Latest on Wendy’s reopening in Oshkosh and 5 other stories you might have missed in July

OSHKOSH – July’s over, and that means the end of another EAA AirVenture edition.

But there was a lot more to last month than just what happened around Wittman Regional Airport.

Here are six stories you may have missed in July.

Wendy's reopens in Oshkosh.

The popular fast-food chain reopened its old 2360 Westowne location under new ownership on July 9.

This happened just eight months after the old branch seemingly closed its doors for good in November.

The restaurant and drive-thru are open 6:30 a.m. to midnight Sundays to Thursdays and 6:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Oshkosh Arena owner denies owing $12M to company that built the facility.

Fox Valley Pro Basketball, the owner of Oshkosh Arena, responded to Bayland Buildings’ foreclosure claim by saying it “lacks knowledge and information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegation and therefore deny and put Plaintiff to its burden of proof.”

The response came in a court document filed July 1 after Bayland Buildings alleged FVPB owes an outstanding balance of $12,417,464.82 and has been “consistently delinquent” in making payments.

Since then, Future Bucks LLC, the Wisconsin Herd’s management team, filed as a creditor of FVPB and was allowed to be added to the case as “an interested third party.”

The court also appointed attorney Paul Swanson as receiver or a neutral third party to temporarily manage the finances and business operations of Oshkosh Arena.

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Oshkosh Area School District seeks to fill vacant seat after school board member resigns.

The Oshkosh Area School District revealed it was accepting applications from eligible residents after board member Liz Szilagyi resigned at the June 12 regular board meeting.

Szilagyi was first elected five years ago and was slated to serve on the board until the next regular election in April 2025, but resigned to accept an out-of-state employment opportunity.

The application deadline for the board vacancy closes Aug 2.

Former Oshkosh teacher rebuts allegation they used a racial slur in classroom.

The Vel Phillips teacher who was placed on administrative leave on accusations of using a racial slur insisted they were wrongfully accused of saying the N-word.

The former middle-school teacher said they were using the Chinese word for that, “Nèi Ge,” in response to two Black students using the racial slur.

A Vel Phillips report, obtained by the Northwestern, said a subsequent investigation revealed a video taken by a student capturing the teacher’s “repeated use of the N-word (with a hard ending) four times in rapid succession."

The report also gave the account of two other staff members, who also claim the teacher used the N-word repeatedly in a conversation with them following complaints from students.

The teacher is no longer with the district.

In a seemingly unrelated matter, Vel Phillips Middle School Principal Kristi Levy has since resigned while OASD has proposed Jefferson Elementary Principal Amanda Patza as her replacement.

City manager retiring: ‘End of an era’: Mark Rohloff announces retirement as Oshkosh city manager

Vehicle driver not at fault in ATV crash that killed two Oshkosh girls, Winnebago County sheriff says.

During a Judicial and Public Safety Committee meeting, Winnebago County Sheriff John Matz said there is no fault by the striking vehicle in the incident that claimed the lives of 11-year-old Mesa Fredenhagen and 7-year-old Kennedi Harris.

The two girls were on an ATV that collided with an SUV on Bonnie View Road near State 44 June 11.

NBA G League president believes Wisconsin Herd will stay in Oshkosh.

In a wide-ranging interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim said he doesn’t necessarily think the Wisconsin Herd is looking to relocate and expects the Milwaukee Bucks' G League franchise to remain in Oshkosh.

His comments came after an inside source revealed to the Northwestern the Herd could possibly leave Oshkosh as it “no longer wants to work” with Oshkosh Arena owner Fox Valley Pro Basketball Inc. over claims of a violation of the current lease.

Representatives of the Herd didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Have a story tip or public interest concern? Contact Justin Marville at jmarville@gannett.com .

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