Local news briefs News-Chronicle GREEN BAY Local students compete in national bee Ten students will compete in the National Geographic Bee today at 2 p.m. at St. Thomas More School, 650 S. Irwin. The winner of today's Bee will compete in a written examination to determine state competitors. Participants that advance to the national competition in Washington D.C. are eligible to win the $25,000, first-prize college scholarship. GREEN BAY Candidate forum in Lombardi neighborhood Aldermanic and county supervisor candidates running in Sistricts 8 and 9 will attend a forum on Thursday sponsored by the Lombardi Neighborhood Association. The forum begins at 7 p.m. at the West Side Moravian Church, 1707 S. Oneida St. HOWARD-SUAMICO Senator speaks at King Day Celebration The Bay Port Multicultural Club will hold a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration from 3 -4 p.m. on Jan. 19 at the Bay Port High School Library. State Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, and school board member Kelli Rose will speak. Music will be provided by Galynne Goodwill and The Chords, and light refreshments will be served. DE PERE Virtual charter school holds info session An information session on Wisconsin Connections Academy and its program providing public schooling for state children at home will be held from 6:30-8:15 p.m. Monday at Room 2 in the Kress Family Library, 333 N. Broadway, De Pere. Students must apply by Feb. 20. Principals, teachers and parents of current WCA students will be available to answer questions. For more information, call 1-800-382-6010 or visit www.connectionsacademy.com.