Hortonville News

Families of Fox Valley soldiers deployed to Iraq hope the recent pullout of U.S. military personnel from that country's cities shortens their loved ones' tours of duty.

KAUKAUNA - Josh Bishop, Megan Schreiber, Aly Kampa and Laura Oudenhoven are no strangers to the phrase "The show must go on." The four Hortonville High School students have been heavily involved in theater since freshmen year.

TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY: I must say that I like the California budgeting process for one key reason: The budget cannot pass without a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature.

A 20-year-old Hortonville woman pregnant for the second time by a now-14-year-old boy has been ordered to stand trial on new charges of sexually assaulting the boy.

Sharon Johnson learned to knit so early in life that she likely was stitching before she could tie her own shoes.

A crackdown is underway against illegal fireworks. Police in both Appleton and Oshkosh are warning people that setting off fireworks in those cities can result in a hefty fine.

Authorities say a 20-year-old Hortonville woman accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy who fathered her baby is pregnant again by the same boy.

Josh Hietpas had a big night at the plate Tuesday, but it wasn't enough for Hortonville in a 7-3 Fox River Valley American Legion Baseball loss to Menasha.

Authorities said a 20-year-old Hortonville woman accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy who fathered her baby is pregnant again by the same boy.

At 6:48 a.m. Tuesday, a convicted drunken driver with electronic monitor No. 1027072 strapped to his leg left his home in Wrightstown for the industrial park in Hortonville.

APPLETON - At 6:48 a.m. Tuesday, a convicted drunken driver with electronic monitor No.

Game winner: Luke Cismoski of Hortonville scored the winning run for the North in the sixth inning when he walked, went to second on a bunt and scored on a single by Sean Grabig of Bay Port at E.J. Schneider Field in Oshkosh on Saturday.

APPLETON - A judge's son who escaped some criminal charges in recent years because of a mix-up by a special prosecutor was charged Thursday with seven offenses.

JACOBSEN, Justin J.; 21, N1939 Manley Road, Hortonville. Placed on probation for two years for fleeing an officer Sept.

Robert Elmer Anholzer, age 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2009. He was born in Appleton on April 23, 1925, the son of the late Elmer Anholzer and Mary Anholzer Dolven.

There was no alcohol in the home when Kris VanDalen grew up near Hortonville. VanDalen did not drink during his high school days, when he worked to earn a baseball scholarship to college.

A Hortonville nail company is under investigation, accused of stashing thousands of gallons of hazardous sludge possibly containing high levels of cyanide.

Fox Valley Steel & Wire Co. is under investigation for storing thousands of gallons of sludge that might be contaminated with hazardous levels of cyanide, and discharging some of it.

A host family is needed for the 2009-10 school year for a 15-year-old German exchange student.

Marlin V. Blondey, 79, New London, died on June 6, 2009, following a lengthy battle with cancer at St.