Preliminary Hearing In Gutenberger Child Abuse Case Held – Court Finds Probable Cause And Sets Arraignment Date

The preliminary hearing in the Gutenberger child abuse case happened 04/23/2021. Although the Gutenbergers lived in Shawano and the case is being tried in Shawano, they attended church here in Appleton and the pastors of their church have been accused by a former parishioner of […]

Appleton Common Council Passes Resolution Banning The Sale Of Cats And Dogs By Pet Stores

During the 04/21/2021 Common Council meeting the Council voted to approve the resolution banning the sale of cars and dogs by pet stores.  At the previous Common Council meeting, Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10) had referred it back to the Safety and Licensing committee. During […]

Resolution Condemning Racism And Violence Against The Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Referred Back To Committee

The Resolution Condemning Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence Against The Asian Pacific Islander Desiamerican (APIDA) Community was on the agenda for the 04/21/2021 Common Council meeting. There were some concerns about this item raised during the Safety and Licensing committee meeting and it only made it […]

Board Of Education Votes To Add 2.67 Additional Hours of Instructional Time Per Week To 9-12 Grade Schedule For Last 5 Weeks Of School

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education held a special meeting 04/21/2021 to consider the addition of a new learning model for the grades 9-12 educational framework. The original proposed plan would have kept Wednesdays virtual and then added 15 minutes of additional instructional […]

Board Of Education To Consider Changes To 7-12 Instructional Model

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting tonight, 04/21/2021, to consider changes to the learning model for grades 7-12. Per the memo attached to the meeting details, the school administrative team is proposing to keep Wednesdays fully virtual but […]