Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
State suspends some child care facility rules
The state Department of Children and Families is suspending 20 rules for child care facilities. The move comes while working families are struggling to deal with the closure of all schools in Wisconsi...
Mar 17, 2020
Gas prices likely going even lower
Gas prices continue to drop, and they’re lower than they’ve been in a decade. Patrick DeHaan of gasbuddy.com expects they’ll continue to fall, throughout the coronavirus outbreak. He...
Mar 17, 2020
State waiving minimum classroom hours
Wisconsin schools won’t have to make up the instructional time lost to the mandatory coronavirus shut down. The state Department of Public Instruction is waiving minimum classroom hours for this...
Mar 17, 2020
Driver hits garage in Little Chute
A car that crashed into a Little Chute garage overnight was involved in a police chase at the time. Fox Valley Metro Police say they were trying to stop Payton Meloy of Hortonville around 9:30 p.m. ye...
Mar 17, 2020
Local governments adjusting for COVID-19
Local governments around the Fox Valley are taking steps because of coronavirus. Appleton and Outagamie County are among the communities with a state of emergency in place. The City of Oshkosh is clos...
Mar 17, 2020
Schools make plans for free student lunches
School districts are working to make sure students can still eat, if they rely on school programs for breakfast and lunch. Appleton Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes says they’ll have pickup ...
Mar 16, 2020
Big winter for housing market, future uncertain
Home sales across the state slipped a bit last month, but overall it was a busy last few months. David Clark of the Wisconsin Realtors Association says they set a record for the best three-month winte...
Mar 16, 2020
YMCA of the Fox Cities closing branches
All locations of the YMCA of the Fox Cities are closing, starting Tuesday. The decision does not include the full-time child care programs at the Appleton and Neenah-Menasha branches, as well as the C...
Mar 16, 2020
Menominee Nation Arena rescheduling events
A number of events at the Menominee Nation Arena are being rescheduled. They include Absolute Queen, Master Chef Junior Live, and the Oshkosh Farmers Market.
Mar 16, 2020
PAC officially postpones events
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is officially postponing events through April 12th. That includes the “Escape to Margaritaville” Broadway musical that was supposed to open next week....
Mar 16, 2020
