By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Allegations questioning the integrity of the November 2020 election in the City of Green Bay found their way to the city council meeting Tuesday, March 16 – with strong opinions from both sides. “To me, this is very simple, I feel like we are making a big brouhaha …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council adopted a resolution supporting the Green Bay school district for its decision to return to in-person learning at its meeting Wednesday, Feb 17. However, it didn’t receive the same unanimous support from two weeks ago. “After a pretty rough meeting a couple weeks …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council approved the appointment of Celestine Jeffreys as the new city clerk at its meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 19. Jeffreys served as chief of staff for both Mayor Eric Genrich and former Mayor Jim Schmitt. Jeffreys was appointed to serve in the position by Genrich …
By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – If there’s one word we would never like to hear again, “unprecedented” takes the cake, because 2020 has been a year like no other. It doesn’t take a master’s degree to understand that one giant news item hung over 2020, casting a shadow on the majority of the …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Green Bay police officers will be equipped with body cameras following an unanimous vote by city council Tuesday, Dec. 15. “It’s certainly not the end-all, be-all with regard to public safety or policing, but I think this is a really important step forward for us,” said Mayor Eric …
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By John McCracken Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – From conception to estimated completion, the South Bridge Connector project in De Pere will take upwards of 64 years to finish, and at this point in time there are questions still to be answered. A bridge in south De Pere was recommended in the 1968 Brown County Comprehensive …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – As much has in 2020, the upcoming holiday season is likely to look much different than in years past. COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout the area, and health experts are urging everyone to modify their festivities to reduce the spread of the virus. This leaves many grappling …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Green Bay taxpayers will see a small increase in their property taxes for the second year in a row under Mayor Eric Genrich’s administration. “This is a no-nonsense budget with a real emphasis on public safety, maintaining essential services for the people of the City of Green Bay,” …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Discrimination has no place in the City of Green Bay, according to city council following the approval of a first reading of an equal rights ordinance at its meeting Tuesday, Oct. 6. District 1 Alder Barbara Dorff brought forward the idea after she learned the city didn’t have …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The City of Green Bay isn’t wasting any time putting grant money received from The Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), to use with the hiring of a handful of short-term employees to help residents through the election during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four voter navigators will work …
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