Mayor Woodford issued a proclamation declaring January 11, 2021 to be Human Trafficking Awareness Day. He asked Police Chief Todd Thomas to give a presentation to the Common Council on on how the Appleton Police Department responds to human trafficking. Chief Thomas also included a […]
Some of you may remember the Gutenberger abuse case that broke last year. Gabriel and Lisa Gutenberger and Lisa’s adult son Dade Marthaler were “charged with repeated physical abuse of a child and chronic neglect of a child causing great bodily harm” related to their […]
Karen Nelson, Appleton’s Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, writes a regular column called “Better Together” for Appleton Monthly magazine. During the 12/07/2020 Police Community Advisory Board meeting, she drew attention to her October 2020 column entitled “Racism Is A Crisis!” and the fact that, in that […]
Brian Dimmer, a (former) teacher at Wilson Middle School and coach at Appleton West has been charged with 4 felonies after engaging in sexually inappropriate behavior with a middle school student that included exposing his penis to her and asking her for nude photos. To […]
On 10/21 the Common Council voted to decrease the municipal fines for marijuana possession. The original resolution had called for the fines to be reduced to $5 for a first offense and $15 for a 2nd and 3rd offense. The Safety and Licensing committee amended […]