De Pere News

The Brown County OWI Task Force arrested eight more people on suspicion of drunken driving in its 39th deployment last weekend.

Eight people were cited for drunken driving in De Pere on Saturday night by the Brown County OWI Task Force.

Cellphones in working condition can be donated to the Triad Cell Phone Project at the Volunteer Center of Brown County, 984 Ninth St., Green Bay; the Aging & Disability Resource Center, 300 S. Adams St., Green Bay; or local Ys.

In addition to the traditional bands, floats, and candy, several veterans groups marched by, bringing the crowd to its feet in honor of their service and those who've died fighting for freedom.

Justin Beno of De Pere works on restoring a Buick Skylark in his garage May 17. Beno avoided possible prison time by agreeing to have two of his rare muscle cars destroyed.

The village hopes to follow a national trend by opening a dog park, the first in the east Green Bay area.

Following the parade, a public memorial ceremony will take place inside Riverside Cemetery at the burial plot of the George D. Eggleston Post of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Shelly Drewiske, front, and Justin Schmitz prepare to launch their homemade boat Saturday during the Redneck Regatta at Celebrate De Pere at Voyageur Park in De Pere.

Drivers who need to the cross the Fox River in De Pere on Monday morning should find a route other than the Claude Allouez Bridge.

Do you have a 'Fast and Furious' muscle car you'd like to show off? Email your photo, along with any information on the car and its owner, to tellus@greenbaypressgazette.com . Meet Justin Beno, a De Pere man who homebuilt two rare Japanese muscle cars - one of which appeared in the movie 'The Fast and the Furious' - only to see them destroyed.

Many people see Memorial Weekend as the official kick off to summer. While they head up to their cottages and cabins for the three day weekend, the Greater Green Bay and Fox Cities area is offering some fantastic music performances for those staying close to home.

Selig spoke a small group Wednesday at a sport and society conference at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis.

Jamie Zynda, an officer with Ashwaubenon Public Safety, rides through a 30-mph cone weave during a multi-agency police motorcycle training session Friday at Ashwaubomay Park in Ashwaubenon.

The house at 3451 Dickinson Road in Ledgeview is the center of a building code violations case.

Attorneys for the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay presented their defense Thursday in Day 4 of their civil fraud trial.

Human remains found last year at the Vandervest Harley-Davidson construction site are believed to be those of at least two Native American adults.

The Desert Veterans of Wisconsin would like to extend an open invitation to our brothers and sisters in arms to join us in the De Pere Kiwanis Memorial Day Parade.

Owners join their dogs at Ashwaubomay Lake during the 2011 'Doggie Dip' event in Ashwaubenon.

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American Transmission Co. is holding a series of public information meetings to discuss a proposed 175-mile transmission line from the Green Bay area to Ishpeming, Mich.