Good morning, Green Bay.

Amy and Greg Behrend of You Belong and Shannon Wienandt of House of Hope Green Bay were honored at the Ethics in Action Awards ceremony at Lambeau Field Thursday morning, and Foundations Health and Wholness presented the awards to community figures nominated by the public.

Green Bay unveiled new playground equipment at Badger Park last Thursday, giving west side children a safe space to play while city officials plan to redevelop a nearby parking lot for improved access.

Artist Sam Rowe joined the Green Bay Public Arts Commission to add an artist's perspective in selecting sculptures, murals, and community projects.

She plans to expand public art efforts that involve residents and kids in creative collaboration.

Three finalists for the Universities of Wisconsin presidency — Steven Gareth Holley, Tonjanita L.

Johnson and Bernard J. Savarese — will hold public forums at UW-Parkside and UW-Madison on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27; public feedback is accepted online until 2:30 p.m. Interviews will follow before the board makes a decision.

A wild deer near Peshtigo tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Marinette County — the county’s baiting and feeding ban will now last three more years, according to the Wisconsin DNR.

Green Bay invited community feedback on a restoration project covering over 560 acres at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary to improve wildlife habitat and recreational areas.

A public meeting was held Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Dick Resch Family Learning Center — next to the nature center.

The DNR launched a program for private well owners to apply for PFAS testing kits, with samples sent to the state lab; communities have six months to submit plans for grant funding to support treatment if contaminants are found.

Nonprofit Fox Cities Habitat broke ground on Horizon Crossing in Fox Crossing (the largest single-site project to date), with 39 market-rate houses starting construction this fall and 17 Habitat homes set to begin building in 2027.

Cody Delorenzo will run 313 miles from Lambeau Field to Ford Field while carrying a game ball — raising funds for Henry Ford Health's Game On Cancer — and he is expected to finish his run Saturday afternoon before the Sunday game.