Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

WAUPUN — Waupun Holiday Help is now accepting applications and donations to assist the Waupun Area School District needy families for Christmas. Holiday Help needs your help. During this time of the year there are always Full Story »

The push for a new Beaver Dam Police Department is gaining a little momentum. On Monday night, the operations committee unanimously approved an amendment to the city’s space needs study which recommends that the old YMCA property on Full Story »

A Beaver Dam Middle School teacher surpassed her goal of running 50 miles on Sunday. “I had my 50 miles in at 5:30 p.m.” said Nikki Cahen. “A friend showed up at 6 and said she was ready to run with me, so I did Full Story »

JUNEAU — A 22-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman both face a slew of charges for breaking into area storage units and cars. Bryan D.J. Robel and Amanda D. Bryant, both formerly of Waupun, are each charged with being a party to 12 Full Story »

HORICON — A settlement may be near for a Horicon police officer accused of 15 charges. The Horicon Police and Fire Commission was scheduled to meet Monday and today to continue an evidentiary hearing involving officer William Full Story »

Nelson and Dolly Birschbach celebrate 59 years of marriage today, but the anniversary of their wedding should have been Nov. 11. Full Story »

Abandoned vehicle — The Randolph Police Department had an abandoned vehicle towed at 11:35 a.m. on Oct. 29 from the 200 block of Adams Street. Operating after suspension — A 25-year-old Randolph woman was pulled over at 10:57 Full Story »

Threats — A social worker the from Beaver Dam Community Hospital contacted police on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. to report that a man who was in the hospital made a threat against a local bar owner. The man’s probation and parole agent was Full Story »

LEROY — Many assume it’s a landmark already, but now it’s official. St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church on County Highway Y in LeRoy is now on the Wisconsin Register of Historic Places. A local historian, Full Story »

Beaver Dam High School will be the host site this year for a community Thanksgiving dinner targeted at helping out needy families and senior citizens. A community-based gathering to celebrate Thanksgiving works to help the students learn Full Story »

RANDOLPH — A man returning home on leave from duty in Afghanistan on Oct. 29 was a surprise for his children.  Peter and Jaime Woreck kept the news of his visit from their three children — son Trent and daughters JoLea Full Story »

MAYVILLE —The Mayville School Board approved wage adjustment increases for support staff workers by 2.5 percent without increasing the base pay in any labor grade. The increase reflected increases of 23 to 48 cents per hour. Labor Full Story »

JUNEAU  — A 35-year-old Appleton man will serve 10 years in prison for having sex with a 16-year-old girl. In addition to prison, Roderick S. Lentz will also serve 10 years of supervision for bringing the victim to a motel in Full Story »

A Beaver Dam Middle School teacher has organized a run around the middle school area on Sunday to raise money to fight multiple sclerosis. BDMS teacher Nikki Cahen organized the runs and the running paths. She will be running with others Full Story »

Beaver Dam Police passed out flyers in a neighborhood on the south side of town to tell people that a convicted sex offender is returning to their area. Michael H. Fink, 42, will be moving to the 200 block of East Mill Street and will be Full Story »

A cat that was struck by a motorcycle on Thursday night may have used one of its nine lives but had some pretty nice angels who have been trying to help the cat ever since. The cat and the motorcycle were near the intersection of Burnett Full Story »

MAYVILLE — A 24-year-old Fall River man faces charges early next week after eluding police in a chase that reached more than 120 miles per hour Thursday night.  According to Mayville Police Capt. Chris MacNeill, the incident Full Story »

Editor’s Note — In honor of Veterans Day, the Daily  Citizen is running a series of  stories  about  veterans. When Inez McMillan graduated from UW Madison with a degree in nursing in 1944, Full Story »

When it comes to Jay Hoeft’s Fountain Inn building, the city of Beaver Dam has preferred to wash its hands of the situation, allowing the Department of Natural Resources to handle the legal process which could lead to the building’s Full Story »

“It didn’t bother her any, and dad didn’t say anything,” said Gordon Duer remembering the day his mom took him to the courthouse so he could join the Navy. It was Feb. 20, 1945, and Duer was a 17-year-old junior at Full Story »

Corn and soybean producers across the Midwest face some difficult decisions as they do their best to push through an especially rainy harvest. “There are a couple different issues going on. One is that moisture levels in both corn Full Story »

Editor’s Note — In honor of Veterans Day, the Daily Citizen is running a series of stories about local veterans. It was two days before Christmas in 1943 when Raymond Lange  was drafted. He was 18. Given the Full Story »

She said she hasn't touched alcohol or driven a vehicle since May 2008, but she still has a debt to pay for the night that could have ended in disaster. Judge James O. Miller ordered 10 months in jail for Stacey E. McMahon, 43, formerly Full Story »

PORTAGE — She said she hasn’t touched alcohol or driven a vehicle since May 2008, but she still has a debt to pay for the night that could have ended in disaster. Judge James Miller ordered 10 months in jail for Stacey E Full Story »

CAMBRIA - Stimulus money isn't free. But, for the Cambria Village Board, the $301,675 local share for a major overhaul of the village's sanitary sewer system is a bargain on which the trustees unanimously agreed Monday. The amount Full Story »