Thursday, December 11, 2025

THE CITY COUNCIL MEETS ON DECEMBER 17 at 7:00 p.m.

Appleton, WI News Updates

Appleton City Council Update: December 7, 2025

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee of the Appleton City Council will meet to approve a re-organization request from the Appleton Police Department, which would like to add one Patrol Officer position.

“A Town Divided: Inside Grand Chute’s Political Firestorm”

What do you call it when a Grand Chute Town Supervisor is targeted for a residency issue, proves his residency and then has his homes and businesses raided, his freedom threatened by multiple-year jail time, and a jury finds him innocent of all wrongdoing? Sound like a Hollywood movie, yet? Would you call the above a conspiracy theory, a mistake, or a personal attack on a man who asked the wrong persons, the wrong questions regarding the amount of money spent on previous town projects and special assessments, which led to the personal attacks?
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Janke Declares Candidacy for AASD

Mike Janke has declared his candidacy for the Appleton Area School District school board. His campaign motto will be “Demand Better Results.” He won't run a campaign that places blame on why performance has gone down. Rather, he wants to concentrate on how we can improve education performance and prepare our children for life’s challenges.

Ackmann Discusses Moms for Liberty at July Meeting of Fox Valley Initiative

Fox Valley Initiative (FVI) held its monthly public forum on July 14, 2025 at Freedom Project Academy in Appleton, hosting Laura Ackmann, Winnebago County...

My Trip to the Bowling Alley

It was a sunny day as I started my journey to the 10th Frame bowling alley in downtown Appleton. As I approached the corner of...

The Primary Process is About Specifics and Believability

We want to see the candidates side by side as often as possible to allow us to compare and contrast. We will use our own good judgment to make our best decision. The candidates need to understand that the Primary process is about specifics and believability. Whoever delivers on those will be our candidate.

“The key to wisdom is this: constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question, by questioning we arrive at the truth.”

Peter Abelard

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The Primary Process is About Specifics and Believability

We want to see the candidates side by side as often as possible to allow us to compare and contrast. We will use our own good judgment to make our best decision. The candidates need to understand that the Primary process is about specifics and believability. Whoever delivers on those will be our candidate.

Who Do You Believe?

Jacque, Schoemann Preview 2026 Election

Fox Valley Initiative (FVI) held its monthly public forum on December 1, 2025 at Freedom Project Academy in Appleton, hosting State Senator André Jacque and gubernatorial candidate Josh Schoemann. The next monthly forum of FVC, on January 5, 2026, from 6:30–8:00 PM at the Freedom Project Academy in Appleton, will be dedicated to the Damascus Road Project.