Green Bay City CouncilCouncil approves using contingency funds for extended poll hoursThe City Council approved using $15,703 from the contingency fund for a handful of additional expenses for the remaining 2022 elections. The council’s approval designates $11,767 for additional seasonal salaries to cover extra nights and weekends for in-person absentee voting, recruitment and retainment of …
By Heather Graves Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – Understanding the special education system in the State of Wisconsin can be challenging. Add funding to the equation and comprehension is likely headed into a tailspin. Federal and state mandates require all public school districts provide special education services to students who require them. The state picks …
By Heather Graves Correspondent SEYMOUR – Despite federal requirements, the Seymour school district will not require masks on school buses when students return to class Sept. 1. “What sense does it make when you are picking up the same kids every day dropping them off at school, they can throw their mask in their backpack, …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent SEYMOUR – The Seymour school district held its annual meeting late last month, as required by state statutes, in the middle school auditorium. More than a dozen community members attended the meeting to share thoughts on the district’s preliminary budget. “This is a meeting of the electors in the districts, in …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – There is much still to come, in terms of specific details, for school districts throughout the state regarding the biennial budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers July 8. District administrators are attempting to read between the lines as they start to determine what the budget means for their …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – To keep his sights set on the future of public education, Howard-Suamico Superintendent Damian LaCroix keeps close a powerful reminder of the past. Nestled on his office bookshelves are the original minutes from a community meeting held in the Town of Pittsfield on Nov. 15, 1856. “The only …
By Josh Staloch Correspondent SEYMOUR – The Seymour school board, meeting only hours after Gov. Tony Evers extended a statewide mask mandate until Nov. 21, got to the topic of its own mask policy Tuesday, Sept. 22. The board agreed to comply with Evers’ mask or face covering mandate in enclosed spaces or where people …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer SEYMOUR – With changes possible, the Seymour school board approved its preliminary budget for the 2020-21 school year at its Tuesday, June 23, meeting. “This is preliminary, because as we know with the COVID-19 virus, things are changing daily, and it’s a best-guess scenario,” said Pete Kempen, business manager. “We …
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