LETTERS: Appleton reader says U.S. has more ‘renters’ than ‘owners’
With so many billionaires, it’s becoming: “Everything is for rent.” Bernie Sanders should have called out all the rents we pay instead of arguing America’s turning into an oligarchy. Most of us don’t understand what he means by oligarchy. The Soviet Union was an oligarchy. It means rule by a small group. In the USSR,...
Mixed luck for Appleton International Airport travelers amid winter weather
Winter weather causes mixed travel experiences at Appleton airport as some escape to Florida while others face flight cancellations.
De Pere Nurse Honored for Her Commitment to Her Patients
A De Pere hospice is honoring one of its nurses. Unity Hospice has announced the 2025 honoree of the nationally recognized DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is Registered Nurse Tonya Trimberger. Tonya received five separate nominations from family members of a hospice patient under her care, with all of them...
Green Bay drag performers unite community, raise $2,000 for local non-profit animal shelter
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Local drag performers came together Saturday night to show that drag is about more than just a show, it’s art, community, and giving back. Music filled Nepalese Lounge and Grille in Green Bay as performers raised money for Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, a local no-kill rescue that provides extra...
Wisconsin Snowstorm Tonight: 6–15 Inches, Strong Winds Expected
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Green Bay, WI – A strengthening winter storm is bringing rapidly worsening travel conditions across central and northern Wisconsin Sunday evening as rain transitions to heavy snow, with significant...
Liam and Kithara Connolly carry on legacy of Dalla Terra Pasta
With the new year comes a change in focus for Liam and Kithara Connolly, owners of Dalla Terra Pasta in Appleton. While many specialty producers hope to open a brick-and-mortar store, the couple has decided to close their store and move in a different direction. Their story goes back to 2019 when they left corporate...
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — New Year, ball drops, undoing decorations, those names
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013. He still draws several cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers, making...
Kimberly man arrested by Wisconsin State Patrol for fourth OWI offense
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – A 57-year-old man from Kimberly was arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) in Appleton on Saturday on his fourth OWI charge. A release from WSP states that Stephen James Steckbauer, 57, was pulled over shortly after 5:03 p.m. on December 27 near Newberry Street and STH 441 by a State […]
Shooting in Hilbert on Christmas night
One woman is facing a life-threatening injury after a shooting on Christmas night in Hilbert. Calumet County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence in the Hilbert Acres Mobile Home Community for a report of a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the head just after 9 p.m. on Thursday night.
Winter Storm to bring heavy snow today
We’re tracking a winter storm that will bring heavy snow and gusty winds to the area beginning late Sunday, likely leading to travel impacts across the state. We will be in a First Alert Weather Day Sunday through Monday morning. A Winter Storm Warning will be in effect for our viewing area starting tonight, lasting...

















