🌱 How police safely ended a tense Little Chute basement standoff Monday
Little Chute, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 5 min readCheers Little Chute! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How police safely ended a tense Little Chute basement standoff Monday
- How highway mowers in Little Chute turned into lifesaving pet rescuers
- Little Chute firefighters help contain major paper mill fire nearby
Also on today's calendar: Goldfish Swim School Appleton Community Grand... and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
- Thursday: A t-storm in the afternoon, temps: high: 84, low: 65.
- Friday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man arrested after barricading himself in the basement of a Little Chute home (wearegreenbay.com) — Police arrested a man Monday afternoon after he barricaded himself in the basement of a home on the 400 block of Buchanan Street in Little Chute, ending a 45-minute standoff without injuries. Fox Valley Metro Police led the response, with assistance from Appleton police, the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, and Gold Cross Ambulance. 
• Outagamie County highway crew saves cats from hot vehicle (wbay.com) — Highway workers mowing near the Little Chute park-and-ride spotted and rescued 12 overheated cats and kittens locked in an abandoned vehicle on a 90-degree day. Their quick call to law enforcement helped save the animals and prompted a reminder to Little Chute residents never to leave pets or people in hot cars, and to report suspicious, possibly abandoned vehicles right away.
• Crews spend hours battling fire at Combined Locks paper mill (nbc26.com) — Firefighters from Little Chute joined several neighboring departments Monday night to battle a dryer and roof fire at the McKinley Paper Mill in nearby Combined Locks. Crews worked for about three hours using standpipes and sprinklers to contain the flames, and no injuries were reported, though the cause and damage estimates are still pending.
📸 Around Little Chute
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Upcoming Events in
Little Chute
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★ Featured events ★
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Pick Your Project Workshop →
Board & Brush Creative Studio - Appleton, 109 N Durkee St, Appleton
6:00 pm
Thursday June 4
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Other local events
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Last Day of School
Janssen El Combined Locks, WI 54113 -
Half Day - All Students Last Day
Kaukauna Area SD Kaukauna, WI 54130 -
Cafe Cash Mob at 313 Dodge →
The Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce 313 Dodge St. Kaukauna
8:00 am -
14th Annual Dinner for a Cause
The Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce Join as at the Wisconsin Timber Rattler's Fox Club at the Fox Cities Stadium, 2400 N. Casaloma Drive, Appleton WI
4:30 pm -
A Summer to Prosper with Prospera
The Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce Prospera Credit Union 4830 N. Ballard Rd Appleton, WI 54913
5:00 pm -
Goldfish Swim School Appleton Community Grand... →
Goldfish Swim School - Appleton, 4671 W Michaels Dr, Appleton
5:30 pm -
Manga Bookclub — The Tardigrade's Bookshelf →
The Tardigrade's Bookshelf, 501 N Richmond St Suite A, Appleton
6:00 pm
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
📣 Little Chute Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fox Menagerie →
Hydro Park, 100 Crooks Ave, Kaukauna
5:30 pm -
Open Mic Night →
Skyline Comedy Club, 1004 S Olde Oneida St, Appleton
7:00 pm -
Half Day - All Students Last Day
Kaukauna Area SD Kaukauna, WI 54130 -
Woodland Elementary Spring Carnival
Woodland Sch Appleton, WI 54915
8:30 am
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Art classes for kids!
Blue J Studio in Little Chute has art classes and painting parties for kids ages 4 and up! June art classes are signing up now and start next week. … (Nextdoor Little Chute) - Recycling for a cause....
picking up this Saturday appliances, electronics, metal, wire, tv's, dehumidifiers, AC units, just about anything metal or electrical....see attached… (Nextdoor McKinley)
- KinderCare Education, LLC posted a job opening for Cook at Little Chute KinderCare in Little Chute. Apply here.
- Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse/Shipping/Receiving Clerk - Kaukauna, WI in Kaukauna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Little Chute here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kimberly
- FVL, Kimberly teams hold on to top spots in final rankings (postcrescent.com)
- More Details Released Regarding Deadly Appleton Crash (seehafernews.com)
- From bright smiles to relaxing scalp treatments at Revive & Glow (wearegreenbay.com)
Kaukauna
- Evers kicks off Dairy Month tour with stops in Waukesha, Kaukauna (wfhr.com)
- CoVantage set to expand local financial services in Kaukauna (thebusinessnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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