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By Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department We at the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office want victims of Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel for your fur babies too. The staff at the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office learned about this great organization and we want to make […]
With less than three months to go before the mid-terms, the race for Wisconsin governor is a statistical dead heat, according to the latest Marquette University Law School poll. Democrat incumbent Gov. Tony Evers leads newly minted Republican challenger Tim Michels 45% to 43%, but the numbers are within the poll’s margin of error of +/-4.2 […]
Waupaca GOP chair disagrees with Petersen In a press release dated Aug. 12, State Rep. Kevin Petersen (R-Waupaca) stated, “I support the Speaker’s move to close the Office of the Special Council. This past session, along with my Assembly colleagues, I voted for a series of bills that would have addressed concerns that were uncovered […]
Sheriff Timothy Wilz reaction to his Republican primary victory for a second term was Waupaca County Sheriff. Wilz has “effectively” been re-elected sheriff and barring any write-in candidates for the November election will have secured a second term. Wilz garnered 5,207 votes to Det. Sgt. Cameron Durrant’s 3,748 votes. On his Wilz for Sheriff Facebook […]
“In reality, there are no issues of wrong doing within the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office.” By Trey Foerster Waupaca County Sheriff Timothy Wilz attacked Waupaca County District Attorney Veronica Isherwood in a Facebook posting on Monday, Aug. 8. He posted a letter and then a second letter penned by Chief Deputy Carl Artz. Both Isherwood […]
By MacIver Institute The legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) today put a stop to a rule promulgated by the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) that would have allowed election workers to alter absentee ballot envelopes. This rule circumvented current statutes which clearly state that an absentee ballot provided with incomplete information “may […]
Community, Schools and Fiscal Responsibility By Trey Foerster Two candidates are vying for the position of Waupaca County Sheriff in the Tuesday, Aug. 9, primary election. The winner of that contest will most likely win the position in the Nov. 8 election. You can read the first part of this series on the candidate debate […]
Waupaca County Circuit Court security By Trey Foerster Two candidates are vying for the position of Waupaca County Sheriff in the Tuesday, Aug. 9, primary election. The winner of that contest will most likely win the position in the Nov. 8 election. You can read the first part of this series on the candidate debate […]
By Iola Car Show This. Is. Iola. Iola is family and friends. Iola is swap, show cars, camping, and car corral. Iola is volunteers and spectators. Iola is every type of weather. Iola is special guests and events. Iola is nostalgia and memories. And all of this is what makes us whole. It’s not one […]
Fixing the relationship with DA’s Office By Trey Foerster Two candidates are vying for the position of Waupaca County Sheriff in the Tuesday, Aug. 9, primary election. The winner of that contest will most likely win the position in the Nov. 8 election. You can read the first part of this series here. You can […]
