By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE — In a rare, Saturday morning dual Dec. 5, the De Pere wrestling team received key falls from Shane Corrigan and Daniel Fernandez in a 36-24 Fox River Classic Conference victory over Ashwaubenon at De Pere High School. “We have lots of confidence in our guys at those two …
De Pere beats Ashwaubenon, Pulaski defeats Seymour in wrestling duals Read More »
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The owner of SmithMaker Artisan Co., 116 N. Broadway, doesn’t have to fret over import taxes, customs duties, or tariffs on overseas freight. That’s the benefit of stocking mostly products which come from within a few hours’ radius. “I wanted to bring in as many Wisconsin vendors as …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Although she’s been called Cindy Lou Who in jest, Cindy Schumerth is not the little girl from Dr. Seuss’s microscopic city of Whoville. However, Schumerth may well have channeled Horton, the star of “Horton Hears a Who!” Horton is the elephant in the Jungle of Nool who hears …
De Pere’s Schumerth pens book about Horton and his Whos Read More »
By Lea Kopke Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – Fifteen years ago a group of five people met to play pickleball using portable nets at the Edison Park tennis courts. Now Bob Fry, head of Packerland Pickleball Players and ambassador for the American Pickleball Association, said 50 to 60 people are likely to be playing pickleball at …
By Heather Graves Correspondent DE PERE – For the past nine years, 13-year-old De Pere middle school student Lily Laurent has fought a battle within herself, one many know little about. Laurent has juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), an autoimmune inflammatory disease where her body’s immune system becomes confused and starts to attack the joints, causing …
De Pere teen shows strength in rare disease battle Read More »
By Lea Kopke Correspondent DE PERE – The south bridge connector project, a concept which was first introduced in a 1968 Brown County plan, has moved onto the next stage of development. The public hearing of the Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the project was held in two parts July 7 and 8. …
By Lea Kopke Correspondent DE PERE – The Coffeen family’s small farm has been the home to several cows and a few vegetable crops since the family first moved to De Pere almost 15 years ago. Starting last year, Peggy Coffeen said, the farm is also now home to more than 300 hemp plants. “Ever …
By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – The Pink Flamingo Classic has been cancelled this year, but that hasn’t stopped eager flamingos from trying to raise money for charity. With the 37th annual charity softball tournament and golf tournament called off due to concerns about COVID-19, organizers took to social media to announce different ways …
Pink Flamingo seeking donations in lieu of tournament Read More »
By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – District 19 for the Brown County board will see a new supervisor after the April election. With James Kneiszel not seeking reelection, Cassandra Erickson and George Lucia are both vying for the seat. District 19 is one of the smallest county districts by area and is made up …
Erickson, Lucia face off for Brown County District 19 Read More »
DE PERE – Jen Engel didn’t choose to donate a kidney because a family member was in immediate need, or in response to a plea posted by a stranger on social media. For Engel, the process started last spring when she read an article about non-directed living kidney donations. As the term implies, a non-directed …
