Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Church hosts drive-up food pantry
A Green Bay church organized a drive-up food pantry to help feed families, while protecting volunteers. Central Church helped with one of 80 pop-up sites organized by Ruby’s Pantry. The group di...
Apr 14, 2020
Woodford will be Appleton’s next mayor
Appleton’s new mayor will be Jake Woodford. Woodford defeated Jim Clemons in the election, 54 percent to 42 percent. He’ll succeed longtime Mayor Tim Hanna. Woodford is a special assistant...
Apr 13, 2020
Penterman re-elected in Kaukauna
Kaukauna Mayor Tony Penterman won his bid for re-election. Penterman defeated Ald. Brian Schell Skelly, 76 percent to 24 percent. He will serve a second, two-year term. Penterman is concerned about th...
Apr 13, 2020
Merkes wins another term in Menasha
Menasha’s leader will stay in officer for another four years. Mayor Don Merkes won a fourth, four-year term. He defeated Ald. Rebecca Nichols, 61 percent to 38 percent. Merkes says some of the h...
Apr 13, 2020
Neenah voters approve new high school
The Neenah school district will be getting a new high school. Voters approved a nearly $115 million referendum to help pay for the project, by a 54 percent to 46 percent margin. The school will be alo...
Apr 13, 2020
Karofsky wins state Supreme Court race
A Dane County judge will be joining the state Supreme Court. Judge Jill Karofsky won a 10-year term on the state’s highest court, over incumbent Justice Daniel Kelly. Karofsky was supported by l...
Apr 13, 2020
Interim provost and vice chancellor set at UW-GB
An associate dean at UW-Green Bay will be the interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Kate Burns has been with the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She’ll start...
Apr 13, 2020
— Local election results
Outagamie County Appleton mayor Jake Woodford 54% ** Jim Clemons 42% Kaukauna mayor Tony Penterman 76% ** Brian Schell Skelly 24% New London mayor Mark Herter 62% ** Gary Henke 38% Appleton city counc...
Apr 13, 2020
Election results being released today
Workers at many clerks offices around the state have been going through absentee ballots before the election results can start to be released his afternoon. Appleton city spokesman Chad Doran says the...
Apr 13, 2020
Expert not sure state hit peak for coronavirus
The head of Prevea Health isn’t sure if the state hit its peak for the coronavirus pandemic. It was projected to be yesterday. Doctor Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News the hospitals in Brown County ...
Apr 13, 2020
