Good morning, Green Bay.

Today, Packers players, coaches, and staff joined the Greater Green Bay Chamber at Lambeau Field Atrium for a Welcome Back Packers Luncheon, where linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (recognized for his community work with Scholastic Book Fairs, school visits, and youth football camps) was honored with a Community Service Award.

Darren Thao, a Woodman’s Food Market bagger from Howard, won Wisconsin’s Best Bagger title at the Great Wisconsin Bag-Off Championship on Aug.

27 — he will represent the state at the National Grocers Association Best Bagger Championship in February.

The Fox Cares Foundation raised $500,000 (unlocking a matching $250,000 pledge from Fox Communities Credit Union) to fund local recovery programs following late July tornadoes in Northeast Wisconsin.

A 145-year-old cargo schooner, Jennibel, which sank 105 feet deep near Chambers Island, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug.

27. The shipwreck gives maritime historians a chance to study wooden schooner construction from the 1800s.

Four large inflatable rabbits from Amanda Parer's 'Intrude' art installation have been on display in front of The Weidner at UW-Green Bay campus since Aug.

26 and continue through Sept. 13; they light up at night and invite visitors for photo ops, considering environmental themes (a nod to campus heritage).

Lakeshore School of Innovation will move to the UW-Green Bay Manitowoc Campus this fall for the 2026 to 2027 school year so that its (83) high school students can learn with project-based instruction in a college setting.

Classes start September 2.

Natalie Delchambre launched three conservation initiatives in northeast Wisconsin, including Hippie Homestead LLC, Patchwork Pathways, and Corridor Seed Station.

The projects aim to boost local conservation efforts and community engagement.

At a Pentagon ceremony on Wed, Aug.

26, Marine Cpl. Michael Gretzon from Pembine received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a V device from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for his actions during the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing + he accepted the honor with his service dog.