Tuesday, April 6, 2021 is the big day. The polls in Appleton will be open 7am to 8PM. Everybody will have an opportunity to vote for two AASD School Board members, for the state Superintendent of Public Instruction, and on the advisory redistricting referendum. Appleton […]
A Preliminary Response From Superintendent Baseman Regarding Virtual School Next Fall And Plans To Help Failing Students
I did want to give a bit of an update on a post from last week. As you may recall, I had been communicating with Appleton Area School District Superintendent Judy Baseman. There were a couple questions I had…. (1) In light of the fact […]
Public Arts Committee Meeting Scheduled For 04/06/2021
It always mildly amuses me that artists have reputations for being poor time managers but the Public Arts Committee meets at 7:45 AM. While not the brutal 7AM of the Board of Health meetings, it’s still uncomfortably early. But, they make it work. They will […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 04/04/2021
Coronavirus numbers for 04/04/2021. 7 new confirmed cases and 0 new probable cases. Active cases dropped by 14 to 180 and cases out of isolation increased by 21 to 8,170. Deaths remain at 63. We are currently on day 35 of no new deaths. The […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 04/03/2021
On 04/03/2021 Appleton recorded 13 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 0 new probable. Oddly, although there were only 13 total cases but active cases were listed as rising by 21 to 194. Cases out of isolation were actually listed as decreasing by 8 from 8,157 […]
Happy Easter
Today will be light on posts. I will be updating the Covid numbers if the city dashboard is updated, but I don’t know if it will be due to the holiday. For those readers who are celebrating the holiday I wish you a Happy Easter. […]
Alderpersons Patti Coenen And Corey Otis’s Invocation At 03/17/2021 Common Council Meeting – Advice And Gratitude As They Prepare To Step Down From The Council
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 […]
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.