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13
Oct

Kaukauna High School teacher Dan Van Boxtel wins $50,000 teaching excellence prize


Brian Roebke photo — Kaukauna High School technology education teacher Dan Van Boxtel won a tool cart and $50,000 check from the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools program. He was one of 20 winners nationwide and the only winner in Wisconsin.
By Brian Roebke
Editor
Thu
13
Oct

Local author to share experiences Friday for Fox Cities Book Festival

By Judy Dixon Hebbe
Reporter
“I want to have a good conversation about “The Modern Jungles” and its content,” author Pao Lor said about his book. “I am still trying to understand what I put together.”
Wed
28
Sep

Little Chute Village Board approves LCCAN expansion in the community


Brian Roebke photo — A contractor surprised both the village engineers and local businesses by showing up on a recent morning ready to work on Main Street without the usual advance notice for the downtown crosswalks and turn lane repair project. Work is estimated to continue until the end of October.
By Tom Collins
Reporter
With a second look at the fiber optic network known as the Little Chute Community Access Network, the village board approved previous village plans to expand the fiber optic network following previously outlined uses. The action came at their Sept. 21 meeting.
Wed
28
Sep

Kaukauna Public Works hears proposed business and large item pickup changes


Brian Roebke photo — City of Kaukauna collection practices can create unwanted looks for city business district and residential areas like this area of dumpsters behind Second Street. The city is looking to make visual improvements.
By Tom Collins
Reporter
Efficiencies in time, money and labor as well as the ability to improve the look of the core business areas downtown and some residential terraces in city neighborhoods were the result of a second look by city department heads regarding proposed changes in city refuse pickup practices.
Wed
28
Sep

Wall tells story of local Vietnam War hero


Brian Roebke photo — Gene Wall, a U.S. Air Force Retired Col. from Little Chute, told a stirring story about Ken Stumpf of Menasha, who passed away in April, at the Golf with a Vet dinner at Van Abel’s of Hollandtown last week.
By Brian Roebke
Editor
Gene Wall, a U.S. Air Force Retired Col. from Little Chute, told a stirring story at the Golf with a Vet dinner at Van Abel’s of Hollandtown about Ken Stumpf of Menasha, who passed away in April.
Wed
21
Sep

Veterans golf outing another rousing success


Brian Roebke photos — Bag piper Luke Semrau of Green Bay, a Green Bay firefighter paramedic, leads the colors onto the pre-golf ceremony. Presenting the colors are National Guard Senior NCOs Brenton Steudel and Klay Koll and VFW members Jack Beilfuss and Gary Schmidt.
By Brian Roebke
Editor
Sometimes it takes a while for a golf outing to get off the ground and raise good money, but the Kaukauna Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3319 from Kaukauna is bucking that notion.
Wed
07
Sep

Gov. Evers invests $90 million into K-12 education to start school year


Daniel Schoettler photo — Gov. Tony Evers and State Superintendent Jill Underly visited students, educators, and school staff at Electa Quinney Elementary School in Kaukauna on Thursday as part of a statewide tour welcoming students and educators back to school and highlighting the governor’s $90 million investment into K-12 education to address staffing challenges, provide direct classroom support, and expand mental health services in schools.
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07
Sep
Wed
07
Sep

SCUTTLEBUTT

Los Angeles Rams rookie guard and Kimberly native Logan Bruss is out for the season with a torn ACL and MCL. The former Wisconsin Badger suffered the injuries in a preseason game against the Texans. Bruss was selected by the Rams in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
 

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