Chain to Main Podcast

The City of Waupaca Band Concert series continues tonight at 7 on the City Square in downtown Waupaca. Residents are invited to bring a lawn chair and enjoy an evening of live community music at the new location, 111 South Main Street. In case of rain, the concert moves to Waupaca Middle School.   The 54th Annual Iola Car Show and Swap Meet runs through tomorrow, celebrating America’s 250th birthd...

The 54th Annual Iola Car Show and Swap Meet rolls into Iola today through the 11th, celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a patriotic Red, White and Blue theme. Organizers expect thousands of visitors to enjoy more than 2,300 show cars, 4,000 swap spaces, military vehicles, and special displays. Celebrity guests include Vice Grip Garage’s Derek Bieri, actor Sung Kang of Fast & Furious, and...

Local Waupaca News

Local Waupaca News

With your local Waupaca news for this Monday, July 6th, I'm Durant Popple. The Waupaca Library and Historical Society have partnered to create a display "Waupaca Serves: A Story of Waupaca's Veterans and the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King".  The display is up at the bandstand on the city hall / library front lawn.  This shows how Waupaca served our country through the years and how the Veteran's...

Good News Waupaca 7.1.26

Good News Waupaca 7.1.26

Good News Waupaca 7.1.26

Waupaca is getting ready to celebrate Independence Day with a full day of hometown tradition. Saturday, the Fourth of July Parade steps off at 10 a.m. on Main Street, followed by a Knights of Columbus chicken barbecue and burger lunch at South Park. Later, the Chain Skiers perform at 5:30 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The celebration wraps up at dusk with fireworks over Shadow Lake start...

Good News Waupaca 7.1.26

Good News Waupaca 7.1.26

Local Waupaca News

Local Waupaca News

Local Waupaca News

Recording LIVE at Strawberryfest! We will share things that are happening at the Waupaca Library in July. There's trivia, mingling with the community, and Marcie brings out her inner child... again!

With your local Waupaca news for this Friday, June 26th, I'm Durant Popple. Gilbert Brown, former nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers will be at clear water harbor tomorrow.  Between 3 and 5, he will be present to raise support for the Gilbert Brown foundation, which in turn supports 156 Wisconsin children's charities.  The afternoon will feature meet and greet opportunities, games and activitie...

The Waupaca Area Public Library is inviting the community to get up close with some of Wisconsin’s most fascinating birds of prey. Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., the library will host a Raptor Education Show featuring wildlife educators and live avian ambassadors from Raptor Education Group Incorporated, or REGI. The interactive program will take place in the library’s downstairs meeting rooms and will fo...

Local Waupaca News

Local Waupaca News

Local Waupaca News

With your local Waupaca news for this Friday, June 19th, I'm Durant Popple. It's that time again, the annual Strawberryfest is here.  Many activities will be taking place during the fest, 9am until 4, now back on Main Street.  A few of the things you can expect is the strawberry lane food court, with of course, fresh local strawberries, arts, crafts, and vendor booths, tons of kids activities, and...

Good News Waupaca 6.17.26

Good News Waupaca 6.17.26

Waupaca City Council Tuesday evening received an update on public transportation in Waupaca County from Valerie Lefler, operator of Pheonix Mobility Rising, who operates Waupaca County Catch a Ride.  This service took over public transportation at the start of 2026, after discontinuing service from Waupaca Taxi.  Lefler explains the new transportation service, provides transportation county-wide,...

Good News Waupaca 6.17.26