Waupaca News

Federal stimulus money awarded or administered by nonprofits working in Portage County has or will create more than 20 jobs and provide assistance to low-income workers, agency officials said.

WAUPACA - Jennifer Nordstrom, a Wisconsin native now working with Carbon Free, Nuclear Free, a campaign of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research , will speak at 6 p.m. Nov.

A clinic in Waupaca Wednesday allowed hundreds of pregnant women to get vaccinated against the H1N1 vaccine.

Edna Riley, a resident of the Portage County Health Care Center, celebrated her 103rd birthday on Friday.

Namiko 'Nikki' Satterburg, age 84, of 1514 George St., Manitowoc, died on Monday, Oct.

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.