By Press Times Staff GREEN BAY – More than a decade after being installed, the Packers Heritage Trail Plaza, located on the northeast corner of Washington and Cherry streets in downtown Green Bay, has a fresh new look, just in time for Green Bay Packers training camp. Oscar Leon, one of the creators of the …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere school district will stick with the COVID-19 mitigation plan the school board approved in June. The De Pere school board reaffirmed its position at its meeting July 19. That plan calls for optional masks within schools in the district, and while students 12 and older …
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By Press Times Staff Local municipal elections feature contested races A number of contested local municipal races are on the Tuesday, April 6, spring general election ballot. In the City of De Pere, four of the eight aldermanic seats are up for new two-year terms with two being contested. In District 1, Nathan Cummings is …
By Press Times Staff DE PERE – Four candidates are running in the April 6 general election for two seats on the De Pere school board. Incumbents Dan Van Straten and Jeff Mirkes are being challenged by Angela Hoisington and Chad Jeskewitz. When Adam Clayton was eliminated in the five-candidate primary Feb. 16, Van Straten …
By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – The ballot for the April 6 general election is set following the primary results Tuesday, Feb. 16. Moving on from a five-way Republican primary to face Democrat Karl Jaeger in a special election to represent the 89th Assembly District is Elijah Behnke. Behnke (1,643 votes, 44.56 percent) outpolled …
By Press Times Staff DE PERE – There’s a five-way primary Feb. 16 for four spots on the April 6 general election ballot, with only two seats up for grabs on the De Pere school board this spring. Incumbents Dan Van Straten and Jeff Mirkes are being challenged by Adam Clayton, Angela Hoisington and Chad …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Students in grades 7-12 in the De Pere school district will return to in-person school five days a week, starting Monday, Feb. 15. The school board voted 5-2 Monday, Feb. 1, for the measure, after months of discussion on how to return to full-time school safely. Students who …
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By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – Contested races will be on the ballot this spring for a number of local school boards. The two at-large seats up for election to new three-year terms in the De Pere school district generated enough interest to hold a primary Feb. 16 to narrow the field of candidates …
By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – More than 650 people spent Monday, Nov. 2, watching the De Pere school board virtually decide to keep schools closed to in-person instruction to at least Nov. 24. “There’s a lot of you who want your kids to go back to schools next week, I heard from many …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – When an organization relies on events and sponsorships to improve the community, a pandemic requires even more support with dwindling resources. “Just like every other small business out there, we’re in uncharted territory,” said Brian Johnson, executive director of On Broadway Inc. “We’re doing everything we can to …
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