By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council met remotely Thursday, April 9, to discuss the spring election and the problems that plagued thousands who cast ballots. “We were forced to administer an election amid a pandemic,” Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich said. “The experience was an abysmal one for …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council held its meeting remotely Wednesday, April 1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming election on April 7 will see changes, said Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich. “Right now, we have a deluge of absentee voter ballots to send out,” he said. …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – With the second case of COVID-19 confirmed in Brown County, the county board discussed steps to deal with the outbreak at its meeting Wednesday, March 18, inside the auditorium of the Brown County Central Library. “We do have a second confirmed case of COVID-19 in Brown County,” …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It was tense inside the city council chambers Tuesday, March 17, during an emergency meeting where alders approved the city’s state of emergency proclamation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision didn’t come easy, and the vote wasn’t unanimous. District 8 Alder Chris Wery voted against the …
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By Josh Staloch Correspondent ALLOUEZ – For the majority of the population, contracting the coronavirus is in no way a death sentence. But for the 20 percent of the population which falls into what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deemed the high-risk category – those with weak immune systems, existing lung problems, …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Green Bay celebrated Black History Month with the unveiling of the center’s new multicultural room Thursday, Feb. 27. The space will offer programming to embrace and celebrate diversity and inclusion for local youth through multi-ethnic books, arts and crafts and interactive …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – The newest company to set up shop in the Rail Yard Innovation District is the epitome of what the development is hoping to attract. Leighton Interactive cut the ribbon on a new workspace Jan. 28. Paul Belschner, president/CEO of project developer Base Companies, sees it as one of …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Police Department will begin taking extra measures to enforce the 25 mph speed limit along Skyline Boulevard from Finger Road to Hillside Lane. This after the city council voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 3, to request an increased police presence to help alleviate …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – After several months of recovery at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, two young bald eagles were released back into the wild Saturday, Nov. 2. Dozens, including Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich, stood watch as the two birds, one male and one female, took flight and soared over the …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The snow and cold weather Thursday, Oct. 31, didn’t stop the unveiling of a granite memorial in Admiral Flatley Park along the Fox River Trail to honor the Rotary Club of Green Bay’s Free Enterprise Award recipients. Rotary Club of Green Bay President Steve Mastalir, along with …
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