Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Boldt shipping portable medical units
An Appleton company is sending its first shipment of portable medical units to hospitals around the country. The Boldt Company is making them and they can be set up next to medical facilities and used...
Apr 22, 2020
Statewide confirmed COVID-19 cases up 5% to 4,845
The state is reporting 4,845 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That’s a five percent increase from yesterday’s total of 4,620. There have been 246 confirmed deaths, and that’...
Apr 22, 2020
UWO teachers react to furlough plan
The union representing UW-Oshkosh faculty will push for some changes to a plan requiring furloughs in the next academic year. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt wants all instructors to take an unspecified num...
Apr 22, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases reported at prison
The COVID-19 outbreak at the state’s prison in Oshkosh appears to have subsided. The Department of Corrections is reporting eight cases, and another 13 negative tests. No staff members have test...
Apr 22, 2020
Cheese Fest in Little Chute cancelled
There won’t be a Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival in Little Chute this year. Organizers are cancelling the event. It was supposed to be from June 4-6 at Doyle Park. They hope to bring the Cheese ...
Apr 22, 2020
UWO hosting virtual Earth Day activities
Earth Day is going to be a lot different this year for UW-Oshkosh students. The university is putting together a virtual event, since the campus is closed and social distancing rules are in place. Ste...
Apr 22, 2020
Evers: GOP cares more about power than lives
Governor Evers says the steps the state are taking to deal with coronavirus are putting lives first, and not political power. He’s accusing Majority Republicans in the Legislature of attempting ...
Apr 21, 2020
Woodford sworn in as Appleton’s mayor
Appleton has a new mayor for the first time in 24 years. Jake Woodford took the oath of office at last night’s city council meeting. Since he was elected earlier this month, Woodford says heR...
Apr 21, 2020
Guard helping with coronavirus around state
The Wisconsin National Guard has been helping fight coronavirus in parts of the state. Major General Paul Knapp says it’s possible they could eventually be deployed in Brown County or northeast ...
Apr 21, 2020
COVID-19 fund providing more grants
More grants are going to nonprofit groups to deal with the impact of coronavirus. The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities are giving another $130,000, through a sp...
Apr 21, 2020
