he wouldn’t have …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – In response to an open records request from The Press Times, the village released the details of a settlement the Ashwaubenon Village Board approved Sept. 28 with a former lieutenant who filed a federal lawsuit against the village and former Village Manager Allison Swanson. The settlement calls for …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The tax levy approved Wednesday, Oct. 27, by the Ashwaubenon School Board for 2021-22 is an increase of 4% ($677,325) from last year. The board adopted an overall tax levy of $17,320,720, compared to $16,643,395 from the previous year. The district will pay off more of its referendum …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The village will continue to have 12 wards and six trustees for the next decade, effective with the 2022 elections. However, the layout for where the wards will comprise trustee districts has changed slightly. In response to population changes in the 2020 census and anticipated growth over the …
Ashwaubenon approves redistricting plan with 12 wards Read More »
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The School Board agreed to make changes to the district’s COVID-19 mitigation strategies with the approval of vaccination eligibility for children ages 5-11. Since Sept. 10, district students and staff in grades 4K-6 have been required to wear masks indoors. However, the board agreed to transition the mask …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – After a lengthy discussion Oct. 26, the Village Board voted 3-2 to approve a State of Wisconsin Neighborhood Investment Fund Grant Program application to support the Berkshire senior housing development project on behalf of General Capital. If a grant is awarded, the motion calls for the village to …
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