By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A COVID-19 infectious disease response plan was approved at a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12, by the village board. Village President Mary Kardoskee said the village has been following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines related to COVID-19, and the plan puts the guidelines in writing for …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – After months of partial or total remote instruction because of COVID-19, the school district plans to start the second semester Monday, Jan. 25, with all students who opted for in-person instruction back in school five days a week. The plan for returning students was discussed Wednesday, Jan. 13, …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – If there’s one word we would never like to hear again, “unprecedented” takes the cake, because 2020 has been a year like no other. It doesn’t take a master’s degree to understand that one giant news item hung over 2020, casting a shadow on the majority of the …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The consistently high number of COVID-19 cases in the community means a return to in-person learning for Green Bay students is still up in the air. The school board, however, is beginning to plan for what a return could look like when the time comes to make the …
By Ben Rodgers Editor The collaborative effort between villages and school districts during this pandemic is something to behold. The final expenditure period is now closed for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and with that four villages and one town have donated nearly $194,000 to four school districts with leftover allocations …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – As much has in 2020, the upcoming holiday season is likely to look much different than in years past. COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout the area, and health experts are urging everyone to modify their festivities to reduce the spread of the virus. This leaves many grappling …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – West De Pere School District Superintendent Dennis Krueger said the district will be going to remote learning for a week after the upcoming holiday breaks to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Krueger said the decision was made with the help of the district’s medical advisors and …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – People held signs outside urging the Howard-Suamico School District to adhere to gating criteria when reopening schools, but inside the school board was mostly opposed to waiting around. The Monday, Nov. 16, school board meeting also saw seven people speak, mostly in favor of reopening schools now, numerous comments …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – De Pere Health Department director Deb Armbruster gave the common council a COVID-19 update at its Nov. 4 meeting. Armbruster said Prevea has opened its winter testing site. “The site is at the Brown County Fairgrounds,” she said. “Since they’ve been open during the past week, they’ve …
By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The De Pere school board is relaxing the criteria for reopening schools after a special meeting Monday, Nov. 9. Nearly 400 people tuned into the virtual meeting where the board decided the established gating criteria from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was too strict. Under the …
