Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News

FdL Co. farm reopens after tornado damage
A farm in Fond du Lac County is open again nearly a year after a tornado did serious damage. Last summer’s storm tore down parts of buildings and killed some cattle at Pebble Knolls Dairy near B...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 25, 2019

Plans progress on Appleton Boys and Girls Club
Plans for an outdoor expansion at the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley in downtown Appleton are progressing. The city council is agreeing to turn over part of Locust Street for the project. The ...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 25, 2019

Appleton to add 4 crosswalks on busy streets
Appleton hopes to have four new pedestrian crossings up-and-running in a couple of weeks. Two are along East College Avenue and the others are along Richmond Street and at Meade Street and Evergreen D...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 25, 2019

Oshkosh arena bankruptcy doesn’t change city’s plans
The bankruptcy of the company that owns the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh is not changing the city's plans for that site. City Manager Mark Rohloff still hopes to turn over the land underneath the...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 25, 2019

Marine Corp adds to order with Oshkosh Corporation
The Marine Corp is almost doubling its order for new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles from the Oshkosh Corporation. The Pentagon has upped the order from the original 9,000 to about 15,000. The Marines w...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 25, 2019

Kmart closing its store in Waupaca
The Kmart store in Waupaca will be closing. The retailer notified the state Department of Workforce Development about the decision. Around 40 people are expected to lose their jobs, sometime in Novemb...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 23, 2019

Arena owners issue statement on bankruptcy
The president of Fox Valley Pro Basketball is loaning $200,000 from another company he owns to run the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh. Greg Pierce runs Windward Wealth Strategies, and the money wil...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 23, 2019

Justice Kelly ticketed after crash
State Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly got a ticket for not stopping at a stop sign and slamming into a van, earlier this month. Two people in the van were taken to a hospital, and the driver thinks...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 23, 2019

Gulfstream celebrates expansion
Gulfstream is unveiling its $40 million expansion at Appleton International Airport. The private jet maker added 180,000 square feet to its existing facility. Airport Director Abe Weber was glad to wo...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 23, 2019

Menasha wants railroad to fix crossings
Menasha wants Canadian National Railroad to fix three railroad crossings in the city. Public Works Director Joel Radomski says it feels like the bottom of your car is bottoming out because of a loose ...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 23, 2019



