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Percentage of new positive coronavirus cases jumps
The state had a jump in the percentage of new positive coronavirus tests. Four percent came back positive, and that’s up from 2.6 percent yesterday. It’s the highest total since 4.1 percen...
Jun 18, 2020
Appleton police set up advisory board
Appleton’s police department is setting up an advisory board. Chief Todd Thomas says members of the board will get to weigh in on any idea or new program the police department is considering. Th...
Jun 18, 2020
State: Mismanagement Led to Coronavirus Outbreak at Pulaski Nursing Home
State regulators blame mismanagement for a coronavirus outbreak in a Pulaski assisted living facility. The Wisconsin Division of Quality Assurance finds administrators at Country Villa failed to adequ...
Jun 17, 2020
COVID-19 Numbers Hold Steady
The percentage of positive coronavirus tests in Wisconsin remains steady. The state Department of Health Services reports 2.6 percent of tests on Wednesday were positive. That number has stayed under ...
Jun 17, 2020
Appleton Children’s Week “Reimagined”
The 11th Annual U-S Venture Children’s Week in Appleton will go on next month, with a few changes. Spokesman Dean Hunt says the event will return in a safe, re-imagined format. He says the sched...
Jun 17, 2020
Second Wave Concerns
States that lifted their safer at home orders shortly before Wisconsin are seeing increases in COVID-19 cases again. Texas, Arizona and Florida are among those with numbers approaching the initial wav...
Jun 17, 2020
Winnebago County Hotspot Cooling Off
Winnebago County’s status as a COVID-19 hotspot may be cooling. Health Director Doug Gieryn says daily cases are beginning to decline. Last week, the New York Times ranked Winnebago County as si...
Jun 17, 2020
Three people rescued after boat capsizes
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people after their boat capsized near Two Rivers yesterday around 6 p.m. The boat was on Lake Michigan, about two miles east of Two Rivers. The boaters used a cell p...
Jun 17, 2020
Health director wants more authority
Winnebago County Health Director Doug Gieryn is defending a proposed law that would allow him to issue and enforce “safer at home” orders. Gieryn points out that several other communities ...
Jun 17, 2020
G.B. school officials talk about reopening
A survey of more than 2,000 staff in the Green Bay School District shows 80 percent are willing to come back and are ready to teach in multiple platforms. Superintendent Michelle Langenfeld says about...
Jun 17, 2020
