By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE — Concerns at Voyageur Park – including noise from vehicles and loitering by young people – and possible solutions filled much of the Tuesday, June 7 City Council meeting – an issue that has caused headaches for area residents and city staff for the past few years. Lawton Foundry …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – A De Pere High School senior, Sophia Fabry, signed her National Letter of Intent (NLI) April 29 to continue her academic/athletic career at the collegiate level. Sophia, the daughter of Ryan and Tracy Fabry, will be participating in track and field at the University of St. Thomas, …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Members of the De Pere Common Council met the newly-hired police department social worker at their Sept. 21 meeting. John Bushmaker introduced himself to the board and updated alderperons about his first four months on the job. The social worker position is the first of its kind in …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is over budget for next year, and some capital improvement projects and purchases will likely have to be delayed. Not replacing a tree stumper and not installing a turf baseball field, among other items, trimmed more than $500,000 from the …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – In two years, the glass doors of the Mulva Cultural Center in downtown De Pere will open to welcome the first visitors inside the long-awaited facility. Another chapter of the project began Aug. 11 when the team involved with making it a reality officially broke ground. The center …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – A strip of roadway formerly known as James Street Parkway became Michael J. Walsh Plaza July 14 as the city officially dedicated and renamed the space in honor of the former longtime mayor. Dozens of people gathered in the paved commons to honor Walsh, including city staff, past …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The year 2020 may be in the rearview mirror, but objects are still larger than they appear. At the annual State of De Pere program last month city leaders painted a positive portrait of the community’s road to pandemic recovery, but they didn’t try to wallpaper over the …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere Common Council may add in-person back to its menu of meeting options. The board voted 6-2 to change the in-person meeting resumption guidelines from Phase II, which was to be when Brown County is designated a low-risk community for the spread of COVID-19, to Phase …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – At its Tuesday, Nov. 17, city council meeting, the City of De Pere held a virtual public hearing on its proposed 2021 budget, and no one spoke. The budget – with total expenditures/revenues totaling slightly more than $25 million each – passed with a 5-2 vote. Alders …
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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