Barry O’Connor was voted to be the new Board of Education Vice President filling the spot left by Leah Olson’s departure. 4 voted for him and 2 voted for Deb Truyman. It was a private vote. Given that Kay Eggert nominated Barry, one can safely […]
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Coronavirus Numbers For 12/13/2020
On 12/13/2020 Appleton reported 17 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 11 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 23. Cases out of isolation increased by 4. There was 1 new death. The total for confirmed cases last week was 262 which was 53 more than […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 12/12/2020
On 12/12/2020, Appleton reported 20 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 9 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 8. Cases out of isolation increased by 21. There were no new deaths. Counting both confirmed and probable cases, 7.76% of Appleton’s residents have had coronavirus. Counting […]
Room Tax Funds Down 55% From Last Year
The Fox Cities Hotel Room Tax Commission is meeting 12/14/2020 at 3pm. The most interesting agenda items to me look like the Financial Reports–both the status of room tax collections and the outstanding room taxes. The city of Kaukauna still has some unpaid taxes as […]
25% of AASD High School Seniors Are Failing At Least 1 Class
In response to a Freedom Of Information Act request by a parent, AASD has released information regarding the number of high school students who had at least 1 F on their 1st quarter report card. 21.46% of high school students received at least one F […]
Dr. Lee Vogel’s Speech. On Polarization Between Community Members And Health Officials
Dr. Lee Vogel gave a speech at the 12/09/2020 Board of Health meeting. This isn’t the first speech of hers that I’ve posted and it probably won’t be the last. I post this one because I think it demonstrates a big disconnect between our public […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 12/11/2020
On 12/11/2020 Appleton recorded 57 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 16 new probable cases. Active cases increased by 38. Cases out of isolation increased by 34. There was 1 new death. Back in July there was a slight rise in cases that happened after the […]
Fireworks At the Transit Commission Meeting
There were some fireworks at the Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting on 12/08/2020. Commission member Daniel Wilson was concerned that Valley Transit has not been following the correct procedures when making purchases of Covid-related supplies and that the Covid grant fund is essentially being used […]
Board of Education To Reconsider Hybrid Learning Format
The agenda for the AASD Board of Education meeting on 12/14/2020 has been posted. There will be a work session at 4pm followed by the Board meeting proper at 6pm. To refresh your memory as to what’s been happening at AASD, back on Nov. 30, […]
Recap Of 12/09/2020 Board of Health Meeting
On 12/09/2020 the Appleton Board of Health held its very first virtual board meeting. [They did not mention why this was and it seemed odd to me for them to do that now when cases seem to be decreasing vs. 6 weeks ago when cases […]