🌱 Which Waupaca County highways are closed by flooding this weekend?
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In today's newsletter:
- Which Waupaca County highways are closed by flooding this weekend?
- Inside the late-inning rally that gave Waupaca its first win
- How Waupaca’s Learn to Hunt program turns first-timers into turkey hunters
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A severe p.m. t-storm; breezy, with a high of 78 and low of 37 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, windy and much colder, temps: high: 46, low: 29.
- Sunday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 47 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Multiple road closures due to flooding in northeast Wisconsin (newmedia-wi.com) — Several key highways in Waupaca County, including State Highways 54 and 110 near New London, Northport, and Manawa, are closed in both directions due to flooding, with no firm reopening timeline. Drivers are urged to follow posted detours, avoid water-covered roads, and check 511wi.gov before traveling, as river levels are still cresting and conditions can change quickly. 
2. Comets baseball gets into win column (waupacanow.com) — Waupaca Comets baseball fans can celebrate the team’s first win of 2026, a 9–6 comeback victory on the road at Menasha on April 10. After falling behind 6–1, Waupaca’s bats came alive, with key hits from Max Dolski, John Zeamer, and teammates fueling an eight-run surge to close out the game.
3. Learn to Hunt program in Waupaca County pairs mentors with new turkey hunters (wisfarmer.com) — Waupaca-area hunters just wrapped up this year’s Learn to Hunt turkey program, where 34 first-time participants were paired with experienced mentors on local farms around Waupaca and Lind. Despite an ice storm that hit Waupaca County and nearby areas, hunters still harvested birds while learning safety, ethics, and the basics of turkey hunting in a no-cost, community-supported program.
4. Logging in Caledonia tied to invasive beetle (waupacanow.com) — Drivers heading west on Highway 10 into Waupaca County may notice large areas of trees cleared near Cane Drive in the Town of Caledonia, but it’s actually a salvage harvest of ash trees threatened by emerald ash borer. State forestry officials say nearly all ash in these swamp hardwood stands are dying, and the land will likely revert to lowland grass despite management efforts.
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Monday April 20
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Soccer: Girls Varsity Game
Waupaca High School
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Track and Field: Boys Varsity Invitational
New London High School
9:30 am -
Baseball: Varsity Game
Capital Credit Union Park
11:30 am -
Soccer: Girls 5-8 Game
Marshfield Middle School
4:00 pm -
Soccer: Girls JV1 Game
De Pere High School
4:30 pm -
Baseball: Varsity Game Rescheduled from 04-07-2026
Wrightstown High School
4:30 pm -
Soccer: Girls Varsity Game
De Pere High School
6:30 pm
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baseball: JV1 Game
Waupaca High School
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Baseball: JV1 Game Time Changed
Waupaca High School
4:30 pm -
Softball: JV1 Game
Lake Park Field (Antigo)
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Soccer: Girls Varsity Game
Waupaca High School
9:00 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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- DOES ANYONE IN TOWN REPAIR LAPTOPS?
THE HINGES BROKE ON MINE. AM UNABLE TO CLOSE IT. (Nextdoor Waupaca)
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