By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – The ballot for the April 6 general election is set following the primary results Tuesday, Feb. 16. Moving on from a five-way Republican primary to face Democrat Karl Jaeger in a special election to represent the 89th Assembly District is Elijah Behnke. Behnke (1,643 votes, 44.56 percent) outpolled …
By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – In addition to a variety of local races where there are more than double the number of candidates compared to available seats, there will be one race for all county voters to narrow the field of candidates next Tuesday, Feb. 16. A seven-way primary is being held for …
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By Press Times Staff DE PERE – There’s a five-way primary Feb. 16 for four spots on the April 6 general election ballot, with only two seats up for grabs on the De Pere school board this spring. Incumbents Dan Van Straten and Jeff Mirkes are being challenged by Adam Clayton, Angela Hoisington and Chad …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Students in grades 7-12 in the De Pere school district will return to in-person school five days a week, starting Monday, Feb. 15. The school board voted 5-2 Monday, Feb. 1, for the measure, after months of discussion on how to return to full-time school safely. Students who …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Members of the De Pere school board have a lot to mull over this weekend. The board will vote Monday, Feb. 1, on whether to return students in grades 7-12 back to school full-time, in-person five days a week. More than 200 people attended a special meeting via …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – For the time being, students in grades 7-12 in the De Pere school district will continue the status quo – that is, learning part of the week from home and the other part in-person – in what’s known as a hybrid model. On Monday, Jan. 18, the school …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – It’s not yet determined when students in grades 7-12 in the De Pere school district will return to full-time in-person instruction, but it’s the prevailing goal for administration and the school board. The De Pere school board winnowed roughly a dozen factors to consider when making that choice …
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By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – Contested races will be on the ballot this spring for a number of local school boards. The two at-large seats up for election to new three-year terms in the De Pere school district generated enough interest to hold a primary Feb. 16 to narrow the field of candidates …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Students in the De Pere school district will continue with the status quo of learning virtually until after the new year. On Monday, Dec. 14, the school board approved the plan to reopen. The plan is for grades 4K-6 to start school full-time, in-person five days a week …
By Heather Graves Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere school district has set its sights on a possible return to in-person instruction after the new year. Superintendent Ben Villarruel proposed the January return to the board at a special meeting Monday, Dec. 7. “At a national level, certainly, they’ve felt based on what they’ve …
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