The 03/17/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting was the last Council meeting before the election. Alderpersons Patti Coenen and Corey Otis are not seeking reelection, so they gave a joint invocation as a way of saying goodbye. Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderpersons […]
Month: April 2021
Coronavirus Numbers For 04/02/2021
On 04/02/2021 Appleton recorded 8 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 new probable cases. Active cases dropped by 10 to 173. Cases out of isolation rose by 23 to 8,157. Deaths remain unchanged at 63. We are now on day 33 of no new deaths.
Ed Ruffolo Spends $8,000 Pursuing School Board Position After Claiming He Would Not Actively Campaign
The Ed Ruffolo saga continues to be bizarre. Not only has he done an about face and started actively campaigning after he told the public he would not, but he has spent over $8,000 of his own money on his campaign, which seems like a […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 04/01/2021
On 04/01/2021 Appleton recorded 13 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 6 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 7 to 183. Cases out of isolation increased by 12 to 8,134. There were no new deaths. We have now gone 32 days without a death.
Board Of Education Candidate Amber McGinley Retains Lawyer In Response To Being Banned From AASD Property
As written about in the Post Crescent and linked to earlier here, Appleton Area School District Board of Education candidate Amber McGinley has been banned from AASD property. She has retained a lawyer, Brady R. Henderson of Cream City Law, LLC. Here is the full […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/31/2021
On 03/31/2021 Appleton recorded 6 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 3 to 176. Cases out of isolation increased by 14 to 8,122. Deaths remained unchanged at 63. We are now on day 31 of no new deaths.
Public Comment Regarding Awarding Library Design And Engineering Services Contract To Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill
On 03/17/2021 the Appleton Common Council voted to approve the Finance Committee’s recommendation and award a design and engineering services contract for the Appleton Public Library to the company Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM). The vote itself was uneventful. There was no discussion and it […]
Board of Education Candidate Amber McGinley Releases Statement In Response To Being Banned From AASD Property – “The District’s ban is the latest in a series of efforts to retaliate and silence our family for standing up for the rights of our son and other special needs students to be treated fairly.”
Board of Education candidate and AASD parent Amber McGinley has released a statement in response to having been banned from AASD property. I am an outspoken advocate for kids with disabilities in a district that doesn’t want kids with disabilities in its classrooms. The District’s […]
Board Of Education Candidate Amber McGinley Banned From AASD Property
School Board candidate and Appleton Area School District parent Amber McGinley has been banned from AASD property. The Post Crescent has written a very thorough article about it. Highlights include… In the Feb. 22 letter — addressed to McGinley from Nan Bunnow, assistant superintendent for […]
Appleton City Hall Makes Facebook Post After Mask Mandate Is Overturned
Here’s the message Appleton City Hall released in light of the mask mandate being overturned and the Supreme Court ruling that the governor is limited to one 60 day emergency order unless extended by the legislature. Keep going, Appleton! As we continue our fight against […]