By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It’s still unclear what the 2020-21 school year will look like in the Green Bay school district this fall as district leaders say specific details still need work. In his first meeting as the district’s new superintendent, Steve Murley spent more than an hour Monday, July 13, updating …
By Press Times Staff DE PERE – St. Norbert College announced a three-phase plan July 9 to return students and faculty back to campus. The Return-to-Campus plan is the result of work and collaboration, both across campus and with local/regional public authorities. “St. Norbert College is committed to facilitating a safe return to campus for …
By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – A spike in positive COVID-19 test results from younger people is a concern for Dr. Ashok Rai, president and CEO of Prevea Health. “The spike to focus on is the percent positivity – in other words, just having positive results in the context of not how many were …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer BELLEVUE – The Bellevue village board received an update from Andy Rowell, director of public works, at its June 24 meeting. Rowell said the public works department was able to sell four vehicles from its fleet. “We got good prices and were able to sell some of our vehicles and …
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By Lea Kopke Press Times News Intern SUAMICO – Figuring out how to safely return to schools in the fall is like trying to put together a million-piece puzzle, said Howard-Suamico school board vice president Garry Sievert. An update from the COVID-19 Comeback Planning Task Force team was presented at the Monday, June 22, school …
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By Matthew Adelman Publisher, Douglas (Wyoming) Budget and President, National Newspaper Association The coronavirus pandemic has laid much of the American economy on its back – but a bright spot has made the disaster less crippling than it might have been. That is the Paycheck Protection Program, which funneled money back to workers through small …
By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – Aug. 3 is a date parents and students in the West De Pere school district will want to circle on the calendar. Amy LaPierre, director of curriculum, informed the school board Monday, June 15, that Aug. 3 is when she hopes a decision will be made about the …
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By Lea Kopke Press Times News Intern GREEN BAY – A student’s sleep schedule is typically ruled by school hours, extracurricular activities and after-school jobs. However, Safer-at-Home orders in response to COVID-19 completely altered these daily routines for thousands of students. Luke Pisani, a recent graduate from Green Bay Southwest High School, said online classes …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A plan drafted to bring back student-athletes kept away from school grounds because of the COVID-19 pandemic was presented Wednesday, June 10, to the Ashwaubenon school board by Nick Senger, high school activities director. He said the 17-page plan “relates to the idea or the thought of how …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – As long as the village has an emergency declaration in effect related to the COVID-19 pandemic, village board members will be able to participate in remote meetings. However, with two of the nine board members meeting remotely, they unanimously tabled action Monday, June 8, on an ordinance that …
