Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 15th of August.
Good morning, Appleton.
A tornado damaged nearly all buses and destroyed the terminal at Lamers Bus Lines in the Fox Cities on Friday, Aug.
14 — replacement buses from other depots will keep school routes running as the company prepares for the new school year with route updates expected a week later.
The old engineering building on UW Oshkosh-Fox Cities campus is now a resource center for tornado-impacted residents.
Local agencies provide food, financial, and mental health help; it operated Friday and will reopen today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1655 University Drive in Menasha – a local help hub.
Fans helped raise over $22,000 for tornado relief through Timber Rattlers Give Back by participating in 50/50 raffles held last month in the Fox Valley.
The fundraiser benefits the Tornado Community Response Fund as the team prepares to resume games on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
A new 3,000 sqft mural is now on display on College Avenue in downtown Appleton as part of the Paint The City program.
Twenty local students worked with lead artist Neo Medina over two weeks to celebrate community support.
Free walk-in counseling for tornado survivors is offered through Sept.
2 by Samaritan and Celebration Church at 400 Third St in Menasha — licensed counselors are available Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at no cost with funding from a $25,000 Community Foundation grant.
Kaukauna resident Wesley and his family run a lemonade stand to raise funds for care packages for children needing craniosynostosis surgery - a program called CrainoCareBears - and they aim to exceed last summer’s $1,000 goal, with local residents and police stopping by to support the cause.
Roller derby teams from across the country will compete this weekend at Skaters Edge in Appleton for a national title on quad skates — a highlight for local sports fans — as athletes gear up to chase gold, silver, and bronze.
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