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The Post-Crescent
WFRV Local 5
Popular Appleton chicken restaurant introduces new weekly special, sauce flavors
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Chicken wing-lovers in the Appleton area are about to get a whole lot luckier on Tuesdays. Hot Biddy’s, the Fox Cities food-truck-turned-restaurant known for its Nashville-style fried chicken, is rolling out a new weekly deal alongside expanded flavor options for local wing enthusiasts. The restaurant announced on social media a new […]
WBAY Green Bay
Town of Kaukauna’s JJ closed to replace culvert
TOWN OF KAUKAUNA, Wis. (WBAY) - A section of County Highway JJ in the Town of Kaukauna in Outagamie County is closed for culvert replacement. The closure is between Farrell Rd. and West Frontage Rd. Drivers are being detoured using County J and East Frontage Rd. The work is expected...
FDL Reporter | The Reporter
WFRV Local 5
Wisconsin city issues warning after elevated lead levels found in drinking water
CHILTON, Wis. (WFRV) — A Wisconsin city has issued a warning advisory after finding elevated lead levels in drinking water from at least one home. According to officials, the city of Chilton collected 20 samples that were analyzed for lead in July and found that more than 10% of those samples exceeded the action level […]
WBAY Green Bay
The Post-Crescent
Appleton schools plan staff cuts to balance budget
In order to balance the budget over the next four years, Appleton schools will need to reduce staff. At a school board meeting Nov. 9, Appleton school leadership said they'd need to save $400,000 over the 2026-27 school year. However, they plan to reduce staff through resignation and retirements — especially in positions that are the furthest from students, like tech services and the district office, superintendent Greg Hartjes said. He also said the districts expected to cut between 5 and 10 positions this way, combining positions and dropping duties as needed. The district also plans to examine non-classroom positions, like administrative assistants and paraprofessionals, and consider whether any can be reduced for the 2027-28 school year. Appleton schools employ roughly 2,000 staff. Even with the prospect of cutting positions, however, Appleton schools still have empty special education positions, according to a report from district human resources director Julie King. And, during public comment, Ferber Elementary School's library and media specialist, Sara Wayland, also asked the board to consider positions like hers "essential student-facing educators," saying she and others in her position teach students media literacy and research skills. Even though Appleton schools passed an operational referendum in April, declining
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Local Veteran’s Day Deals
APPLEBEE’S – Veterans and active duty receive a free dine‑in entrée from a special Veterans Day menu on Nov. 11, 2026. Proof of service required; beverages and gratuity not included. COUSIN’S SUBS – veterans and active-duty military can claim a free 7.5-inch sub sandwich on Veterans...
CBS 58
WFRV Local 5
Plant medicine store to close Appleton location amid industry regulation shifts
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Happy Trails Medicinals has announced the permanent closure of its Appleton storefront, citing market pressure and ongoing regulatory uncertainty within the hemp industry. The plant medicine specialty store was founded on the principle of educating the community to inspire a modern approach to wellness. Happy Trails focuses on delivering plant medicine […]
Northern Kentucky Tribune
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Ex-Green Bay Mayor Schmitt part of lawsuit filed by conservative radio host
(This story has been updated to add new information.) A lawsuit has disclosed Green Bay mayoral candidate Jim Schmitt’s financial backing of conservative radio talk show “ The Regular Joe Show ” as the Schmitt campaign distances his associations to the Republican Party. Schmitt was one of several initial investors who bought into RWB Productions Inc., a company created in August 2021 by Joe Giganti to earn money for the radio show, which launched in 2018 on WTAQ and highlighted conservative politics. Schmitt has been president of the company since at least December 2022, later firing Giganti in 2023, according to court filings. Giganti's radio show, self-described as a "home for consistent conservatism without apology," continued to run under a separate LLC called Fearsome 5 ever since. In an intentional tort lawsuit filed in June at the Brown County Courthouse, RWB Productions alleged that Giganti breached his fiduciary duty of loyalty to the company by loaning money to himself without company approval, paying third parties “exorbitant amounts of money belong to RWB without RWB receiving due consideration in return” and directing company funds to his personal use. The company's filing did not initially name Schmitt or the other investors by
WBAY Green Bay
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Recipe is a secret, but word is out on De Pere church's famous fruitcakes
The Rev. Dr. Luke Farwell likes to tell a little joke about the Four Wise Men ... They all brought gifts, but it was the fourth one who brought a fruitcake, and he’s not included in the story anymore. The pastor at First United Presbyterian Church i n De Pere can get away with poking a bit of fun at the holiday treat’s reputation, because it just so happens the Men’s Club at the church makes one of the best fruitcakes in all of northeastern Wisconsin. The smell alone from the kitchen will tell you so. On the morning after the Milwaukee Brewers won their first World Series, volunteers were already busy baking – a tradition in its 69th year at the church. Each October, on a carefully choreographed calendar of mixing, baking and wrapping sessions, the Men’s Club turns out more than 800 eagerly awaited loaves that are sold to the community as a fundraiser. They’re not so much whipped up as they are lovingly crafted. It’s all the time and attention, roughly 12 hours of labor for each batch of 60 fruitcakes made during a single session, that is the secret ingredient. “They need love. People need to