Appleton News

The lazy days of summer have pushed the H1N1 influenza virus to the back of public consciousness, but health officials remain vigilant in trying to anticipate what comes next.

These are heady days for Cory Chisel as the Appleton singer-songwriter closes in on the release of his first major-studio album.

DOWNTOWN TUNES: The first of the free Thursday night concerts at Houdini Plaza in downtown Appleton arrives Thursday.

As Scotty and the Snow Machines began their first rehearsal in the round garage they dubbed the Cheese Factory, an audience slowly began to silently gather.

Liam Gallagher loves "male grooming". The Oasis singer - who, along with his bandmate and brother Noel Gallagher, is famed for his wild lifestyle -has come up with his own skincare regime to ensure he retains his youthful looks for as long as possible.

It began 20 years ago with the labradoodle and now there are oodles of "oodles" - poodle crossbreeds prized for their looks and allergy-friendly coats.

APPLETON - Sometimes one man's trash is not another man's treasure. Sometimes, it's just trash.

From their earliest gigs as an indie rock cover band, Dance Billy Dance began the countdown.

TODAY was gonna be the day . . . that NICOLE APPLETON moved to Hollywood to become an actress.

As a teenager in her 1990s high school orchestra, musician Helen Exner ended up playing at a teachers' convention in Madison during which radio personality Garrison Keillor spoke.

James and the Country Gentlemen members Daniel Favell , 16, Stefan Raupach, 16, and Johann Lingohr, 17, perform the traditional folk song Dark Eyes and Ashley Lewicki , 13, belts out Patsy Cline's Walking After Midnight for judges at the inaugural Our Kids Have Talent Sunday.

Violinist Leila Josefowicz joins the PSO this weekend. FRIDAY Third Day rises Grammy-winning rock band Third Day -- taking its name from Jesus rising on the third day after the crucifixion -- plays a sold-out ...

US rock band Kings of Leon were involved in a drunken backstage bust-up with each other at the Brit Awards, according to witnesses.

Liam Gallagher has tipped Coldplay to clean up at the Brits - saying they would probably even be crowned best new female act.

I CAN'T decide which is more outrageous LIAM GALLAGHER's monster sideburns or his fancy footwear.

A Chicago-area junior high school class once asked Appleton singer/composer Patrice Michaels' permission to perform one of the songs from her original show, "A Song For Harmonica," at graduation.

CHAMPAGNE tastes on a lemonade budget mean fashionistas are having to find ways to beat the credit crunch.

THERE is a proud tradition of girl group stars dating their boy band counterparts.

By Natalie Appleton - Vernon Morning Star Published: January 23, 2009 4:00 PM Updated: January 23, 2009 5:39 PM When Sue Recksiedler looks past her husband's shop - brown aluminum with custom wood windows - and ...

DAVE WEATHERILL built a a oenever-ending composting systema for the home , and some industrial-sized ones for use at schools and restaurants.