Ripon News

The event includes contests, prizes and food. Use the JCPenney entrance. Free admission.

A Ripon woman received third-degree burns to about 70 percent of her body Wednesday afternoon when a tractor started on fire.

The annual Brothertown Indian National Potluck Picnic is scheduled rain or shine 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Lakeside Park's Oven Island.

RIPON - Ripon's Cookie Daze Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug.

RIPON, WI, July 1, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Dean Dornfeld, Owner of Dornfeld Financial Services, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of finance management.

Ripon United Way will hold its fourth annual Twilight Tour Garden Walk from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 11.

Crash, boom, crackle. No, it's not the summer's latest popcorn movie. Those thundering noises and flashes of light can only mean one thing - Independence Day.

RIPON - Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin' Altar Boys will perform Chicago-style blues Friday in downtown Ripon's summer concert series.

Jay Orvis, Two Rivers gadfly turned local councilman, stood bucket-in-hand beside the ice cream tent on a warmsummer evening and gave his version of a simple truth that all of us Wisconsinites - naturally modest as a plain vanilla cone and proud of it - have heard and believed.

Three upcoming road projects in Fond du Lac County will impact traffic flow. The projects are on County Trunk Y, County Trunk B and County Trunk T, according to a county Highway Department press release.

Ripon's Village Green Concert Series continues Friday with Groove Hogs. The free concerts are held on Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m. near the corner of Watson and Seward streets in downtown Ripon.

The Kids from Wisconsin will appear at the Ripon High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 30.

Omro police used a Taser gun to subdue a 35-year-old Ripon man who was causing a disturbance at a Spruce Street residence Thursday afternoon.

Jordan Jess homered to help Ripon top Fond du Lac Post 75, 14-6, in an American Legion baseball game Tuesday night at Barlow Park.

John G. Morton, age 69, of Oshkosh formerly of Ripon, died at Aurora Medical Center on Saturday June 20, 2009.

The following marriage licenses were issued by the Fond du Lac County Clerk's office as of June 19, 2009: Joseph Paul Nagle and BreAnna Marie Westfield, both of Waupun.

Andy's Automatics will perform Friday, June 19, in Ripon's Village Green Concert series.

Proposed cuts in state aid will cause school districts to tighten their belts even further.

Luxemburg-Casco hurdler Erin Kline capped off her senior season like every athlete would like to - with a state championship.

"Learn the Ropes," a program of the Fond du Lac Wizards jump rope team, is inviting boys and girls entering Grades 1 to 7 to participate from 10 a.m. to noon June 15 at Riverside Elementary School.