By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer GREEN BAY – State Rep. John Macco (R-Ledgeview) held three listening sessions Monday, May 13, to speak with his constituents in the 88th Assembly District, which includes portions of Green Bay and De Pere, along with Bellevue, Glenmore and much of Ledgeview. His final listening session of the day in …
By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The message on Friday, May 10, to state lawmakers was simple – $7 million. That’s how short the Howard-Suamico School District falls when compared to other districts in Wisconsin related to district funding, said Matt Spets, assistant superintendent of operations. “Year over year, the high school and our board …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The first seeds for a new way to assess students in the Howard-Suamico School District were planted Monday, May 6, but it will take a few years to reap the harvest entirely. The school board learned on May 6 the first group of students to undergo a new assessment …
By Heather Graves Correspondent SUAMICO – Mixed reactions are coming out of the Bay Port High School community as a presentation that was meant to address teen mental health and suicide has stirred up controversy. “I believe that the district had positive intentions when inviting Jeff Yalden to speak, and in no way do I …
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HOWARD – The eighth annual 2Myles4Autism will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Meadowbrook Elementary School in Howard. The event is a 2 1/2 mile run/walk that was started by Vanessa Moran’s third-grade students in support of one of their peers, Myles Welnetz, who is on the autism spectrum. Individuals with autism have …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – The village code is being changed in Howard to replace the village’s existing ordinance prohibiting the possession of tobacco by minors with an ordinance that also includes a prohibition on vapor products. Board members unanimously agreed Monday, April 8, to adopt the new ordinance, which prohibits the possession …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – It was a night of recognition on Monday, April 8, as two outgoing school board members were honored for their service and a student was bestowed with a national award. Mark Ashley stepped down from the school board after serving eight years as an elected official. “As a parent …
By Ben Rodgers Editor HOWARD – Two eighth-graders at Bay View Middle School are leading the charge to raise $20,000 for charity through a fun walk/run April 13. “All of the money that we raise goes directly to Donate Life Wisconsin to fuel their education and awareness campaigns toward organ donation,” said Eloise Massee, event …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The Suamico village board is looking to crack down on minors using vaping products with the first reading of a proposed ordinance at the Monday, March 4 meeting. “It’s an epidemic in this country – vaping,” said Jim Kowalkowski, directed enforcement officer for Suamico. “The surgeon general declared that …
By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – The Howard Suamico school board voted to stay consistent with a district plan to cap certain open enrollment seats at it’s Tuesday, Jan. 29 meeting. The open enrollment item was presented in the consent agenda, but Mark Smith, assistant superintendent of organizational development, explained some details outside of the …
