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Here’s your weekly roundup of what happened in and around Kaukauna and the Fox Valley.

Here’s how to take part in the free back-to-school clothing swap

The Laundry Gal in Appleton is organizing a K-12 Back-to-School Junior Clothing Swap on Saturday, Aug., 10, 2025 at the Boys & Girls Club of Appleton.

Work set to begin on Outagamie County dog park

Outagamie County on Thursday announced the groundbreaking of its new community dog park, taking place on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10 a.m.

Green Bay firefighters are part of a team that left Tuesday to assist with search efforts following devastating flooding in Texas.

Green Bay firefighters travel to Texas as part of team helping with search following flood

Green Bay firefighters are part of a team that left Tuesday to assist with search efforts following devastating flooding in Texas.

Work on new boating and fishing seawall along the Fox River in downtown Kaukauna to begin this week

KAUKAUNA — The City of Kaukauna announced this week that work will begin on the Wisconsin Avenue seawall project. The project is along the Fox River in downtown Kaukauna below Friends and Neighbors Park. The park, noted for its playful statues of adults and children, is on the south side of the Wisconsin Avenue in […]

After a year of recovery from a horrific freak accident, Brett Jedwabny is back to fishing

Brett Jedwabny has spent the past year recovering from the serious injuries sustained in the accident.

Kaukauna Police Department squad car, crime

Law enforcement training at Kaukauna High School

The Outagamie County Sheriff's Office will be holding a full-scale Rescue Task Force training.

Green Bay Police searching for carjacking suspect who stole Prevea Health van

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Police Department is searching for a carjacking suspect they believe stole a Prevea Health shuttle van Tuesday morning from HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center. This person is believed to be Jerilyn Soto, 46, of Keshena, police say. According to a news release, oficers were called on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, […]

Winning $2 million Powerball ticket sold at Darboy Festival

A winning $2 million Powerball ticket was sold at Festival Foods on W3195 Van Roy Rd. in Darboy.

Man airlifted to hospital following motorcycle crash Sunday

A man involved in a motorcycle accident was airlifted to a local hospital Sunday with severe injuries.

Kaukauna High grad Ellie Davis joins WFRV-TV as multimedia journalist

KAUKAUNA — There’s a familiar face these days on Green Bay TV news. Ellie Davis, a 2021 Kaukauna High School graduate, joined Green Bay’s WFRV-TV in June as a multimedia journalist. In high school, Davis ran cross country and track. She gave the commencement address at her class’s graduation before heading off to college at […]