Lena Blietz

Las Vegas

Reporter at Las Vegas Review-Journal

las vegas review-journal 7@7 anchor || tcu & northwestern || she/her || austinite || swiftie

Articles

Two Rivers community pool will close after 60 years

Sep 2, 2023 | wbay.com | Lena Blietz

TWO RIVERS, Wis. (WBAY) - Generations of local kids know how to swim, thanks to the Two Rivers Family Swim Center. “I learned to swim here,” said lifelong Two Rivers resident Amber Gates. Now, her 5-year-old son is learning to swim at the very same place. “It’s where I learned to swim, I took lessons with my children,” said Barb Schweitzer, a volunteer at the Two Rivers Family Swim Center who has been swimming at the pool for 37 years.
Dozens honor a local hero who succumbed to pancreatic cancer with a long workout

Aug 27, 2023 | wbay.com | Lena Blietz

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Dominic Hall continues to impact lives even after his death. He survived impressive stints in the military and in law enforcement - however, he couldn’t beat the cancer. The illness claimed his life last September. “He was one of those rare people, he never complained, he was just the strongest mentally and physically, said Shannon McKay, a longtime friend.”Dominic Hall was a 33-year-old husband and father of two sons.
Packers fans can’t wait for September 10 to roll around - when the real thing kicks off at Chicago

Aug 26, 2023 | wbay.com | Lena Blietz

LAMBEAU FIELD, Wis. (WBAY) - While Green and Gold will play the first regular season game at Soldier Field on September 10, the first home game at Lambeau won’t be taking place until September 24 against the Saints. So for many fans in northeast Wisconsin, patience is a virtue.
Winnebago County launches new mobile morgue to make more room for the dead

Aug 25, 2023 | wbay.com | Lena Blietz

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Pandemic and the opioid epidemic have led to more people dying in recent years than usual. In Winnebago County, that has led to a shortage of morgue space. Now, a mobile morgue has been made available for emergency situations - and the one donated to Winnebago County holds up to eight bodies in a short-term situation until they can be released or autopsied. However, the County hopes it never has to use it.
Green Bay Area Public School District kicks off new welcome event

Aug 24, 2023 | wbay.com | Lena Blietz

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A free back-to-school event for all Green Bay Area Public School District parents and students was held at West High School on Thursday, August 24, 2023. The welcome-back family celebration is a chance for families to meet the district’s new superintendent. This inaugural event featured carnival-style games, a rock wall, and a bounce house. It was a hit with parents, who hope it’ll be offered again in the future.
Ukrainian artist in Appleton shows her work at a fundraiser for her war-ravaged home country

Aug 20, 2023 | wbay.com | Lena Blietz

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Ukrainian artist Ira Vish came to Appleton in December 2021 with plans to stay for just a couple of months. When the Ukrainian War broke out in February 2022, her March flights home were canceled, and she was stuck indefinitely. “She said art was a way for her to retreat to being here, in a new territory, being forced to stay somewhere where you don’t know what your future is,” said Anastasia Reetz, her daughter who translated for Ira for this interview.
Packers fans reminisce about quarterbacks of the past - and cherish the new starter Jordan Love

Aug 19, 2023 | wbay.com | Lena Blietz

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - After an all-too-familiar off-season of wondering: ‘will he or won’t he…' - star quarterback, Aaron Rodgers said goodbye to Green Bay. However, fans are still wearing his jersey proudly. Aaron Rodgers followed in the footsteps of Brett Favre: First by winning a Super Bowl with Green Bay, and later leaving the team for the New York Jets. “They’re a legacy, they made their footprint in Green Bay for their whole career,” said Scott Grady, Packers Fan.
Former employees speak about what lies ahead of laid-off Yellow workers

Aug 19, 2023 | wsaw.com | Lena Blietz

NEENAH, Wis. (WBAY) - After the trucking company Yellow Corporation laid off thousands of employees across the country, Action 2 news talked to two former local employees about what they had been willing to give up over the years - and the one thing that they and their union refused to concede. “It’s tough, it’s devastating,” said Todd Schwartz, a former Yellow Corporation Employee.
Pyrotechnic Guild International is hosting 50th annual convention

Aug 12, 2023 | wbay.com | Lena Blietz

Attendees came from places like Argentina and the United Kingdom
Improvements to the intersection where a young girl was killed are now visible

Aug 11, 2023 | wbay.com | Lena Blietz

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - On June 2, 2023, Mackenzie Van Eperen was killed by a semi-truck at the intersection of Wallace and Washington streets. The incident has led many people across northeastern Wisconsin to call for more safety measures on the main strip. Multiple municipalities worked together to make the intersection safer for the public.