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APPLETON - In response to an electronic sign on a privately owned building that uses a homophobic slur, the city of Appleton put up its own sign Friday with a message letting the community know that all people are welcome in Appleton. The city's sign reads, "Hate has no home here," and is in the parking lot of the Good Company restaurant. Good Company is next door to 200 N. Richmond St., where an electronic sign displays a picture of Sen. Joseph McCarthy and a series of messages that read "Where did the f-----s ... Put My Head?" ... "I'm Joe McCarthey (sic)" ... "I was right." 

Apr 15, 2021 2:11 PM A recount does not change the result of a closely-contested Appleton Common Council race. A review of the ballots shows that challenger Shari Hartzheim is the winner over incumbent Kyle Lobner in District 13. Lobner requested the recount after election night results had him losing by just two votes. Comments

There will be a recount in a close election that decided an Appleton City Council seat. Incumbent Kyle Lobner ...

He later learned that wasn't the case. After the city clerk's office posted the District 13 results online, showing Lobner as the victor, an error was found that gave Hartzheim 10 additional votes and swung Lobner’s eight-vote win into a two-vote loss. In the end, Hartzheim received 463 votes (50.1%) compared with 461 (49.9%) for Lobner. "It's been kind of an interesting night after I had publicly announced that I had won," Lobner told The Post-Crescent. Lobner, the council president for the past two years, said he was thinking about requesting a recount but hadn't yet made a decision. Be...