Oneida News

A $400,000 grant over two years will allow a coalition of the 11 tribes in Wisconsin to focus on Native American tourism by hiring a tourism development director and advancing cultural tourism on reservations.

15 years Patricia Rowe, Hurckman Mechanical Industries Inc. 5 years Tracy Kruse, Brown County Employees Credit Union Wayne Richter, WS Packaging Group Inc.

November is known among the Oneida people as Luto lats Whni tale, the Hunting Moon.

Sesame Street Live: 7 p.m. today ; 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday; and 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, 1901 S. Oneida St., Ashwaubenon.

George Washington's troops at Valley Forge may have starved to death without the white corn an Oneida Indian chief gave them in the winter of 1777 during the Revolutionary War.

TWO RIVERS - World War II Merchant Marine veteran Edwin Boettger of Two Rivers vividly remembers the dark night 66 years ago when a jarring impact tossed him off the deck of the Army transport ship Oneida and sent him plunging into the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Village Board on Tuesday gave a unanimous vote of support to a proposed collaboration among area fire departments.

The Grant County Health Department's confirmation Monday of its first swine flu death marks the 20th such death in the state since the spring, according to state officials.

Pastor Rod Zimmerman of Celebration Church in Stevens Point plans to run 135 miles to Green Bay between 6 p.m. tonight and 10 a.m. Sunday, with minimal stops along the way.

The De Pere, Brown County, Oconto County and Oneida Nation public health departments next week will offer H1N1 flu vaccine clinics for high-risk target populations.

Three young children have been removed from a filthy Outagamie County residence and their mother has been charged with leaving them home alone.

Three children, ages 19 months, and 4 and 6 years, were placed in county custody after they were found home alone last week in a filth-strewn Town of Oneida residence.

ONEIDA - A 25-year-old De Pere woman has been arrested on a felony charge of child abandonment and three misdemeanor counts of child neglect.

Oneida County is working with the Wisconsin Department of Commerce to help a new Eagle River business obtain a $150,000 block grant.

A casino in Wisconsin is trying to make sure concern over the H1N1 flu virus doesn't keep gamblers away.

Grants recognizing arts activities were given recently by the Oneida Nation Arts Board through the Dollars for Arts Program.

Michael L. Olsen, like many in this rough economy, feels grateful to have a job.

After years of increases, the United Way of Brown County could see a significant dip in donations for this year's fundraising campaign.

Criminal damage: A mailbox in the 1000 block of Daisy Lane was struck by a vehicle Thursday.

A 50-year-old Oneida man who died early Wednesday following a traffic crash on County EE east of County E in Outagamie County has been identified as Steven B. Spaeth.