Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 19th of September.
Good morning, Appleton.
🏘️ Community
The Green Bay Packers donated $250,000 to support Menasha tornado recovery by funding repairs to playgrounds and over 300 homes with local nonprofits + Habitat for Humanity.
The grant includes $75,000 each for replacing Smith Park’s playground equipment and rebuilding Menasha Gegan Elementary’s playground.
🎭 Culture
Building for Kids opened its new exhibit 'Framed: Step Into Art' on Friday—letting children interact with iconic artworks by creating their own Mona Lisa and more.
The exhibit runs through May and includes several art-centered events.
Irish Fest returns to Fox Valley for its sixth year with Irish music, food, art and sports.
Despite rainy weather today, the event runs until 10 p.m. today and resumes at 10 a.m. tomorrow — drawing visitors to experience Celtic culture.
🎓 Education
Seymour schools are asking voters on Nov.
3 for a $15 million referendum to maintain staffing, programs and building upkeep over three school years as an expiring measure is replaced. Several informational meetings are set in October at local sites + a board Q&A on Oct. 27.
🌲 Environment
The US recorded its hottest summer ever, but Wisconsin experienced its 22nd warmest summer (north central ranked 13th and southeastern 31st) with temperatures averaging 68.5°F—1.3°F above the 30-year average.
This data covers June 1 through Aug. 31.
🏛️ Government
Residents near Xavier High School have repeatedly experienced flooding in their homes from the Grand Chute sewer system when the temporary bypass pump fails during heavy rain.
Town officials say permanent pipe repairs are scheduled for 2027 after coordination with railroad authorities and the WI DNR (further details remain pending).
🏈 Sports
The 35th Fox Cities Marathon will support tornado victims by selling 'We Run With You' T-shirts benefiting Habitat for Humanity + matching help from Community First.
T-shirt sales at the Nutritional Healing Health & Wellness Expo are Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19, with race events in Menasha and Neenah.
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