Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY
Judge denies De Pere man’s release
A federal judge in Green Bay is denying a De Pere businessman’s request to be released early from his prison sentence. Ron Van Den Heuvel is serving 7-1/2 years at a federal prison camp in Dulut...
May 28, 2020
State reports 4.8% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The state is reporting 4.8 percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That’s down from 5.7 percent yesterday, but higher than Tuesday (3.6%) and Monday (4.1%). There are now 16,974 con...
May 28, 2020
Appleton pools won’t open, youth sports canceled
City pools in Appleton will be closed this summer because of coronavirus. Parks and Recreation Director Dean Gazza says they considered holding swimming lessons, but decided against it. He says even i...
May 28, 2020
Deputies not seeing jump in alcohol, drug, abuse calls
The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department isn’t seeing a significant increase in alcohol and drug problems during the pandemic. But Sgt. Nathan Borman says he’s concerned about what ...
May 28, 2020
Evers concerned more people aren’t wearing masks
Governor Evers believes wearing a mask is one of the most important things people can do, when they’re out in public. He says it shouldn’t be a political statement, and it’s not cont...
May 27, 2020
Neenah honors graduates with parade
Before their virtual graduation ceremony last night, members of Neenah High School’s Class of 2020 got together one last time. The school district put together a parade through the city for the ...
May 27, 2020
Communities deciding what to do at pools
Some public pools in northeast Wisconsin will be open this summer, and others won’t. Little Chute will have a 100-person capacity at Doyle Park, when people can start going there on June 7th. In...
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 fund helping more groups
More nonprofit groups in the region are getting help through a special COVID-19 fund. The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities are handing out $153,000 to 12 organi...
May 27, 2020
Losses adding up for Oshkosh arena owners
The losses continue to mount for the bankrupt Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh. Fox Valley Pro Basketball is reporting a net loss of $166,000 for the month of March. Events at the arena were all canc...
May 27, 2020
Elections panel agrees to mail absentee applications
The state Elections Commission is planning to mail applications for absentee ballots to 2.7 million potential voters this fall. Members decided to move forward yesterday, after they were split along p...
May 27, 2020
