Waupaca News Archives

WAUPACA -- Just as you thought the streets were safe, creepy things sprang into your life for the spooky fall season as several highly creative scarecrows popped up in Waupaca, startling unwary patrons as they caught a glimpse of them out of the corner of their eye.

First Presbyterian Church of Neenah, 200 N. Church St., invites the public to worship, browse, shop and have lunch from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.

WAUPACA - The public is invited to attend informational meetings regarding the county's comprehensive planning process, particularly as it pertains to the zoning ordinance.

WAUPACA - More than 200 students from the Waupaca area will take the stage to present "The Sound of Music" beginning Sunday in the Performing Arts Center at Waupaca High School.

Riverside Bible Camp in Amherst is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The camp, which sits on 47 acres on the banks of the Tomorrow River in central Wisconsin, sends a Christ-centered, nondenominational message through a rustic camping experience.

GRAND CHUTE - Fox Cities residents receiving or eligible for long-term support services can learn about new options offered under a redesigned state system at sessions here and in Waupaca on Tuesday.

WAUPACA - The former manager of a bank branch in New London has been charged with felony theft for manipulating accounts nearly 200 times over a four-year period.

Thomas J. Gosha, 68, Waupaca, Wis., passed away on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, at Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca, Wis.

APPLETON - Karmen Smith, an Appleton entrepreneur, has received the award for Club Operator of the Year by Anytime Fitness.

Weather conditions are signaling fall in the Badger State. But there is still plenty of time to enjoy colorama here.

Drug agents say it's one of the largest organized drug grows in Wisconsin. Nearly 80 law enforcement officials from nine agencies eradicated about 8,000 marijuana plants from 12 grow sites in the Navarino Wildlife Area in eastern Wisconsin Tuesday.

Kathryn M. Hirte , passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, at Riverside Medical Center.

STEFFENS, Joseph P.; 22, 1409 E. Taft Ave., Appleton. Placed on probation for 18 months for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property May 12 in Appleton.

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos, who recently returned from a tour in Iraq, is fighting to keep his job.

WAUPACA - A 34-year-old Waupaca man who told officials he was a former firefighter has been charged with arson in connection with a Sept.

WAUPACA - A rural Waupaca man is in the Waupaca County Jail on a $15,000 cash bond, accused of repeatedly raping his estranged wife.

WAUPACA - A 45-year-old Madison man suffered injuries late Friday when he was thrown from his car during a rollover crash on State 110 near Southshore Drive in Royalton.

One man is hospitalized after his car rolls over in Waupaca County. It happened at 11:30 Friday night on Highway 110 in the Town of Royalton.

Thumbs Up: To Lawrence University, for the opening of a new student center. The $35 million Richard and Margot Warch Campus Center, named after the former Lawrence president and his wife, is meant to be the center of the campus.