By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – After much discussion, the Brown County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize and approve a new lease with the Ashwaubenon Community Development Authority (CDA) for the new expo center, planned at the site of the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena. This lease will replace the one the county …
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By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – Incumbent Troy Streckenbach has retained the office of Brown County executive after defeating Mark Berndt in the April 2 general election. Unofficial results show Streckenbach garnered 34,941 votes, or 74.82 percent and Berndt earned 11,637 votes, or 24.92 percent. Streckenbach is a lifelong resident of Brown County and …
GREEN BAY – After a successful launch in 2018, the Green Bay Packers Foundation and Greater Green Bay Community Foundation’s Give BIG Green Bay community giving day is returning for a second year. A kickoff event at the Lambeau Field Atrium introduced the 40 nonprofits that will participate in the community-wide giving day from noon …
By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – Of the 24 races this April for seats on local boards The Press Times covers, there are 20 that are uncontested and even one with no candidates at all. But officials say the candidate turnout for this April’s election is nothing to worry about, in fact, it’s normal. …
By Ben Rodgers and Kevin Boneske Editor and Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – The vision of Centennial Centre gaining a bustling commercial hub, to go along with its growing residential population became more of a reality on Friday, Dec. 7. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin announced on Friday that nearly $20 million in U.S. Department of …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – County voters who cast ballots in the Nov. 6 fall general election supported a pair of advisory referendums by 3-to-1 margins. Those advisory referendums are not legally binding, but urge lawmakers in Madison to change state law. On Question No. 1, by a margin of 81,030 in …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – Chief Deputy Todd Delain has been elected Brown County sheriff for the next four years. Countywide results from the Nov. 6 general election show Delain, a Republican, outpolled Democrat Tim Thomas, a traffic sergeant with the sheriff’s office, 65,221 to 47,664. Delain, who has been with the …
By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – There will be a new sheriff in town after the Nov. 6 election. Tim Thomas and Todd Delain combined have nearly 50 of years experience with the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. Both candidates were sent the same questions from The Press Times and given 400 words for each …
By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – On Nov. 6, one of the questions voters in Brown County will be asked is if they are in favor of medical marijuana. Earlier this year, the Brown County Board of Supervisors met for hours and listened to residents opinions about the the legalization of recreational and medicinal …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Two architectural firms are joining forces to handle the architecture and engineering services for constructing an expo center at the current site of the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena. Ashwaubenon’s Community Development authority agreed Thursday, Oct. 18, to award a $4.6 million contract to the team of Kahler …
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