Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 27th of October.
Good morning, Green Bay.
Cody Delorenzo ran 313 miles from Lambeau to Ford Field carrying the Packers–Lions game ball and raised $85,472 for Henry Ford Hospital's Game On Cancer (surpassing his $50,000 goal); the Lions donated $3,130 and gave him two Super Bowl tickets.
Military Avenue will be closed for railroad crossing upgrades Monday, Nov.
2 to Wednesday, Nov. 11 between Western Avenue and Leo Street on the west side (signed detour via West Mason, South Oneida, and Shawano avenues); access to residences and businesses will be maintained.
Cornerstone will cut the ribbon on the Donald and Patricia Schneider Family Arena Friday, Oct.
30 at 10 a.m.; the 65,000 sqft, 3,000-seat rink will be St. Norbert’s hockey home for 2026 to 2027, and the event will include tours, food trucks, giveaways, and tickets for the 7 p.m. opener.
Cornerstone Community Center will hold a ribbon cutting Friday, Oct.
30 at 10 a.m. to open the new Donald and Patricia Schneider Family Arena in Ashwaubenon, a 65,000‑sqft, 3,000-seat rink that will host St. Norbert College’s men's and women's hockey teams in the 2026-27 season; tours, music, food trucks, and a 7 p.m. home opener follow.
Town of Peshtigo firefighters rushed to a wood shed fire Sunday afternoon along County Road B and extinguished flames moving through woods before they reached nearby homes (burning permits suspended; check the DNR before any burning).
A deer crashed through an Appleton apartment window on Oct.
20 while no one was home, escaped through a second window, and appeared uninjured; officers contacted the landlord and reminded drivers that deer are most active in October and November.
UW–Green Bay will remove dead trees that have dropped limbs onto Nicolet Drive to address safety concerns, and says contractor Asplundh will begin work soon with completion prioritized ahead of significant winter weather (a tree fell onto a car on Aug.
19).
Allouez resident Nick Griffie, who has ALS, drove with his wife to St. Petersburg to attend Game 3 of the World Series after finding tickets in Florida because he can no longer fly.
Allouez resident Nick Griffie drove with his wife to St. Petersburg to watch the Brewers in Game 3 of the World Series after finding tickets, saying his ALS (which prevents flying) made driving the best option to see the team one more time.
Cherry Street between N.
Washington and N. Adams will remain closed to parking and eastbound traffic through Nov. 20 for a NEW Water sewer project downtown.
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