Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY

Sole Burner run/walk held on Saturday
An annual race to raise money for the American Cancer Society is back. The Sole Burner was a virtual event last year. The race is normally held exclusively at City Park in downtown Appleton but Organi...
Carol Patrizi Aug 18, 2021

Parent petition demands masking in Appleton schools
More than 500 Appleton parents sign a petition demanding that the school district require masks for all students this fall. The petition filed today points out the Centers for Disease Control and the ...
Jonathan Krause Aug 17, 2021

Jacque has COVID
A lawmaker from De Pere has COVID-19. Senator Andre Jacque received hospital care for pneumonia. He isn’t sure when he contracted the virus, but tested positive after returning home from Madison...
Carol Patrizi Aug 17, 2021

Outagamie County reaches 50% fully-vaccinated threshold
Outagamie County finally reaches 50% of the population becoming fully-vaccinated. Outagamie joins Brown and Door as the only other counties at that rate in Northeast Wisconsin. Winnebago County is cur...
Terry Kovarik Aug 12, 2021

State DPI “strongly recommends” mandatory masking in all schools
The state Department of Public Instruction is “strongly encouraging” schools across Wisconsin to reconsider their masking policies for the new year. State Superintendent Jill Underly says ...
Terry Kovarik Aug 09, 2021

Arrest made in Appleton shooting incident
Appleton Police make an arrest in connection with a shooting incident last month. William Hayes is accused of firing a gun inside a home along the 900-block of West Lawrence Street back on July 17th. ...
Terry Kovarik Aug 06, 2021

Coronavirus activity levels back to those seen last winter
The seven-day average for new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin is back above one-thousand for the first time since February 7th. The state Department of Health Services reports 1,573 positive tests on T...
Terry Kovarik Aug 05, 2021

Get a shot–get a cream puff
The Wisconsin State Fair is offering attendees some temptation to get a coronavirus vaccine shot–a free cream puff. Anyone getting vaccinated at a pop-up clinic at the fair will receive a vouche...
Terry Kovarik Aug 04, 2021

Wisconsin COVID activity reaches levels last seen in February
Coronavirus activity is rated as “high” in all but one Wisconsin county. That one–Milwaukee County–is rated as “very high”. The state Department of Health Services ...
Terry Kovarik Aug 04, 2021

Health officials tracking COVID cases to the Deer District
(Associated Press) Health officials say they've identified nearly 500 coronavirus cases statewide that could be linked to the large crowds that gathered in downtown Milwaukee as fans cheered on the Bu...
Terry Kovarik Aug 04, 2021


