Ripon News

Three area small towns have been named winners in a Best Small Towns poll by Wonders of Wisconsin, an organization determined to find the best of what the state has to offer.

We hope everyone had a re-energizing holiday weekend. There's lots to cover, so we're just going to get right to it.

Check out the community listings of Fourth of July events. Oshkosh. When: July 4, all day, as part of Sawdust Days 2008.

BRANDON - Nothing much has changed about St. Mary's Catholic Church. The people who go to services there still sit on the 30 wooden pews built by an Irish carpenter 150 years ago.

A massive drop in the number of cars on the road may signal that Americans are on the verge of making historical changes in their energy consumption.

A two-hour workshop titled 'Strategic Planning for Growth & Expansion' will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 24, in Room 242 of the Administration/Extension Building at UW-Fond du Lac, 400 University ...

The New Century Dance Orchestra will perform at Buttermilk Creek Park on Wednesday, July 2. The program will begin at 7:15 p.m. and will be moved to the County Fairgrounds in the event of bad weather.

With the generous support of Tom Caestecker, one of Wisconsin's most active philanthropists, the Green Lake Festival of Music will mount its third season of three free concerts for families in July.

Briana Lipor was 3 years old when she first met Miss Wisconsin 1988 Jeanie Hatfield at a McDonald's in Racine.

Billy Entringer of Mount Calvary was elected governor last week at 2008 Badger Boys State.

Miss South Central Briana Lipor, a native of Ripon, is the new Miss Wisconsin. She was crowned Saturday night at the Miss Wisconsin Pageant at Oshkosh West High School.

GRAND CHUTE - The Town Board on Monday directed Town Administrator Mark Rohloff to negotiate an agreement with the man it chose to serve as his temporary replacement.

A three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon injured two people restricted traffic on U.S. 41 here for about an hour - and led to a second two- vehicle crash that injured three people.

A three-vehicle accident, including one overturned vehicle, occurred Sunday afternoon on U.S. Highway 41 at State Highway 26 in the township of Algoma.

The heavy rains and widespread flooding forced hundreds of millions of gallons of untreated sewage to be discharged into Wisconsin's waterways.

The City of Ripon announced voluntary evacuations late Friday night for people living in the Silver Creek area.

The good news: the Fox River is expected to crest at 15.5 feet Tuesday in Berlin, stay level for about two days and then recede at a rate of about an inch per day.

The water from the heavy rains of last week that pummeled fields, filled streets, washed out bridges and roads and sluiced into basements and other unwanted places is now seeking a new home.

Mayor Aaron Kramer of the City of Ripon has ordered a voluntary evacuation of the Silver Creek area due to concerns over the stability of Mill Pond Dam.

Saying he was "gravely concerned" with the integrity of the Gothic Millpond dam along Scott Street, Mayor Aaron Kramer recommended the evacuation of up to 60 residences in the area of Silver Creek Friday night.