By Heather Graves Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – Since July 2020, the Brown County Corporation Counsel’s office has dealt with an open records suit filed by the Green Bay Press-Gazette and reporter Doug Schneider. “It’s difficult to estimate the number of hours that I and other county staff needed to put into responding to the …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – In Ukrainian, “povynno buty” means meant to be. Regardless of the language, 57-year-old Ukrainian immigrant Olga Wakker said it’s a phrase she uses often to describe her path to the United States. Born and raised in Odessa, Ukraine, a port city on the Black Sea, Wakker said …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – Nearly a year later, the controversy surrounding the November 2020 election continues in Green Bay. Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, the attorney leading the more than $675,000 taxpayer-funded probe into the November 2020 election, made a surprise appearance at the Oct. 5 City Council meeting. …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – The special County Board meeting late last month started off with a little controversy because another meeting scheduled for the same time was canceled due to a lack of quorum. “I would like to make an announcement that tonight on the doors of the Brown County Central …
By Heather Graves Staff Writer SUAMICO – The Howard-Suamico School Board took no action Sept. 27 on a policy amendment, which would give it more decision-making power during a pandemic. “Does the board see any reason to implement B/SR-1, Board/Superintendent Relations Policy 1 subpart B, at this time?” Board President Gary Sievert asked the board …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The City of Green Bay is asking for public input on how to spend its portion of the $350 billion in COVID-19 relief funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). With more than $23 million of pandemic relief funds at its disposal, the city launched an …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – Since 1973, the Jackie Nitschke Center (JNC) has helped those struggling with substance addiction and mental health disorders by providing hope, healing and recovery. The organization continued its mission Sept. 23 with the official ribbon cutting for the Cornerstone Recovery Home for Men, at 700 Cherry St. …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – The clock was ticking for Brown County to approve a new district map based on the 2020 Census, as the deadline for municipalities to draw their wards off of it was fast approaching. “Time is the reason we have to vote on this soon,” District 24 Supervisor …
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By Heather Graves Staff Writer SEYMOUR – A recent COVID-19 outbreak at Black Creek Elementary Middle School led to an entire classroom being quarantined. Superintendent Laurie Asher said it has weighed heavily on her. “It is very stressful,” a choked up Asher said at the Tuesday, Sept. 28, Seymour School Board meeting. “It is very …
By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – Data research and analytics aren’t exactly exciting topics to spend free time on, especially for high school students. A partnership between UW-Green Bay, the Green Bay Packers and Green Bay East High School looks to change that with the launch of The National Sports Analytics Club Program …
