Waupaca News

WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- Sweet isn't just Cassie Joy Sweet's last name, it's the focus of her business, iSparkle Cupcakes.

DNR Report WAUPACA -- The second defendant in the 2009 deer-snowmobile thrill kill case that ignited a statewide outcry from citizens and groups was sentenced to six months in jail, 30 months of probation and $6,324 in fines for his convictions including three felony charges of cruelty to animals.

WAUPACA, Wis. - A Waupaca man has been sentenced to six months in jail for running down and killing deer with a snowmobile.

WAUPACA COUNTY - The Waupaca County Sheriff's Department is investigating a garage fire that's being described as deliberately set.

Waupaca, Wis. A $5,000 reward is up for grabs to anyone with information into a string of crimes in Waupaca County.

A 39-year-old man and a 32-year-old man, both from Waupaca, were cited with shoplifting at Fleet Farm 3:17 p.m. Friday.

WAUPACA - Riverside Medical Center is offering three meditation classes in March that will teach residents to de-stress and improve self-esteem. Class instructor Barb Achten will train participants in the practice of mindfulness, a meditation that stresses one to be aware of moment-to-moment experiences.

WAUPACA - The School District of Waupaca will begin screening students for kindergarten in March.

Bride Brittney Worzella, center, of Stevens Point, takes a photo of a wedding cake Sunday at the Love Story 2012 Wedding Expo held in Stevens Point.

The future of the McDill pond got a bit brighter this week. Waupaca resident Bob Spoerl offered to essentially buy the dam from the village of Whiting and donate it to the McDill Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District.

Small Space Big Style, 6098 Highway 10, is an interior design business run by Rene Jerzak and Donna Klismith.

Waupaca resident Robert Spoerl has offered to buy the McDill Dam from the village of Whiting, then donate it to the McDill Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District.

Willard Beattie Hanley, age 97, of Fairmont, Minn., was born on Oct. 30, 1914, in Waupaca, Wis., the son of William and Elsie Hanley.