By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – Green Bay Preble softball coach Ron Metzler is recovering at home after a recent scare with COVID-19. Metzler said he was afraid he might die in a hospital room in early April while battling the potentially deadly virus. “I was very sick and believed I could be …
By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – The extension of Gov. Tony Evers’ Safer at Home order April 16 due to continued COVID-19 fears doesn’t surprise Dr. Ashok Rai, president and CEO of Prevea Health. “I don’t think it surprises anybody that we’re going to get an extension because the current practices are working to …
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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today directed Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to extend the Safer at Home order from April 24, 2020 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2020, or until a superseding order is issued. The order implements some new measures to ensure safety and support the progress we’ve made in …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Some precautions put in place in response to COVID-19 will likely remain after the pandemic is over, Howard Director of Public Safety Ed Janke told the village board Monday, April 13. The board conducted a remote meeting for the second consecutive time, while Janke made his remarks from …
By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – Warren Zevon may have sung about “Splendid Isolation,” but for some west side business owners on Green Bay’s west side, Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin’” holds more weight right now. Todd Magnuson, co-owner of Rock N Roll Land on Military Avenue, normally slings vintage and hard-to-find …
By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school district is looking outside the box when it comes to grading students via online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The school board approved the changes to grading during a special board meeting Monday, April 13, where it met remotely. Calling it a “do-no-harm context,” …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The district’s school board voted 5-0 Wednesday, April 8, to request a waiver of the hour requirement for instruction in 2019-20 from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Superintendent Kurt Weyers said the district is required under state law to hold a …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council met remotely Thursday, April 9, to discuss the spring election and the problems that plagued thousands who cast ballots. “We were forced to administer an election amid a pandemic,” Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich said. “The experience was an abysmal one for …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The village board held a special meeting Thursday, April 2, where some members and staff participated remotely to deal with matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including emergency leave. To comply with federal law related to paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave through Dec. 31 …
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BROWN COUNTY — Brown County Health Department, De Pere Health Department and Oneida Nation Health Department announced Thursday, April 9, the county recorded its first confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) death. Ted Shove of the Brown County Health Department said the individual who passed away early Thursday was a 58-year-old male resident of the county and had …
