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Green Bay Packers linebacker Zaire Franklin visited the Boys & Girls Club to promote the Tackles 44 Literacy program by reading stories to kids and pledging $44 per tackle to fund youth literacy while the event featured pizza and prizes.

Boye Painting is set to receive the Historic Preservation Award from the Pulaski Area Historical Society next month after restoring the exterior of Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church in Pulaski.

The family-owned business spent over a month carefully preserving this historic community landmark.

The National Railroad Museum has returned with goats to clear invasive plants from its Fox River grounds as part of the 'Goats on the Go' program.

The museum will host the Great Pumpkin Train event on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11 — featuring train rides, pumpkin picking, and family activities.

Visitors at UW-Green Bay campus will feel transported to an old Scandinavian village as the Midwest Viking Festival transforms the grounds this weekend.

The family-friendly event features battle demonstrations — Nordic storytelling, blacksmithing, and arts honoring the on-campus Viking House replica celebrating medieval Viking history.

UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander draws on his years as an orchestra conductor to guide university enrollment growth and increase access.

He conducts two concerts a year with the Weidner Philharmonic (a nod to his lifelong love of music) while opening education for Northeast Wisconsin residents.

Families and alumni gathered for Phoenix Family Weekend at UW-Green Bay and participated in the non-competitive Phlash Dash 5K, scavenger hunt, outdoor movie and photo opportunities to support scholarship fundraising for current students + the event allowed reconnecting and campus exploration.

The new I-41 interchange at South Bridge Connector will open by the end of October — further I-41 road construction is planned for 2027 in Brown County.

Green Bay Metro Fire Department is launching Fire Prevention Week by showing safe charging practices for lithium-ion batteries.

At a press conference Monday — featuring a demonstration by Brown County Hazardous Waste — experts advised using approved chargers and proper disposal methods to lower fire risks.

Green Bay Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper tore his Achilles (season-ending) in the third quarter of Sunday's 17-14 win over the Buccaneers at Lambeau Field.

He had recorded three sacks and an interception before the injury.