The city of Appleton will hold a ribbon cutting for a new monument honoring sexual assault survivors Saturday. For many, this monument — located at the Ellen Kort Peace Park just off the Fox River — hits close to home. Scattered throughout the blue and […] Read more
If you see a lot of people having a good time at the Rothschild Pavilion Thursday night, it’s for a good cause. It’s called Harvest Dinner. It has become an annual tradition for the Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area. Children will get […] Read more
Chelsea Bongert walked into City Hall 4½ years ago with an idea and a colored pencil drawing for a sexual assault survivors monument. She was told by then Community and Economic Development Director Karen Harkness that the project was worthy and achievable, but it would […] Read more
Cory Asimus struggled to get to the finish line Sunday but giving up was never even a thought. The 33-year-old Freedom resident and Appleton firefighter was not only chasing a world record, he was also raising money and awareness for Project Vaspire 316, a cause […] Read more
John Hollister has run the streets of the Fox Cities countless times and always imagined what it would feel like to win his hometown marathon. That dream is now a reality. The 41-year-old Hollister, who grew up in Ashwaubenon but has lived in Neenah for […] Read more
Matt Mueller is visually impaired, but it hasn’t caused him to lose sight of his dream. The 46-year-old Appleton resident is running the ThedaCare Half Marathon on Sunday as part of the Community First Fox Cities Marathon Presented by Miron Construction. Read more…
The Community First Fox Cities Marathon Presented by Miron Construction is proud to announce it is donating $80,000 from last year’s events to over a dozen local non-profits, running groups, nursing and police/fire education programs and police departments. “The Community First Fox Cities Marathon weekend of events […] Read more
St. Norbert College’s CEO Breakfast Series has announced the speaker lineup for 2023-24, the 25th anniversary of the lecture series. Through the college’s Donald J. Schneider School of Business & Economics, The CEO Breakfast Series is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for local businesspeople to meet face-to-face […] Read more
Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity, a leader in affordable housing solutions, is putting the spotlight on women and girls in construction while helping a family in need with its annual Women’s Build event on Thursday, August 3 at 10:30 a.m. in Appleton at […] Read more
When John Bergstrom attended the funeral of his brother William Bergstrom at Oak Hill Cemetery in 2012, he didn’t like what he saw. The lawns, trees and gravestones of the city-owned cemetery were well maintained by the staff, but he was troubled by the condition of the cemetery’s gates, […] Read more