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Kaukauna Utilities General Manager Jeff Feldt was recently re-elected to two leadership roles for WPPI Energy. At the annual meeting held Sept. 17, Feldt was re-elected to the executive committee, and on Oct. 22, Feldt was re-elected as chair of the WPPI Energy Board of Directors.

Municipal clerks in Outagamie County were left with just 33 hours and stacks of absentee/early ballots following a week of trying to work out a solution not of their making.

In an effort to reduce maintenance costs related to expected seasonal snow and ice, Outagamie County will modify the weekly outdoor warning system test schedule.

An unexpected event occurred recently when some absentee ballots were tested at the Kaukauna City Clerk’s office.

The expected result was to scan sample absentee ballots, watching how folded ballots scan through the machines and tally the count. It was a simple test of the recommended procedures.

A new public-private partnership will work to keep schools open by providing COVID-19 testing with fast results to staff at 24 school districts from Kimberly south to Washington and Dodge Counties.

For the first time in its 32-year history, Kaukauna’s Electric City Christmas parade has been cancelled. The beloved, annual community tradition is just one of many great programs to fall victim to COVID-19 cancellations.

Parking often is at a premium at Holy Cross Church, especially when St. Ignatius School is in session. But changes made during the recent Doty Street reconstruction should alleviate some of the parking concerns.

Taxpayers in the Kaukauna Area School District will pay less tax this year than last, thanks to an increase in state aid.

Due to the widespread increase of COVID-19 in our area, effective Monday, Oct. 19, the City of Kaukauna Municipal Services Building, 1000 Islands Environmental Center and the Street, Park and Rec Building closed their doors to the general public until further notice.