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RSV infection hitting children hard this season
Lingering threat of COVID-19, flu presents dangerous combination

By Kevin DamaskCorrespondentGREEN BAY – Another flu season is upon us, but unlike past years, residents in the Green Bay area will have to brace for a triple threat of viruses that’s even more potent in children: Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV. The flu bug is nothing new, and COVID-19 has been part of daily life …

RSV infection hitting children hard this season
Lingering threat of COVID-19, flu presents dangerous combination
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Workers, employers struggle as Long COVID sidelines thousands of Wisconsinites

By Zhen WangWisconsin Watch In November 2020, Danielle Sigler tested approximately 200 residents in a Mount Horeb, Wis. nursing home during a COVID-19 outbreak. The residents weren’t the only ones Sigler was worried about; 25 of her staff at Ingleside Communities also got infected. And in the process of testing vulnerable residents, the 36-year-old nursing …

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Literacy

Literacy Green Bay volunteer accumulates 500 hours of service, recently named Volunteer of the Year

By Tori WittenbrockIntern GREEN BAY – The dictionary defines a volunteer as a person who chooses freely to do something – for the past 10 years, Literacy Green Bay volunteer Bill Wright has done just that. Wright’s efforts were recently recognized by Literacy Green Bay – naming him Volunteer of the Year for his hard …

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July

News Briefs

Steineke announces resignation from assemblyWISCONSIN – Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) announced Monday, July 11, that he will resign from the state Assembly effective at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27. The announcement follows his January announcement that he would not be seeking another term in office. “After announcing in January that I would …

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Scott's

Scott’s Subs – Hobart’s newest restaurant – set to open July 26

By Heather GravesEditor HOBART – Growing up visiting her family’s cabin in Iron River, Michigan, stopping for a quick bite or an ice cream cone at Scott’s Subs was something Heather Leonard said she did quite often. “We’ve been going there for years, eating their amazing stuff, pizzas and ice cream, and so it just …

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Thompson

De Pere’s Thompson getting settled into superintendent role

By Heather GravesEditor DE PERE – De Pere’s new top guy, Christopher Thompson, has one week under his belt and said he’s excited to build on what retiring Superintendent Ben Villarruel built – “strong schools providing a quality education.” “I have a lot of respect for Ben,” he said. “Ben did an amazing job with …

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Math

Bay Port math teacher calls it a career after 38 years of teaching

By Heather GravesEditor HOWARD-SUAMICO – Recently retired Bay Port High School math teacher – Joe Van Erem – is not your “average Joe.” De Pere native Van Erem dedicated his entire working career to helping shape the next generation as a middle and high school math teacher. The passion to help others, he said, was …

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