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Apricity's $13 million expansion goes public; Xavier gets Friday off

Plus, Xavier schools are off Friday as two teams head to State, and it's Election Day.

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Apricity launches the public phase of its $13 million Grand Chute expansion

Apricity has raised $11.2 million of its $13 million goal

$11.2 millionraised so far in the campaign

Sources: WFRV Local 5, WBAY

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raised so far in the campaign$11.2 million
Campaign goal$13.0 million

If you're looking for treatment, or know someone who is, is growing. The nonprofit launched the public phase of its $13 million "Rooted in Recovery, Growing in Hope" campaign, and it has raised $11.2 million so far.

The project expands , the women's center, and brings Mooring House, the men's program, from downtown Appleton to the same campus. The job transition program moves over from Neenah too. CEO Michelle Devine Giese said waitlists have run two to five weeks at times, and the old building was renovated to feel like home.

  • Beds: 39 now, 70 once the work is done
  • New space: 26,000 square feet added to Casa Clare's 10,000
  • Construction: expected to wrap by February
  • Give: apricityservices.com/support

Apricity's expansion should wrap up by February

  1. June 2025Work on the expansion began.
  2. FebruaryConstruction is expected to wrap up.
  3. Mid-MayResidents will be transferred to the new site by mid-May.

Sources: WLUK, WFRV Local 5

High School Sports

Xavier schools are off Friday because two teams reached State

If you've got a Xavier fan at home, here's your Friday. Two teams are headed to State after Saturday wins: the boys soccer team beat top-seeded Kiel, and the volleyball team swept Fox Valley Lutheran.

Xavier's two State teams by the numbers

4-2
Xavier boys soccer win over top-seeded Kiel
3-0
Xavier volleyball sweep of Fox Valley Lutheran
2012
last State trip for Xavier boys soccer
7th
State trip for Xavier volleyball, first since 2023
  • Classes: none Friday across the Xavier school system
  • Send-off celebration: 7:45 a.m. Friday

Raya Zurfluh had 22 assists, 10 digs and three blocks in the sweep. The Hawks won back-to-back Division 2 titles in 2022 and 2023.

Xavier plays two State games Friday morning

TeamOpponentWhen and where
VolleyballCatholic Memorial10:30 a.m., Resch Center
Boys soccerLake Country Lutheran11 a.m., Milwaukee

Source: WFRV Local 5

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Election Day

Voting today? lets you find your polling place, check your registration and preview a sample ballot, and we suggest bringing the necessary identification. NBC26

Menasha

Menasha High School is in the final round of T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G Lights contest against three other schools for a $1 million prize toward rebuilding . The Bluejays won the Midwest Division and $250,000 on more than 422,000 votes. You can vote every day through Nov. 8, and WFRV reported Monday afternoon that Menasha is leading. WLUKWFRV Local 5WGBA NBC 26 in Green Bay

Gas prices

Appleton's average gas price is $4.12 a gallon, down 38.6 cents from last week's $4.51, according to GasBuddy. Wisconsin averages $4.22 and Green Bay $4.27. WLUK

Appleton's gas average sits below Green Bay's and the state's

$4.12

Appleton average

Source: WLUK

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Appleton average$4.12
Wisconsin average$4.22−10¢
Green Bay average$4.27−15¢
U.S. average$4.12No change

Lanterns

Lawrence University's lantern event for Menasha runs 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 6, with a rain date of Nov. 13. Each illuminated paper lantern along campus pathways represents a donation to the United Way Fox Cities Tornado Relief Community Response Fund. WBAY

Appeals court

Gov. Tony Evers appointed Outagamie County Judge Emily Lonergan to the Court of Appeals, District III. She succeeds Presiding Judge Lisa K. Stark, who is retiring, and has been on the Outagamie County bench since 2019. WLUK

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School referendums

If you're voting today, check your ballot: 72 districts statewide have a school referendum, worth $1.6 billion combined. Little Chute Area, Pulaski Community, Weyauwega-Fremont and Brillion are among the Northeast Wisconsin districts on the list. WLUK

$1.6 billionin school district referendums on Wisconsin ballots

72 districts around the state have a referendum on the ballot.

Source: WLUK

Piggly Wiggly

Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly has agreed to buy the De Pere and Kaukauna stores from StoneRidge Meat and Country Markets, which has owned both since January 2018. The sale takes effect Jan. 31, and Fox Bros. operates 11 Piggly Wiggly stores, mostly in southeast Wisconsin. StoneRidge is closing its Little Chute store, and Fox Bros. plans new features at the two stores in 2027. Green Bay Press-GazetteWFRV Local 5WLUKKaukauna Community News

Cookie Book

The 98th We Energies Cookie Book, Baking Spirits Bright, is out with 38 recipes from Wisconsin home bakers. Free printed copies will be offered Sat., Nov. 7 at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton or American Family Field in Milwaukee. FOX6 News MilwaukeeSpectrum News Milwaukee

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Wisconsin sports had a wild week, and the Fox Cities photographers caught it. One weekly gallery has Milwaukee Brewers player Brandon Woodruff carrying the Commissioner's Trophy as he and teammates celebrate at Lambeau Field, plus Halloween trick-or-treating in Appleton. Packers fans got a bonus show.

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Apricity's $13 million expansion goes public; Xavier gets Friday off

Plus, Xavier schools are off Friday as two teams head to State, and it's Election Day.

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  1. Apricity goes public with its $13 million Grand Chute expansion
  2. Xavier schools are off Friday as two teams reach State
  3. Voting today? Find your polling place on MyVote Wisconsin
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