Local news briefs News-Chronicle Green Bay Companies donate funds, labor for Habitat house Twelve corporate sponsors will join in the groundbreaking for the 24th Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity home to be built in Green Bay. The ceremony is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday at the construction site, 1376 Perrot St. This is the seventh corporate build Habitat has organized. Corporate sponsors expect to raise $70,000 to meet the construction costs. Employees of the corporate sponsors have pledged their participation in the project, working primarily on weekends. Construction of the five-bedroom, two-story home will begin immediately following the groundbreaking ceremony. The home will be occupied by Roger and Ya Lee Yang and their seven children, who will help with the construction and will own the home without a mortgage when it is complete. Section of Ninth Street to close next week Ninth Street between Broadway and Ashland Avenue will close next week for railroad crossing work. The repair work will begin at 6 a.m. Monday and will be completed by 4 p.m. Aug. 8. During the railroad crossing work, no vehicle traveling along Ninth Street will be able to cross the tracks. Access to businesses on Ninth Street will be maintained using Broadway. A detour for Ninth Street through traffic will be marked along Ashland Avenue, Lombardi Avenue and Broadway. Seminar discusses Prevea senior health plan An informational seminar for the Prevea 65Plus Medicare Select Plan will be held at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Cancer Conference Center at St. Vincent Hospital. The plan is a Medigap plan offered by Prevea Health. The seminar will discuss Prevea 65Plus Medicare Select coverage, comprehensive benefits, premium rates and value-added features such as the prescription drug discount program. The seminar is free, but registration is required. To register or for more information, call 884-9606. Local Republicans plan picnic gathering The Republican Party of Brown County is sponsoring a "Grand Old Picnic" from 5-8 p.m. Aug. 7 at the National Railroad Museum, 2285 S. Broadway. Activities include free train rides for children from 5-6:30 p.m., a visit from Abraham Lincoln and a cookout and corn roast. The cost is $10 per person or $25 per family and includes the meal and a beverage. For more information, call 494-2448.