Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY
Work on Oshkosh Avenue Bridge on schedule
Despite the pandemic and poor weather the Oshkosh Avenue Bridge project is on track in Oshkosh. City Manager Mark Rohloff says the drawbridge is now open for boat traffic, from 8 a.m. to midnight. Con...
Apr 28, 2020
26 COVID-19 cases in Oshkosh
The Winnebago County Health Department is now providing geographical information on COVID-19 cases. Twenty-six of the county’s confirmed cases are in Oshkosh. Neenah and Fox Crossing each have s...
Apr 28, 2020
State parks, forests to reopen May 1st
A number of state parks and forests will reopen to visitors on Friday, with some different rules. Governor Evers will lift the shutdown for 34 parks and forests, including High Cliff State Park. There...
Apr 28, 2020
Winnebago Co. may rent hotel for COVID-19 isolation
Winnebago County is considering setting up a coronavirus isolation center in downtown Neenah. The county board is expected to vote tonight on an agreement with the DoubleTree hotel. The county would r...
Apr 28, 2020
Focus on Veterans, Small Business Impacts & YMCA of the Fox Cities
We’re Focused on Veterans and hearing from the American Legion Post 38 in Appleton. Mike Utech is the 2nd Vice Commander of the post and gives us insight to how Post 38 is doing during Safer at ...
Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19 cases among JBS workers rise
The JBS meat plant in Green Bay is shutting down, while the number of workers with coronavirus continues to climb. Brown County Public Health is reporting 255 employees tested positive. The department...
Apr 27, 2020
DHS helping Brown Co. with outbreak
The state Department of Health Services is sending more COVID-19 tests to Brown County. Secretary Andrea Palm says they want to test the families, roommates, and close contacts of workers at the impac...
Apr 27, 2020
Types of crime shifting during pandemic
COVID-19 is changing the types of calls Brown County Sheriff’s deputies are handling. Capt. Dan Sandberg says they’ve seen a 200 percent jump in burglaries since the state of emergency too...
Apr 27, 2020
Habitat has to put builds on hold
The pandemic is forcing the Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity to hold off on building homes. President John Weyenberg says they’re pledging to help 17 approved families, but the timel...
Apr 27, 2020
Brown Co. Library starts curbside pickup
The Brown County Public Library branches are open for curbside pickup. Executive Director Sarah Sugden says they had to figure out a system over the past week, and they were ready yesterday. She says ...
Apr 27, 2020
