Neenah News

The aftermath of two high-profile cases involving multiple traffic fatalities has us wondering: Why is Wisconsin the only state where a first offense for drunken driving is not a crime? The state Legislature is considering a group of bills to address drinking and driving, but there seems to be scant interest in fixing the problem that first-time ...

The Common Council will reopen the public hearing on the expansion of the helipad at Theda Clark Medical Center, 130 Second St., because the city did not give proper notice of the original hearing.

The 23rd annual Best Friends Gourmet Bike Tour will be held Sunday, July 26, starting and finishing at St.

The school district's $2.1 million food-service program will finish the year in the red, but the loss will be less than the budgeted deficit of $100,000. "We are probably going to be around $50,000" in the hole, said Kandis Sullivan, director of business services.

The downtown intersection of Main Street and Wisconsin Avenue will be closed from July 13 to 24 for the installation of utilities to the Glatfelter redevelopment site.

OSHKOSH - A pedestrian who was killed as he attempted to cross U.S. 41 Friday afternoon was identified Sunday by Winnebago County officials as David W. Haanen of Neenah.

Jeffrey Maroszek seems to recognize a good opportunity when it comes along. Maroszek, the owner of Neenah-based Digicorp, the parent of Digiprint, a commercial printing operation, and Aspen Coffee, has acquired Action Printers of Appleton.

OSHKOSH - More than three years after he was sentenced for causing a crash that killed a football coach, an Oshkosh man claims he was misled by prosecutors in a plea agreement.

The Neenah Common Council has a message for all nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations operating in the city.

It must have looked, for the entire world, back in the 1930s that the people of Winnebago County were literally digging their way out of the Great Depression.

NEENAH - The Common Council on Wednesday backed a wage freeze through 2010 for nonunion city employees as recommended by Mayor George Scherck.

Orphan Animal Rescue & Sanctuary plans to open a one-stop shop for pet adoptions in the middle of the city.

APPLETON - Darin Kath's stint as president and chief executive officer at Appleton-based Integrity Mutual Insurance Co.

NEENAH - Ruth Melzer hasn't let go of her bitterness over losing the love of her life in a senseless, alcohol-fueled crash.

The struggling economy may have canceled some Fourth of July travel plans, but those who stick around this weekend can take in plenty of patriotic events.

The Neenah Joint School District faces an unfunded liability of $86.3 million in early retirement benefits for its employees, according to a recent actuarial study.

Theft, 700 block of S. Green Bay Road. A convenience store reported that a woman drove away without paying for $39.69 worth of gasoline.

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A fire at the Sonoco-U.S. paper mill in the Menasha caused the Tayco Street bridge to close Thursday afternoon, disrupting afternoon traffic.

A 67-year-old St. Cloud woman was killed and her 74-year-old husband was seriously injured Thursday morning when they were struck by an SUV while crossing South Seymour Street.