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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- General
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Community shares memories of UWO Fox Cities at history presentation
MENASHA, Wis. (WFRV) – If the halls and classrooms at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh-Fox Cities could talk they would have thousands of stories to tell. Unfortunately, they can't so UWO-Fox Cities history professor Steve Sheehan does the talking for them. He held a presentation on the history of the campus on Thursday night. It was to pay tribute to a university that has meant so much to so many over the years. 'We are here to have a celebration of life,' said Sheehan. 'It's not a funeral for the campus it's a celebration of its life.' The UWO-Fox Cities campus will close down at the end of June. Although most of the community assets will stay on campus and remain open, there will no longer be classes there. Dairy Queen in Neenah raises $2,000 for Fox Cities Victim Crisis Response Team through green popcorn fundraiser 'This notion of the Wisconsin idea and it goes back over a century,' said Sheehan when asked about the biggest message he wants people to take away from the presentation. 'And it's the idea that the boundaries of the university should reach the boundaries of the state. The university should reach out to people where they're at and try to make their lives better.' Several dozen people packed into one of the lecture halls on campus to take in the presentation and share memories they have of their time at UWO-Fox Cities. 'The universal theme of everyone who worked in this building is there is a dedication to students and learning like no other,' said Tina Koch who is the former associate director of student affairs for the university. 'I think the biggest thing is we did really good work guys.' Vegetation fire near I-43 in Green Bay quickly extinguished Although the campus will close soon, people who attended the presentation said the memories will live on forever. 'Many of our students over the years have stayed local and that's just a tremendous amount of value added to the community,' said Sheehan. UWO-Fox Cities has some of its memorabilia from over the decades displayed in room 1130. The public can come check it out. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Business
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Port of Green Bay sees first arrival for 2025's shipping season, ship carrying cement
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The first ship of the 2025 shipping season has officially arrived in at the Port of Green Bay, carrying cement. The Port of Green Bay said the shipping season kicked off as the 'Innovation with Tug Samuel De Champlain' arrived on Wednesday, March 12, at 1:49 p.m. 'The pinnacle of a career': Grand Chute Police Chief retires after 44 years of service, 15 spent with department According to the release, the ship's dimensions were: Part of Ship Dimensions/measurements Length with and without tug 460 feet, or 544 feet with tug Beam 70 feet Depth (tug) 37 feet (20-foot tug) Capacity 17,310 tons (34,620,000 pounds) 'This year's shipping season is now underway just two days later than last year's start,' Director Dean Haen said via the release. 'This makes for an early start and has us looking forward to what our new season will bring.' Now that the first ship has arrived, the Port of Green Bay's 'First Ship' contest has concluded, with the winner being Anne LaCour of Pembine, who predicted that the first ship would arrive at 2:13 p.m. on March 12. Winnebago County discusses future of UWO Fox Cities campus Her prediction landed her a one-night stay at the Hotel Northland, a 200th anniversary Brown County-themed Monopoly game, six tickets to the National Railroad Museum and a gift certificate from the Voyageurs Sourdough Bakehouse. More details about ship arrivals can be found on the Port of Green Bay website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Business
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Outagamie County pauses talks on UWO Fox Cities sale until appraisals done
OUTAGAMIE, Wis. (WFRV) – Outagamie County has pumped the brakes on a potential sale of the 43-acre UWO Fox Cities campus in Menasha. Supervisors on the Property, Airport, Recreation & Economic Development committee unanimously voted to table approval of the sale of the campus until they conduct three appraisals to make sure they understand the value of the property. Outagamie County jointly owns the campus with Winnebago County and they've been in talks with the Menasha Joint School District about selling it to the district to use as a childcare facility. Green Bay women beat Purdue Fort Wayne 76-63 for back-to-back Horizon League Tournament titles 'We need to make sure that we're doing right by the taxpayers and that this is the best decision for all concerned,' said Outagamie County executive Tom Nelson who has been front and center in these dicussions. An Outagamie County official told Local 5 News that they've done an appraisal on the UWO Fox Cities campus before, but that the property hasn't been appraised in over a year. Back in August, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Fox Cities campus board of trustees approved a motion recommending that the two counties do an appraisal on the property. Local 5 News asked Nelson why they began talks about selling the campus before doing an updated appraisal on the property. Menasha's Trestle Bridge reopens after several weeks of closure, 120 railing posts replaced 'Our goal was to see if we could find a way to do a seamless transaction from one public entity that wouldn't cost anything,' said Nelson. 'However there are some concerns that that might not be the best choice so what we're simply doing is pausing.' The childcare services idea for the campus has generated mixed reactions among people in the Fox Valley. Some people said this would fulfill a critical need in the community, while others wonder how the district can do this without a significant increase in taxes. Outagamie County officials tell Local 5 News they will revisit the potential sale of the property at a later meeting. Nelson reminded the public that the two counties own the campus and there's no set deadline for when they would have to sell it. Wisconsin authorities search for stolen emu liquor display 'Any transaction that we do is going to be prudent, in the best interest of the taxpayers of both Winnebago and Outagamie County,' Nelson said. UWO Fox Cities will close for good at the end of June. Winnebago County officials were supposed to have a news conference on Wednesday to discuss the sale of the property. That news conference has been canceled. For now, there is an item regarding the sale of the property listed on the agenda for their board meeting on Tuesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
