🌱 What the Neenah Foundry settlement means for local air oversight
Neenah, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 5 min readGreetings Neenah! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What the Neenah Foundry settlement means for local air oversight
- How a bigger Neenah NICU could change newborn care locally
- What Neenah riders must change under the new e-bike and helmet rules
Also on today's calendar: Brad Smith Neenah Meet & Greet and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 49.
- Friday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Neenah Foundry Settles Environmental Charges (foundrymag.com) — Neenah residents may be interested that Neenah Foundry will pay $200,000 to settle state environmental enforcement over alleged air-permit and record-keeping violations at its two local plants. State officials say the case underscores the need for strict permit compliance, while the company maintains the issues involved administrative practices and did not affect public health or emissions levels. 
2. Children's Wisconsin Neenah NICU expands to meet demand (postcrescent.com) — Families in Neenah should know that Children’s Wisconsin is expanding its NICU at the Neenah hospital on Second Street, increasing capacity to care for up to 28 babies at once. The project adds a new six-bed pod, more space for parents at the bedside, and upgraded family support areas, helping meet high regional demand for specialized newborn care on the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah campus.
3. Rules on e-bikes, mandatory helmets for kids coming to Neenah-Menasha (thenorthwestern.com) — New coordinated ordinances in Neenah, Menasha and Fox Crossing would ban e-bikes and e-scooters from sidewalks, parking ramps and certain posted areas, and require helmets for riders 16 and under. Neenah’s plan also restricts riding on parts of Main Street and West Wisconsin Avenue, with final Common Council approval expected May 20.
4. Neenah's Emma Severson chasing state gold — and making history (wbay.com) — Neenah standout thrower Emma Severson is chasing state titles in shot put and discus after posting the best marks in Wisconsin this season. The Neenah High School sophomore credits her teammates, coaches, and throws-coach dad for her rapid rise as she aims for history at the upcoming state meet.
5. Incumbent retirements complicate Assembly Republicans' quest to maintain majority (wnanews.com) — Neenah readers may see political shifts ahead as longtime local leader Dean Kaufert, a former mayor and current Assembly member from the Neenah-Menasha district, retires again. His departure, along with another GOP incumbent, tightens the battle for Assembly control and could draw more statewide attention and campaign spending to this closely contested local seat.
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Neuroscience Group Neenah →
Neuroscience Group - Neenah, 1305 W American Dr, Neenah
10:00 am
Thursday May 14
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Other local events
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Brad Smith Neenah Meet & Greet →
Neenah Library, 240 E Wisconsin Ave, Neenah
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High School Jazz/Touch of Class Concert
Neenah Hi NHS Performing Arts Center
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Middle School Choir Concert
Pickard Auditorium
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John P. Mulroy Scholarship Night
NHS Performing Arts Center
6:30 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Monday May 18
Wednesday May 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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4K Field Trip to Heckrodt
Clovis Grove El Menasha, WI 54952
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Timber Rattler Game Gr. 4
Butte Des Morts El Menasha, WI 54952
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City Wide Track Meet Make Up Date
Butte Des Morts El Menasha, WI 54952
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4th gr. Field Trip Heritage Hill
Banta Sch Menasha, WI 54952
9:00 am -
Sielaff 4K FT Jefferson
Butte Des Morts El Menasha, WI 54952
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Birthday Cookies
Butte Des Morts El Menasha, WI 54952
10:30 am -
Grade 1 - Fox Community Credit Union Visits
Clovis Grove El Menasha, WI 54952
1:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
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- VASA Fitness Expands Wisconsin Presence with New Menasha Club —Allison DuBois Read on Patch
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So often in life a new chapter awaits. You ride off into the sunset and discover it's the sunrise. ~Robert Brault (Nextdoor Congress/Surrey) - I need to hire a Geotechnical Engineering Firm, Soil Testing Lab, or an Independent Home Inspector to have a field technician to come out to an unexcavated lot in Fox Crossing with a hand auger and a pocket penetrometer to verify the clay bearing
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- ThedaCare, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Technician in Neenah. Apply here.
- Bergstrom Automotive posted a job opening for Accounting - Accounts Payable Clerk in Neenah. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Neenah here.
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