Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY
Tavern League angry bars can’t get local loan
Bars in Outagamie County aren’t able to get a loan from the county government and the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce. The county’s tavern league is angry its small businesses aren’t ...
May 05, 2020
State plans to test everyone at nursing homes
The state wants to test every person at nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout Wisconsin. Governor Evers says there are nearly 375 of them. He says they plan to test 10,000 people a w...
May 04, 2020
More cases found at Pulaski facility
There’s more than one case of the coronvirus at a nursing home in Pulaski. After talking to staff and family at Country Villa Assisted Living, Action 2 News is confirming 16 cases. Tom Matthies&...
May 04, 2020
Grant helps Christine Ann in Oshkosh adapt
The head of a domestic abuse program in Oshkosh says the impact of some grant money is tremendous. Beth Oswald of Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services says they received funding from the U.S. Venture...
May 04, 2020
Streckenbach wants regional approach to COVID-19
Brown County’s leader believe the region needs to partner on the long-term approach to coronavirus. County Executive Troy Streckenbach says about 30,000 people come into the county every day for...
May 04, 2020
Raffle in place to help Brown Co. bars
The Brown County Tavern League is holding a gift card raffle to help members. The group bought gift cards from all 162 bars and restaurants in the organization. They put together 20 packages, and any ...
May 04, 2020
JBS to gradually reopen
A Green Bay meat plant that closed voluntarily late last month plans to gradually reopen, starting today. JBS was a hotspot in Brown County’s coronavirus outbreak. Every worker will be tested be...
May 04, 2020
Appleton adds 8 more COVID-19 cases
Appleton’s health department is reporting eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases since last Friday. That brings the total in the city to 38. Six of the new cases caught it from a contact with the vi...
May 04, 2020
Lifest pushed back to August
Lifest organizers are postponing the Christian music festival in Oshkosh for one month. They were going to hold it from July 9-12 at Sunnyview Expo Center. The new dates are August 13-16. Festival Dir...
May 04, 2020
Brown Co. could open 2nd testing site
Brown County is looking to open a second community testing site. The one at the Resch Center just started testing anyone living or working in the county with COVID-19 symptoms. Public Health Officer A...
May 04, 2020
