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100 years on the Chain

WAUPACA – They called them the roaring twenties, with a post-war attitude, a jazz takeover in full swing, and a stock market crash to round out the decade, so much was happening around the …

Local ballpark keeps getting better

WAUPACA – As football fields are busy with two-a-day practices, the baseball and softball fields are quiet and lonely places. It’s a good time to get some work done and the work to be …

Why go Elsewhere?

WAUPACA – Tucked between McClean and Gooseneck Lakes is Camp Elsewhere. It’s a mix of a northwoods resort, a wedding and event venue and it feels like going back to summer camp. That is …

Woodcarvers help out

Haase found not guilty

WAUPACA – Tony Haase was found not guilty of the cold-case 1992 deaths of Tanna Togstad and Timothy Mumbrue who both were killed by stab wounds in a Royalton home. Haase, 54, was on trial for …

State Highway 54 gets fix-up

COUNTY – Governor Tony Evers signed a $1.7 million contract to improve State Highway 54 between Portage County Line and Foxfire Drive, in the town of Farmington and the city of Waupaca. Work is …

Treasure and trash

WAUPACA – On July 24 and dressed in wetsuits, Ed Bieber and his fiancée Christie Barlament, swam the Waupaca River from Serenity Park to the bridge on Shearer Street. They towed a kayak, …

Art festival goes big

WAUPACA – On its 20th anniversary, the Waupaca Community Arts Board (WCAB) is staging its annual weeklong Arts On The Square (AOTS) festival during the week of August 10 – 16. It will …

Bratwurst and a busload of school supplies

WAUPACA – The Stuff the Bus event will be back for its second year starting in August to help teachers and students in Waupaca get the supplies they need for the upcoming school year. The …

Courthouse makeover

WAUPACA – A ground-breaking ceremony was held on July 15 for the renovation of the Waupaca County Courthouse. This is the beginning of a radical and much needed makeover for the building. …

Protest on the square

WAUPACA – The political rally on Thursday, July 17 on the city square was so laid back the police didn’t bother to show up. If they did, they most likely took one look, shrugged, and …

“Hello, Dolly!” onstage

WAUPACA – The Waupaca Community Theatre present the classic musical, “Hello, Dolly!” on July 26, July 31, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. and on July 27 and August 3 at 2 p.m. in the …

Shared ride program in jeopardy

WAUPACA – The Waupaca City Council approved a measure to reduce the number of hours the shared ride program would be operating for the remainder of the year, it was also decided to not renew …

Moonshine on Main

WAUPACA – One day almost three years ago renovations started on a building at the end of Main Street in downtown Waupaca. The construction is finished and the doors are set to open this week to …

New home for local arts

WAUPACA — The Waupaca Community Arts Board (WCAB) has acquired a permanent home for the Waupaca Arts Hub at 515 School Street, marking a major milestone in its Room to Grow capital campaign. …

New tunnel at Spencer Lake

WAUPACA — A ribbon was cut at Spencer Lake Christian Center to commemorate a pedestrian tunnel on July 9. It’s an underpass on County Trunk E that allows campers to move from the …

Green light for goats

WAUPACA – One cannot use a grazing cow as a lawnmower within the city limits of Waupaca and this is what the members of the city plan commission pondered as they reviewed a proposal at their …

Leadership change at Farmers State Bank

WAUPACA – Long-time Farmers State Bank president, Laine Lazers, will be retiring at the end of the year, with the new bank president Dick Phillipsen to take over at the start of the year. …

Brady notification not necessary

WAUPACA – Outagamie County Assistant District Attorney Joshua A. Dryak submitted a document titled, “Memo regarding Potential Brady Material for Officer Justin Malueg” to Judge …

Lt. Gov. Rodriguez visits area farms

WAUPACA – For June Dairy Month, Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez is touring dairy farms throughout Wisconsin. On June 27, she visited Sheridan Flats Dairy in Waupaca and Feltz Family Farms in …

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