By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board spent hours Monday, Aug. 17 discussing the ripple effect the decision to begin the 2020-21 school year virtually is having on district families at its meeting. When the board approved the plan earlier this month, many worried about how it would affect the …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Mayor Eric Genrich cast the tie-breaking vote to extend the city’s State of Emergency at the city council meeting Tuesday, Aug.18. Instead of extending the declaration to the next month, as council has done since spring, the newly passed resolution extends the State of Emergency to Dec. 31, …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – School board meetings are usually sparsely attended, but several people were physically present and online Wednesday, Aug. 12, when the board unanimously approved a plan to reopen schools for 2020-21. The plan to reopen includes options to allow students to return this fall after district schools have been …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer ALLOUEZ – At its Aug. 4 virtual meeting, the Allouez village board discussed masks and COVID-19 numbers in the local community. “As we know, the state has its own mask mandate,” said Village President Jim Rafter. “We’re not entirely sure what will happen at the state level, but we’ve heard …
By Paul Srubas Correspondent GREEN BAY – When Melanie Fonder Kaye watches the speeches and pageantry of the virtual Democratic National Convention Aug. 17-20, it’ll be with more than the typical enthusiasm of a garden-variety political wonk. Make no mistake: she’s a wonk, all right. Fonder Kaye, 43, was still a student at St. Norbert …
By Phil Clampitt Blair Chair of Communication UW–Green Bay GREEN BAY – Cataclysmic worldwide events like COVID-19 often prompt people to reflect in life-changing ways. Long-forgotten assumptions surface. New perspectives emerge about well-established habits. Forced behavioral changes may foster novel and healthier responses to everyday events. Consider the musings and lifestyle questions listed here that …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer SUAMICO – Following last week’s emergency order from Gov. Tony Evers requiring face coverings indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the village board discussed the issue Monday, Aug. 3, with three of the seven members not wearing masks at village hall. Village President Laura Nelson requested the matter be …
GREEN BAY – Community leaders urged the public to come together to ensure the health and safety of students, teachers, staff and families in the school districts throughout Brown County. That was the message at a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 5, as area school district superintendents and school leaders were joined by healthcare, business and …
By Lea Kopke Correspondent DE PERE – The final reopening plan for the De Pere school district was approved by the school board with a virtual audience of more than 300 attendees watching Monday, Aug. 3. Under the plan, students K-6 will attend school in-person and students 7-12 will have a blended learning style, consisting …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer SEYMOUR – The Seymour school board discussed a reopening plan at its July 27 meeting, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are in a difficult time in our education history,” said Laurie Asher, superintendent. “We have spent months looking at the best ways to serve the …
