Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY
Appleton Health Department recommends indoor masking for everybody
The Appleton Health Department now recommends all people–regardless of their vaccination status–wear face masks inside public places. The suggestion follows the latest guidance from the Ce...
Aug 04, 2021
Local health care workers sign letter to local schools promoting mandatory masking
More than 100 healthcare professionals sign on to an open letter to area school districts asking them to reconsider their decision to make masks optional this fall. The letter was written to the Apple...
Aug 04, 2021
New COVID cases in Wisconsin back above 1,000
The number of new coronavirus cases is back to more than a thousand a day. The state Department of Health Services reports 1,357 positive tests on Tuesday–with a seven-day positivity rate rising...
Aug 03, 2021
Winneconne schools will open with optional masking
Mask wearing will be optional in Winneconne schools this fall. The school board votes to leave it up to students and staff to wear face coverings. The board notes that the policy could change based on...
Aug 03, 2021
US Venture Open cancels dinner and reception
The US Venture Open makes a major change to this month’s event. The dinner and reception planned at Van Abel’s of Hollandtown has been canceled and special guest Charlize Theron will not b...
Aug 03, 2021
Vaccinated students at UWO eligible for scholarship
UW-Oshkosh is offering students a chance at a $1,000 scholarship if they get vaccinated for COVID-19. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt says they’re building off the vaccination campaign begun by System...
Jul 30, 2021
Appleton School Board will talk about masks
The Appleton School Board will vote tonight on a masking policy for students and staff at the start of the school year. The agenda item does not include what the recommendation from administrators wil...
Jul 26, 2021
GBSD meets tonight to talk about masking
The Green Bay School District held a virtual listening session last night to hear what parents think about their children wearing a mask this upcoming school year. The CDC says vaccinated people don&#...
Jul 26, 2021
Free COVID clinic offered at Oshkosh Farmers Market
A free COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held again this weekend at the Oshkosh Farmers Market. The market and clinic run from 9.m. until 12 p.m. on Saturday. Anyone 12 years and older are eligible....
Jul 23, 2021
COVID numbers keep rising
The weekly average of daily coronavirus cases in Wisconsin is back over 200. The state Department of Health Services reports 359-positive tests on Wednesday–with a positivity rate of two-point-e...
Jul 21, 2021
