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William (Bill) Jarosh, who was reported missing over the Christmas weekend, was located deceased last week in Buchanan. The cause of death is under investigation but foul play is not suspected. 

When Kaukauna Utilities purchased the Kimberly hydroelectric power generation plant from the new owners of the former Kimberly paper mill in 2010, it contracted with their wholesale power provider, WPPI Energy, to purchase the power produced.

The Outagamie County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an agreement in December with Mas Energy to construct a renewable natural gas facility on the county’s solid waste campus.

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Kaukauna approved a $150,000 loan to Modix USA Inc. to be used toward environmentally conscious elements in their new facility construction in Kaukauna. The terms were a 3.97-percent interest rate over 15 years.

Staff from the joint Kimberly/Little Chute Library will join the Kimberly Library staff when it opens on Jan. 4 with continued curb service and planning for welcoming patrons to the facility in the near future.

Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, announced a contract with Vault Medical Services that will add an additional tool to the Wisconsin COVID-19 testing toolbox. At-home COVID-19 saliva collection kits are now available to everyone who lives in Wisconsin, with or without symptoms, at no cost.

Next year, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and newly elected lawmakers likely will confront the state’s toughest budget challenge since 2011.

President & CEO Sondra Norder of St. Paul Elder Services, Inc. continues to ask for the community’s help in keeping the COVID-19 virus under control. Residents and staff at the elder services campus were hit hard by the virus this fall but things have settled down in the early part of winter.

The Little Chute Area School District has launched another search for a new district administrator to replace David Botz, who is retiring in June 2021 after more than 26 years with the district.

Gov. Tony Evers will deliver the upcoming State of the State address and biennial budget message virtually as COVID-19 continues to surge across the state. The State of the State address is delivered at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12, and the budget message is delivered at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16.