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Community says final farewell to three Green Bay elementary schools
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – As previously determined by the Green Bay Area Public Schools Board of Education, three elementary schools are closing. On Sunday, Green Bay Area Public Schools hosted open houses at Keller, Tank, and Wequiock Elementary Schools as part of a goodbye celebration. “I have so...
Mayor of Waupun says prison should stay open despite issues
WAUPUN, Wis. (WBAY) - Following a sweeping investigation that resulted in criminal charges filed against a prison warden and other prison employees, many have called for Waupun Correctional Institution to be shut down. But not the Mayor of Waupun. Department of Correction employees at Wisconsin’s oldest maximum-security prison were arrested...
Wisconsin’s black-led nonprofits preparing for Juneteenth celebrations
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Juneteenth is less than two weeks away and many of Wisconsin’s black-led non-profits are gearing up to celebrate leading up to it. While Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in 2021, people have been celebrating it much longer. “We have been celebrating Juneteenth in Appleton...
Civic Symphony of Green Bay announces free Father’s Day concert at Austin Straubel Airport
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Civic Symphony of Green Bay returns for the second year with its free concert for the community on Saturday, June 15. Pilotsmith Flight School and Jet Air Group are hosting the event at the Jet Air hangar. Concertgoers should park at the Oneida Hotel and Casino to take the free shuttle to the free concert.
UW dialogue spurs ideas for Marinette County
MARINETTE — A meeting that initially lacked updates on the developments at the University of Wisconsin — Green Bay, Marinette Campus, evolved into a series of discussions. The Marinette County Infrastructure Committee met last Wednesday to discuss any updated business on the property. It suspended its standard rules to have an open discussion with the 25 people in the audience. County Administrator John Lefebvre said the purpose of the discussion...
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