Benita Mathew

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Benita Mathew

The Brown County Board voted to approve a deal June 5 with Green Bay and C. Reiss Co. to relocate the coal piles to the Fox River Terminal and use the former Pulliam site to store C. Reiss' bulk commodities. Many eyes were on Green Bay and Brown County this week as officials inched closer to a deal that had $15 million at stake. The deal marks a historic milestone to a decades-long effort to relocate the coal piles from its 125-year home at 115 W. Mason St. Under the agreement, C.

3 weeks ago | greenbaypressgazette.com | Benita Mathew

There are plenty of annual summertime events returning this weekend, including the Summer Fun Days Showcase in Titletown. Here are things going on around the Green Bay area this weekend. Outdoor pools, aquatic centers openGreen Bay-area outdoor pools and aquatic centers open for the season on June 7. They include:Colburn Pool, 1025 S. Fisk St., Green BayJoannes Aquatic Center, 1430 E.

3 weeks ago | greenbaypressgazette.com | Benita Mathew

Bellin Health and Marquette University hope to reduce a shortage of mental health professionals in northeastern Wisconsin with a new pilot program. Emplify Health by Bellin — Bellin Health's new name following its merger with Gundersen Health — and Marquette are launching a seven-year pilot program known as the Resch Mental Health Initiative.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Benita Mathew

The Eagles Nest Boat Launch is now open, five years after Brown County bought the former supper club to turn it into a boat launch. The Brown County Parks Department announced the H.J. DeBaker Eagles Nest Park and Boat Launch and park was ready for use in a Facebook post May 30. Some work needs to get completed, but the public can still stop by the park located on Nicolet Drive north of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay along the eastern shore of the bay of Green Bay.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Benita Mathew

It's time to grab your picnic blankets and head outside for the summer. Brown County runs 18 parks around the county. Some are as big as 1,000 acres like Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve in Suamico, but there are also plenty of parks that are just a few acres wide or are more off the beaten path in the Green Bay area. If you're looking for more parks to explore, here are eight county parks to check out this summer. Lily Lake Park, EatonLily Lake Park surrounds a 40-acre lake east of Green Bay.