Waupaca News

WAUPACA - The county is seeking residents to serve on two advisory committees. People are needed for the Department of Health and Human Services Aging and Disability Resource Center Consortium Advisory ... via WisInfo

MENASHA - Rippl Insurance Group has hired Francisco Gracia as a bilingual licensed property and casualty insurance agent specializing in the Hispanic market. via WisInfo

“I just love the excitement of fighting a fish, the sound of the reel just screaming”

WAUPACA - A trail through snow so deep footsteps lay hidden in shadows marks a father and son's trek through a downtown parking lot and down an embankment to the ice-rimmed Waupaca River. via WisInfo

WAUPACA - A former state veterans official made his initial court appearance Tuesday on a charge that he stole $260,000 from veterans organizations. via WisInfo

WAUPACA - A 19-year-old woman who made a false claim of a robbery to cover her own theft has been sentenced to four months in jail. via WisInfo

“There's always been this interest in recycling and composting, but in the last couple of years people are really grasping for anything they can do that fits within their budget and lifestyle to try to make a difference”

If going green makes you think of Kermit the Frog, it's time to bone up on what being green means today. via WisInfo

“I had said on TV a while back, 'You know, I'm really proud of our party. It's divided yet we do it jokingly at our meetings and stuff. We don't get real mean,'”

While Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., engage in a fierce and protracted battle for delegates in Pennsylvania, Wisconsinites are setting their sights on the Democratic ... via WisInfo

ROBBERT, Nickolas L.; 18, N2808 Otter Drive, Waupaca. Placed on probation for one year for criminal damage to property Sept. via WisInfo

“I know it's an inconvenience for people, but at least they are safe and they are alive.”

Scores of churches canceled services, two presidential candidates called off Fox Valley appearances and the Fox River Mall closed Sunday. via WisInfo

Event: Reedsville AMVETS Post 1032 will honor Veterans Day with programs. Locations and times: St. via Green Bay Press-Gazette

American Red Cross-Outagamie Chapter: Purchase of enhanced radio communications equipment consistent with the national Red Cross system, $10,000. American Red Cross-Greater Waupaca Area: Part-time youth ... via Appleton Post-Crescent

“I have nothing to defend myself against at all”

Top administrators at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King were warned that an employee was mismanaging donations nearly three years ago but did nothing to stop him, a whistleblower alleges. via Appleton Post-Crescent

Two men escaped with only minor injuries early today after the vehicles they were driving hit the same deer on U.S. 10 near Harrington Road before their vehicles collided, causing a truck to start on fire. via Green Bay Press-Gazette

State Department of Justice agents on Monday searched the office of an official at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in central Wisconsin, looking for evidence that he embezzled money from a recreational fund for the ... via Wisconsin State Journal

T he term 20/20 could refer to one's vision or it could refer to a popular television show. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

“Certainly the use of fund balance for that purpose this year certainly allows us to maintain a budget that provides resources for our students and yet at the same time is fiscally responsible to our community.”

Menasha school budget at a glance Overall spending Proposed 2007-08: $48.8 million 2006-07: $46.2 million Tax levy Proposed 2007-08: $10.7 million 2006-07: $11.2 million Equalized tax rate Proposed 2007-08: ... via Appleton Post-Crescent

WAUPACA - An Ogdensburg man faces sentencing Dec. 12 after being convicted of his 10th offense for drunken driving. via WisInfo

A registered sex offender was jailed Wednesday after Waupaca police found him engaging in trick-or-treating activities in the city. via Appleton Post-Crescent