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

Tundraland brings back singing in the shower booth
Another local kid will get a chance to win a music scholarship if enough people sing in a shower at the Mile of Music festival. Tundraland is setting up a booth for the sixth straight year. If at leas...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 01, 2019

St. Norbert College gets new safety director
St. Norbert College in De Pere is getting a new campus safety director. Eric Dunning spent the past 12 years as the chief of Ashwaubenon Public Safety. He thinks it’s important to train for poss...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 01, 2019

Shiocton high school won’t let students carry backpacks
A local school district won’t let high school students bring backpacks to class anymore. Kids can still carry purses and computer bags in Shiocton High School starting this fall. But District Ad...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 01, 2019

Profits up for Oshkosh Corp
Profits continue to rise at the Oshkosh Corporation. The vehicle maker is reporting a net income of $192 million in the third quarter of the fiscal year. That’s up $39 million from the same thre...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 01, 2019

Interim director will work on city budget
A familiar face in Fox Valley government will serve as the interim Oshkosh finance director this fall. Former Little Chute Village Administrator Russ Van Gompel is stepping into the role, after last m...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 01, 2019

Posters highlight 10 Mile artists
Local graphic artists get to showcase their talents during this weekend’s Mile of Music, to help a new charity. The four-day festival is now underway. Jane Oliver co-owns Mondo Wine Bar in downt...
Carol Patrizi Aug 01, 2019

Name released of woman killed in bike crash
The Little Chute woman killed while riding her bicycle on Monday night was 72-year-old Sandra Kuhn. Fox Valley Metro police say she was hit by a car, near the corner of E. North Avenue and Bohm Drive,...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 01, 2019

Hearing on hold for suspect in Diemel case
A suspect in the disappearance of two brothers from the Seymour area will stay in jail, without bond. Twenty-five-year-old Garland “Joey” Nelson didn’t have an attorney during a bond...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2019

Lung cancer deaths dropping
The number of deaths from lung cancer is dropping. They’re down almost 12 percent, since 2013. American Lung Association spokeswoman Dona Wininsky points out that it’s still the top cancer...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2019

Oshkosh may see substantial property tax hike
The City of Oshkosh faces a major challenge to balance next year’s budget. The first version of the package includes a 7.2 percent increase in the property tax levy for 2020. Common council memb...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2019



