Good morning, Oshkosh.

Menasha's volunteer-run donation site for tornado relief will move from the Elisha D.

Smith Public Library to Hope Fridge at 332 Broad Street on Oct. 5, as organizers ask neighbors to donate nonperishable food and household basics.

On Sept. 30, local participants raised $55,000 at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s to fund education, care and support services for families.

The funds will boost access to programs + the Alzheimer’s Association Helpline.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins today as Fox Valley shelters launch the Purple Porch Project to encourage residents to display purple porch kits in support of survivors.

Candlelight vigils are set for today at Klinkner Memorial Park in Chilton and on Oct. 7 at Town Square in Green Lake.

Four locally made products remain in the running for Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin as online voting opens today at 8 a.m. and ends Tuesday, Oct.

6; the Top 8 and overall winner will be announced Oct. 7 and Oct. 27 at WMC’s *Business Day* event.

The College of Nursing is now the Mary Novak-Jandrey College of Nursing, Health Professions, and STEM after UW-Oshkosh received a $10 million gift.

The donation will fund curriculum innovation, student success and faculty development without changing the college's academic structure.

Universities of Wisconsin have automatically admitted nearly 40,000 high school students statewide for next fall — including about 3,000 in the Fox Valley — while UW-Oshkosh saw its applications double as students fill out forms on the Direct Admit Wisconsin portal.

UW's systemwide teaching mandate, which requires full-time faculty to teach at least 24 credits per academic year, took effect today.

Professors in Oshkosh and on other UW campuses worry that the added teaching load may reduce time for grading, research+mentoring, and student support.

High school seniors who received direct-admit letters were urged by the UW System to respond and secure automatic admission without an application.

UW-Oshkosh officials discussed the program with Neenah High School leaders on Wed, Sept. 30.

Library Director Darryl Eschete explained that the Oshkosh Public Library is starting a major renovation to update space and technology — while preserving its historic columns and lion statues.

The library plans to use taxpayer funds plus fundraising, with more details coming in the months ahead.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is urging locals to get vaccinated as cold and flu season nears; vaccines are available at pharmacies, health departments, and community clinics, with free programs (Vaccines for Children and Vaccines for Adults) helping families cover the cost.