Winnebago County News

MENASHA - For nearly 30 years, trucks loaded with biosolids have departed almost daily from the Neenah-Menasha sewage treatment plant at 101 Garfield Ave.

More than 70 acres of marsh on Rush Lake was destroyed in a vegetation fire in the town of Nepeuskun Sunday afternoon.

Governing is a matter of priorities. Winnebago County District Attorney Christian Gossett rightly points out the folly of Wisconsin lawmakers putting a ban on motorists talking on cell phones ahead of passing tougher drunken driving laws.

A 29-year-old Appleton woman was killed after her car struck a vehicle on State 441 and flipped into oncoming traffic where it collided with another vehicle just before noon Thursday.

People in need for reasons from job loss during the recession to the under-employment have flocked to the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry on Jackson Street for assistance.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation NE Region in Green Bay is announcing a public information meeting to obtain input on redesigned plans for the Tayco Street to WIS 47 section of the US 10/WIS 441 Tri-County freeway in Winnebago County.

A 29-year-old Appleton woman was killed after her car struck a vehicle on State 441 and flipped into oncoming traffic where it collided with another vehicle just before noon Thursday.

TOWN OF OMRO - Town officials have been looking for a decade for a way to convince town residents to clean up a handful of eyesores - properties littered with weeds, tires, junk vehicles and other objects on the properties.

Legislation that would allow more low-income people to qualify for a public defender during criminal proceedings may have to wait until 2010.

In an effort to save money, streamline elections and end confusion at the polls, Omro Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Barb Van Clake is recommending a change in the way council members are elected by aldermanic district in the city of Omro.

Local and state agencies are putting the final touches on a plan that would quickly move people out of Oshkosh and other northeastern Wisconsin communities in the event a disaster occurred and an evacuation was necessary.

An Oshkosh man has been referred to Winnebago County prosecutors for criminal charges for his involvement in two police squads being struck with BBs late Tuesday night.

The Oshkosh Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect in a strong-arm robbery early Thursday morning.

The switch to co-mingled, single stream recycling in the city of Oshkosh this month has already ramped up the amount of recyclables collected by 9 percent.

County property taxes will increase 2 percent this year after the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors approved the 2010 county budget Wednesday.

TRICOM Winnebago Counties Crime Prevention Coalition made up of County Citizens, Businesses and Law Enforcement Agencies Working Together on Crime Prevention, Health and Safety is sponsoring it's 2nd annual citizen crime prevention academy.

The following marriage licenses were issued by the Winnebago County clerk: Andrew Root and Nichole Schulz, both of Edina, Minn.

WINCHESTER - A 52-year-old Larsen man suffered injuries police said were not life-threatening after falling from a tree stand Sunday.

Four months after a judge's son was charged with seven crimes, Michael Froehlich has yet to make a court appearance.

When Jane Dias discovered something unusual in her breast in 2007, there was no question in her mind that she'd simply have the mass removed and resume her busy life as a wife and mother.