Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY
State wants head start on COVID-19 contact tracing
The state is planning to take a new approach to contact tracing to slow the spread of coronavirus. Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk of the Department of Health Services says it might take a few...
Apr 28, 2020
National Guard looks at testing site options
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard are expecting to help at drive-up coronavirus testing sites in Brown County. Adj. Gen. Paul Knapp says they could partner with a health care provider that’...
Apr 28, 2020
Latest COVID-19 grants help more groups
More groups are getting help through a special COVID-19 Community Response Fund. The United Way Fox Cities and Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region are handing out almost $49,000 this week. ...
Apr 28, 2020
Greenville company makes fabric for N-95 masks
A company in Greenville is helping make the N-95 masks that are in demand for health care workers. 5K Fibres owner Douglas Burton Brown says they’re producing the non-woven fabric. With two mach...
Apr 28, 2020
Lamers wants federal help for bus drivers
A bus company that’s based in Ashwaubenon is concerned about having enough drivers, once they can come back to work. Lamers Bus Lines furloughed 99 percent of its workers. Controller Sherry Eisc...
Apr 28, 2020
Spanish teacher runs past students’ homes
An Appleton North High School teacher is using her two legs to help stay in touch with students. Paula Meyer teaches Spanish, and she’s a distance runner. She offered to set up routes, based on ...
Apr 28, 2020
Appleton reports 19th confirmed COVID-19 case
Appleton’s Public Health Department is reporting a 19th confirmed COVID-19 case. Officials say the person caught the virus from another confirmed case. Nine people are currently in isolation, ni...
Apr 28, 2020
3rd person in Brown Co. dies of coronavirus
A third person in Brown County died from coronavirus. The county’s health department is reporting the number of confirmed cases at the JBS beef plant is still at 255. Another 79 cases are connec...
Apr 28, 2020
Health expert says light at the end of the tunnel
A state expert believes Wisconsin will get to the next phase of fighting coronavirus if people continue to work to make sure the epidemic is as small as possible. Dr. Ryan Westergaard of the Departmen...
Apr 28, 2020
NFL games without fans would hurt G.B. economy
There are concerns that it might not be safe to have large crowds in time for the NFL season. Brad Toll of the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau says that would be a crushing blow to th...
Apr 28, 2020
