GREEN BAY SCHOOL BOARD Interim superintendent, deputy contracts approved The contracts for both interim superintendent and interim deputy superintendent were issued by the Green Bay School Board at the May 23 meeting. The issuance of the interim superintendent to Vicki Bayer was more of a formality as she has been filling the role since former …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – Green Bay Preble baseball player Jeremy Jahnke picked a good time for the game of his life. In a makeup game days before the postseason begins, Jahnke had a two-run double to tie the game in the sixth inning and a three-run homer in the eighth to …
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Freddy Moyano Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – It’s the busy spring season at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. Curator Lori Bankson said staff and volunteers have cared for more than 500 animals in May alone. On average, the sanctuary takes in about 6,000 animals a year, so to have more than 500 in a two-week period, …
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By Heather Graves Editor GREEN BAY – Family members describe 4-year-old Khloe “Peaches” Abdelbaqi-Graves as compassionate, strong and caring with a “smile that will melt anyone’s heart.” Grandma Janel LaRock said like most little girls her age, Peaches loves princesses, unicorns, mermaids, glitter and loves to color and paint. “She loves helping take care of …
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By Janelle Fisher Intern GREEN BAY – All eyes were on the Green Bay School Board Monday, May 23, as it discussed potential projects under a proposed $92.6 million November facilities referendum. It’s a plan that would upgrade aging district buildings, repair or replace playgrounds and make improvements to equipment. The last time the district …
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By Kat Halfman Staff Intern BROWN COUNTY – Communities across the area are holding events this Memorial Day to honor those members of the military who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving the country. The roots of Memorial Day date back to Decoration Day, which started in the years after the Civil War when soldiers …
By Greg Bates Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – For the first time since 2018, the Ashwaubenon softball team will be competing in sectionals. Thanks to a lights-out pitching performance by Berritt Herr and fellow freshman Gianna Guarascio driving in four runs, the Jaguars beat Appleton North 10-0 in five innings in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – A hot start and strong pitching helped lead the No. 3-seeded Green Bay Preble softball team to a convincing 11-1 victory over No. 6 Pulaski May 26 in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 regional final game at the Finger Road Softball Complex. The Hornets scored …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – The wait is over for Thomas Paasch. The Green Bay Southwest junior offensive lineman recently verbally committed to play football at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb. At 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds, Paasch, who also had interest from Big Ten schools Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin, said …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – The COVID-19 pandemic caused many problems, some of which the world is still dealing with today. It also brought some good – just ask Notre Dame Academy senior Anna Gruesen. Traditionally a sprinter for the Tritons, Gruesen used the pandemic as motivation to run longer miles and …
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