Kimberly News

Several Northeast Wisconsin communities started their Fourth of July celebrations a day early.

CONVERT IT: As far as 'run it or sell it' goes, I'm far on the side of sell it so it can be run well for a purpose.

More than a year remains before the village gathers for the fun and reflection that can only accompany 100 years of history.

Game winner: Luke Cismoski of Hortonville scored the winning run for the North in the sixth inning when he walked, went to second on a bunt and scored on a single by Sean Grabig of Bay Port at E.J. Schneider Field in Oshkosh on Saturday.

COMBINED LOCKS - Kimberly resident John Grones can't wait for Sunday, when St. Paul Catholic Church kicks off its first summer concert series with a performance by Kaukauna youth band 1st Degree.

If one man's trash is indeed another man's treasure, Kimberly officials may have found a cost saving solution with a touch of irony.

KIMBERLY - Sixteen teams signed up last Wednesday to compete in Capital Credit Union's sixth annual Shopping Cart Races.

Robert Elmer Anholzer, age 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2009. He was born in Appleton on April 23, 1925, the son of the late Elmer Anholzer and Mary Anholzer Dolven.

LITTLE CHUTE - Owner Michelle Mueller wants every diner at The Flying Dutchman to enjoy a great meal and leave with a better understanding of the village's Dutch heritage.

FLEGAL, David A.; 23, 110 W. Main St., Little Chute. Placed on probation for four years and ordered to serve one year in jail for two counts of burglary in the county on July 26, 2008.

Capital Credit Union's sixth annual Shopping Cart Races, costume contest and food drive will begin at 5:30 p.m. today at the 855 Eisenhower Drive office, adjacent to County CE.

The Oshkosh Northwestern will be bringing you live, streaming video of the competitions for Miss Wisconsin on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.

Given the stress of taking kids out to restaurants, it might be more useful to have a "parents-eat-free" night or "parents-get-free-martini" promotion.

The Kimberly-Little Chute summer library program will begin Monday and run through to July 24.

Zach Reid spoke publicly for the first time today about strangling his father when he took the stand to explain that he was acting in self-defense when he killed Brett Reid.

The Village of Kimberly has requested approval from the Department of Natural Resources for improvements to its sanitary sewer system.

Kimberly woman Becky Bertels can't wait to get married this fall. "I'm excited." However, she wishes she would've chosen her wedding photogapher with as much scrutiny as she chose her husband-to-be. "This is not one of the happy moments that I'm going to remember," Bertels told NBC 26 News Monday afternoon.

KIMBERLY - High school drama students have been rehearsing in a warehouse and at a public park as they prepare to put on a production that proved too controversial for the school district.

Top-seeded De Pere escaped upset-minded Green Bay Preble when freshman injury substitute Tyler Nehring hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Redbirds a 7-6 victory in a WIAA Division 1 baseball regional final on Friday.

Douglas Brewster, of Appleton, age 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, 2009, at Care Partners Assisted Living in Little Chute.