Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY
Homeless numbers could rise in Oshkosh
Oshkosh officials are concerned about a potential spike in homelessness after the “safer at home” order is over. The state has a moratorium on evictions and it runs until May 26th. Common ...
Apr 29, 2020
Hotel tourism hit hard in Green Bay
Hotels are getting hit hard by the pandemic. Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau President Brad Toll says a lack of travel and cancellation of conventions is having a huge impact. He say ...
Apr 29, 2020
Hotel in Neenah will become an isolation center
Parts of a hotel in downtown Neenah will be an isolation center for people in Winnebago County with COVID-19. The County Board agreed to a contract with the DoubleTree to rent up to two floors worth o...
Apr 29, 2020
Federal unemployment payments starting
The state is starting to send the federal government’s unemployment payments. People get an additional $600 a week on top of their state benefits. The payments were included in a federal stimulu...
Apr 29, 2020
Prison worker in G. B. tests positive for COVID-19
A worker at the state’s prison in Green Bay tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Corrections is limiting the movement of inmates. The agency’s website shows 19 inmates have been...
Apr 29, 2020
Statewide confirmed COVID-19 cases up 4% to 6,520
There are now 6,520 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That’s a four percent increase from yesterday’s total of 6,289. The state is reporting 308 confirmed deaths, and that’s ...
Apr 29, 2020
Local Gov’t Openness & Budgets During COVID-19
As residents debate “reopening” the economy, local leaders are debating how to fill holes in their budgets. Those holes are, in part, due to dramatically reduced economic activity resultin...
Apr 29, 2020
About 500 cases linked to local meat plants
Three meat packing plants in Brown County are now connected to around 500 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The county’s public health department reports the number of positive tests at the JBS beef pla...
Apr 29, 2020
Rawhide Youth Services, LIFE in Motion: Trails and Tell Me Something Good
We’re hearing from Alan Loux the CEO and President at Rawhide Youth Services, about what things look like at Rawhide right now and how they’re continuing to serve youth. Our LIFE in Motion...
Apr 28, 2020
Kaul responds to ‘safer at home’ lawsuit
State Attorney General Josh Kaul believes the governor’s administration has broad authority to deal with public health emergencies. The Democrat is responding to a lawsuit by Majority Republican...
Apr 28, 2020
