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Last peregrine falcon chick of 2024 takes flight from Weston Power Plant
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - A Wisconsin Public Service fan favorite is celebrating a medal-worthy moment just as the world’s greatest competition gets underway. “Champ,” the final peregrine falcon chick of the season, is learning to fly and will soon leave the Weston Power Plant nest box for good.
GBP Taps Jeff Edman As Sales Manager For Wisconsin Sheet Plants
Green Bay, Wisconsin based Green Bay Packaging has welcomed Jeff Edman as the new Sales Manager for Wisconsin Sheet Plants, providing support to the Midland, Great Lakes, and Wisconsin Packaging Divisions. The company says that Jeff is well-equipped to drive success with his extensive sales management experience across various industries.
YMCA teams up with Boys & Girls Club for new after-school program
Your child will have the opportunity to benefit from a new partnership between two Door County youth organizations this fall. The Door County YMCA and the Boys & Girls Club of Door County are teaming up in Fish Creek with "The Club at the Y" afterschool program. The first-ever program is free to all members of both organizations and will start on Monday, September 9, at the Jackie and Steve Kane Center. Door County YMCA Branch Executive Holly Butenhoff says they are excited to offer the afterschool program to kids from fifth through eighth grade from 3:00 pm until 5:30 p.m.
Final igNight Market of summer will feature biggest hot-air balloon glow to date, yarn bombing, giant insect hotel
GREEN BAY - On Broadway Inc.’s final igNight Market of the summer will come with the event's biggest balloon glow to date. Fifteen hot-air balloons will be anchored along the Fox River in Leicht Memorial Park during the market and will be illuminated from 8 to 9 p.m. Aug. 17, weather permitting. Balloon glows make for a colorful display at...
Free event at Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve introduces kids to duck hunting
SUAMICO (WLUK) - Youth Waterfowl Day returns to Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve on Saturday, Aug. 3 hosted by the Green Bay Duck Hunter's Association. Youth Waterfowl Day introduces the younger generation to duck hunting through hands-on activities. The event is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 1...
Overnight fire causes $350,000 damage in Appleton
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - The Appleton Fire Department says a fire on S. Woodendale Way overnight caused $350,000 damage to a home and its contents. People in the home on the 4100-block were awakened by smoke detectors shortly before 3 a.m. Firefighters from Appleton and Neenah-Menasha arrived to see heavy...
Wisconsin high school survey shows that students continue to struggle with mental health
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly 6 out of 10 high school students in Wisconsin reported having at least one mental health challenge over the past year, based on results of the state’s survey of students released Tuesday. The 2023 survey was completed by 1,882 students in 42 public,...
Wisconsin’s historic carferry, the SS Badger, seeks alternative fuel sources
The last coal-fired passenger steamship in the U.S. is attempting to become more green while maintaining its steam-powered charm as it travels to and from Wisconsin. Last year, the SS Badger received a $600,000 federal grant to study alternative fuel sources beyond coal in efforts to make the ship zero-carbon.
Fatal Door County Crash Victim Identified
The person who lost their life in a Door County car crash has been identified. The Door County Sheriff’s Office has announced that the driver has been identified as 21-year-old Leonel Ramirez Jr. from San Joaquin, California. The circumstances of the one-vehicle crash remain under investigation, and results of...
Car crashes into Culver’s on West Mason St.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Local law enforcement agencies are investigating after a vehicle crashed into the Culver’s restaurant on W. Mason St. in Green Bay on Wednesday evening. The car crashed into the side of the building, leaving a large hole. The hole has been covered with a...
Forgotten in the 1800s, unearthed decades later, 7 ancestors put to rest by Neville Public Museum
GREEN BAY - It was just before noon on a cool, breezy day in late October 1963 when a construction crew installing telephone conduit pipes in Baird Place struck and unearthed a cast iron casket the likes of which had not been seen for a century. Work stopped. ...
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