Appleton Community News

Downtown Appleton. Appleton Community News photo by Dan Plutchak

Police: 82-year-old pedestrian dies after being struck by car in Little Chute

Police say an 82-year-old man was killed Friday morning after being struck by a vehicle in Little Chute.

Large item garbage and trash pickup takes place in Kaukauna the second full week of the month from April through October.

Large item trash pickup for September 2025 begins Monday in Kaukauna

The city of Kaukauna will dispose these items during the next large/irregular garbage and branch pick-up.

Volunteer Ombudsman program expands to include assisted living facilities in the Fox Cities

The State of Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long Term Care is expanding its Volunteer Ombudsman Program to include assisted living communities in the Fox Valley and throughout the state.

Children’s Wisconsin opens walk-in mental health clinic in Green Bay

Children’s Wisconsin announced last week that their Green Bay Mental Health Walk-In Clinic is now open within the same building as Emplify Health by Bellin Behavioral Health.

Suspected OWI wrong-way crash near Kaukauna sends family who was hit to hospital

A pregnant 27-year-old woman, her husband and their 1-year-old child were transported to a hospital with what appeared to be non life-threatening injuries following a crash with a suspected drunken driver going the wrong way on I-41.

Improvements to Strassburg Park on Kaukauna’s northeast side are ready to use

The playground equipment at Strassburg Park is complete and open to the public.

Kaukauna Ghosts are wrestling for their third WIAA state championship in three years

State team wresting tournament moving to La Crosse; Individual tournament to remain in Madison

The WIAA state team wrestling tournament is moving to La Crosse. The individual event will remain in Madison.

Biz brief: Fox Valley Family Eye Care in Little Chute closes after being acquired by Shopko optical

Fox Valley Family Eye Care in Little Chute has closed after being acquired by Shopko Optical. Services have now moved to Shopko Optical’s Appleton East located at 3525 E Calumet St near the Walmart garden center in the strip mall.

Kaukauna student recovering after being struck and dragged by car on first day of school

A Kaukauna River View Middle School student is recovering after being struck and dragged by a car on the first day of school.