By Melinda Anne Roberts Hobby historian and “Little Wisconsin” author Editor’s Note: Body snatching – the theft of a corpse from its burial site – was not uncommon in the 18th and 19th centuries. Demand was high, the pay excellent. As medical schools opened across the country, more and more students were desperate for the …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – How to best allocate (or reallocate) stadium tax money was one of the issues batted about by the De Pere Common Council Tuesday, Dec. 4. In the end, the board member who proposed the idea to rescind allocated money and reallocate it voted against rescinding it. At issue …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Capital Credit Union apparently has been “doing the right thing,” as its TV commercial ditty suggests. The 91-year-old credit union is opening another facility, consisting of a full-service credit union branch with ATM and an operations tower, at 1121 W. Main Ave. in Ashwaubenon, just outside of De …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A master plan related to future use and development of the Brown County Fairgrounds was backed Tuesday, Nov. 27, by the Ashwaubenon village board. Rex Mehlberg, Ashwaubenon parks, recreation and forestry director, said the county has sought to have the plan approved by the neighboring municipalities that may …
By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – All it took was 117 shots of espresso, 312 ounces of milk, four baristas, a new roll of receipt printer paper and a little over an hour and a new unofficial world record has been set. Thankfully, for the baristas De Pere resident Nick Hetcher called The Exchange …
By Press Times Staff DE PERE – ALDI has opened two new stores in the area, one at 1100 Main Ave. in De Pere, and the other at 2492 S. Oneida St. in Ashwaubenon. The De Pere and Ashwaubenon stores are part of the $3.4 billion ALDI investment to expand to 2,500 stores nationwide by …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – De Pere is alive and thriving – and striving to become a cultural hub in the area. That’s the message from De Pere leaders speaking at the State of De Pere luncheon held Tuesday, Nov. 13. About 150 people from the business and college communities attended the event, …
By Melinda Anne Roberts Hobby historian and “Little Wisconsin” author DE PERE – Follow the north-side cemetery road that traverses the “old section” of Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery on South Erie Street and one headstone distinguishes itself far and above the others. This tree-trunk gravestone identifies the resting place of Charles Hibbard (1832-1900). Popular mostly …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – When President Woodrow Wilson signed the first Mother’s Day proclamation on May 14, 1914, Ella Bournoville LaLuzerne’s own mother was five months away from giving birth to her. America was three years away from joining the Allied Forces in World War I, and former presidents Theodore Roosevelt and …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE — If either of the public pool facilities in De Pere were to close down, it would leave a gap in the community, says De Pere mother of four, Betsy Hornseth. “For so many of the kids, that’s their safe place, their place to go and get some fresh …
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