Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 24th of September.
Good morning, Green Bay.
Volunteers from NeighborWorks Green Bay are working during Good Neighbor Week to help homeowners who struggle with repairs, and they will complete 11 community projects until Friday.
An additional event is planned in De Pere for October.
On Tuesday, Packers quarterback Jordan Love donated $45,000 to aid Menasha tornado recovery through his Hands of 10ve Foundation.
The funds went toward playground repairs at Smith Park, rebuilding Gegan Elementary's playground, and home repairs by Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity+.
Green Bay installed the final sculpture for its Rotating Arts program as part of a two-year display series.
Luke Achterberg’s piece, Confluence, went up Wednesday near Fisk and Dousman — each artist received $4,000 to install and later remove their work.
Green Bay welcomes the return of the UntitledTown Book and Author Festival tomorrow.
The free event runs Sept. 25 to 27 with workshops, readings, and meet-ups for all ages, including a session by Terra Fletcher (The Art Garage, 1400 Cedar Street) on Friday at 5 p.m.
UW-Green Bay will host HackGB 2026, a 24-hour hackathon by the Google Developer Group and 404 Network at the STEM Innovation Center.
Over 200 students will compete in coding projects across four tracks from 8:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18.
Researchers at WPS + We Energies are using tiny transmitters to track young peregrine falcons; three devices still send signals while the one for Featherson Lehmann stopped working over the summer, leaving its location unknown.
The study shows the birds flying thousands of miles across borders.
The Wisconsin DNR sent a letter urging Fox Valley cities to keep the Menasha Lock closed to slow the spread of round gobies to Lake Winnebago.
The Fox River Navigational System Authority is reviewing the letter — continuing a $20,000 UW-Green Bay study to gather data on goby numbers.
Vivent Health opened its renovated clinic at 417 S.
Monroe Ave in Green Bay on Sept. 23 — a $1.6M, 5,486 sqft center that now offers integrated services including HIV care, behavioral health and nutritional support to 484 patients.
Construction began Wednesday on a new six-story inpatient tower at HSHS St. Mary’s on Green Bay’s west side as part of a $270 million plan to boost care; the facility will add over 100 patient rooms and quadruple ICU capacity, with work set to finish in 2028.
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