Winneconne News

Dan Loftus, on a mission to spear a sturgeon from the ice-choked waters of Wisconsin's Lake Winnebago, dropped a rubber chicken into the frigid emerald abyss and waited.

The low number of sturgeon speared Saturday on Lake Winnebago was close to pre-season expectations, according to Ron Bruch, a sturgeon expert for the state Department of Natural Resources.

It was the women spearers' turn to shine during the opening day of the 2012 sturgeon season, with ladies spearing the largest and second-largest sturgeon of the day on the upriver lakes.

WINNECONNE - Tickets are available for the Second Annual Brandon Thielke Foundation Murder Mystery Dinner March 2 and 3 in Winneconne.

Part of the allure of sturgeon spearing season comes from the eerie high one gets from the unexpected - the constant possibility that something huge, perhaps just a shadow, is about to glide beneath the ice.

All student vehicles parked at school must have a current parking permit displayed on the back window.

WINNECONNE - Police in Winneconne were unable to determine whether the 42-year-old man who called 911 to report two men beat him and attempted to rape him was actually injured by the other men or fell down a flight of stairs.

OSHKOSH - Some spearers will not get the chance to spear a sturgeon after all. Shawn Wendt, manager of Wendt's on the Lake, said he decided earlier this month to cancel reservations for the 32 ice shanties the Van Dyne restaurant rents during the annual sturgeon spearing season.

During the open house at the Day by Day Warming Shelter last weekend we saw firsthand how the facility that formerly housed a school cafeteria is being used to shelter overnight guests.

Aurora-Oshkosh Gracelyn Marie Gilson, daughter of Todd and Jessica Gilson of Winneconne, was born Jan.

Village of Winneconne: Call Jaci Stelzner at 582-4381 by the end of February. City of Oshkosh: Call the Oshkosh City Clerk's office at 236-5011 for an application or with questions by the end of February.

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OMRO - The Omro Foxes got a game-high 19 points from Adam Nelson and opened up a 39-19 lead by halftime, en route to a 62-46 victory over the rival Winneconne Wolves.

On Jan. 21, the Boy Scouts of Troop 601 traveled to Critters in Winneconne to learn and participate in indoor archery.

Skies should be cloudy today in Oshkosh with a high of 34, reported officials from the National Weather Service in Green Bay.

Mary Wegner holds a photograph of her daughter Laurie Depies at her Winneconne home in 2011.

Retirement from a 20-year teaching career lasted five months for Joan Breen of Winneconne.

There will be thickening clouds this morning and afternoon. It will be clearing and breezy with a little snow this evening, then turn out clear and breezy overnight.

Police arrested a 28-year-old Winneconne man after they were called to his residence by a neighbor who heard yelling and banging sounds coming from his apartment.

It's that time of year again to enjoy chili or chicken soup, a beverage and ice cream and at the same time help a local Kiwanis in its mission to help the children of the community and the world.