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Downtown Appleton. Appleton Community News photo by Dan Plutchak

River View Middle School in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Kaukauna Community News photo

Kaukauna School Board explains decision on middle school principal allegations

KAUKAUNA — Following Monday’s Kaukauna Area School District Board of Education meeting where some parents expressed concerns over allegations involving the middle school principal, the district released a statement explaining their decision. A civil lawsuit complaint includes allegations involving current River View Middle School Principal, Luke Cromell, that span from 2012-2016 when he was employed […]

Senior residents, Kaukauna Ghosts football team, pair up for first ever Senior Living Football League game

KAUKAUNA — There was a rare Monday morning football game at the Bank of Kaukauna stadium, but it meant as much to the players as any game under the Friday night lights. See the video here from Kaukauna High School. More photos from Shado Rose Photography. Friends from St. Paul Elder Services in Kaukauna and […]

The Charles A. Grignon Mansion, Kaukauna, Wisconsin

First-ever lost arts festival scheduled for Kaukauna’s Grignon Mansion

KAUKAUNA — Two hundred years ago, when Wisconsin was on the edge of the frontier, household goods were not readily available and almost always made by hand. If a person needed a blanket, they would most likely have to ask a loved one to make it. Either stitched and quilted by hand or woven by […]

St. Paul’s in Kaukauna to host annual car show & brat fry

KAUKAUNA — St. Paul Elder Services, in partnership with American Legion Post 258, is hosting its annual Car Show & Brat Fry Tuesday in Kaukauna. The event offers classic cars, brats and live music, with proceeds benefiting the residents of St. Paul Elder Services. WHENTuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 3-6 p.m. WHERESt. Paul Elder Services316 E. […]

Coach LaFleur’s message of perseverance for the Menasha High School football team

MENASHA — Green Bay Packers’ Head Coach Matt LaFleur had some words of encouragement for the Menasha football team Sunday. The Bluejays watched training camp practice from the stands before being invited onto the field for the Packers’ team huddle after practice. LaFleur told them the adversity the team is facing is one of those […]

Appleton’s Nelson authors sweeping history of the Green Bay Packers

APPLETON — Appleton author Tom Nelson, whose day job is Outagamie County Executive, will release his latest book, “The Green and Gold Standard: A People’s history of the Green Bay Packers,” on Sept. 1 just ahead of the new football season. Hailed as “A complete history of the team…not just an exciting read but an […]

Kaukauna Youth Baseball raises more than $5k for Menasha baseball

KAUKAUNA — Kaukauna Youth Baseball recently raised more than $5,000 to help the youth baseball and softball club in tornado-ravaged Menasha. A few weeks ago, KYB announced that 100 percent of their concession sales for that weekend would be donated to Menasha Youth Sports, whose facility was heavily damaged in the storm. The club on […]

Kaukauna football practice photo by Dave Vissers

Kaukauna Ghosts football has sights on an eighth straight post-season run

KAUKAUNA — The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts football team has qualified for the WIAA playoffs for seven consecutive seasons under head coach Matt Binsfeld from 2019 through 2025. ​During this streak, the program has emerged as a powerhouse, highlighted by three straight Level 4, state semifinal appearances in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The Ghosts will make […]

Fire department credits smoke alarm with saving resident from basement fire in Kaukauna

KAUKAUNA — The resident of a Kaukauna home escaped safely from their smoke-filled basement Wednesday after being woken from their sleep by their smoke detectors. According to a news release, the Kaukauna Fire Department responded about 8 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a house fire on the 100 block of Grant Street in Kaukauna. […]

Kaukauna Police Department squad car, crime

Kaukauna fifth-grade teacher arrested; faces possible charges of attempted exposing a child to harmful materials

KAUKAUNA — A Kaukauna Area School District fifth-grade teacher was arrested Monday and faces possible charges of attempted – exposing a child to harmful materials or harmful descriptions or narrations. Ty M. Maki, 43, a Kaukauna fifth-grade teacher at River View Middle School, was booked into the Outagamie County Jail pending formal charges being presented […]