Local Menasha Headlines

OSHKOSH — Authorities in Oshkosh say a person and a dog have been found dead following an early-morning apartment fire. A WLUK-TV report says the fire was reported to Oshkosh police Saturday about 4:20 a.m. Full Story: Post Crescent

NEENAH — Police say a distraught 26-year-old man shot himself with a high-powered rifle in his Neenah home Thursday as police and other emergency workers outside tried to intervene. A relative called police about 12:30 p.m. after the man threatened to shoot himself in his home on Higgins Street between Spruce and Division streets. A nearly three-hour standoff ensued, prompting police to close off traffic on nearby streets and alert residents through Winnebago County’s reverse 911 system to seek shelter inside their homes. Full Story: Post Crescent

NEENAH — Police want to suspend or revoke the liquor license for Chief’s Bar, 208 Main St., because they say the operators violated a series of state and local laws. Co-owners Mary Culver and Joni Wood have been summoned to appear Tuesday before the city’s Public Services and Safety Committee to respond to the charges... Full Story: Post Crescent

Elena Trujillo opened Russian Delights & International Flavors more than seven years ago to bring European specialty foods and liquors to the Fox Cities. This month she’s getting her last deliveries and winding down to closing the shop at 2171 W. Wisconsin Ave. right after Christmas. Full Story: Post Crescent

OSHKOSH — A parent started a petition seeking to ban the use of a song with ties to slavery from Oshkosh school district classrooms after a panel decided the use of the song is appropriate. Jennifer Chandler said she first voiced concerns in October after learning her son had to sing the song “Pick a Bale of Cotton” ... Full Story: Post Crescent

An 87-year-old Neenah woman and her 59-year-old son were victims of a telephone scam that cost them more than $6,100 last week. Police said the woman received a call from a man identifying himself as her son, who lives in Atlanta. He claimed to have been in a car crash with people from Panama. Full Story: Post Crescent

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is giving up his bid to buy truck maker Oshkosh after less than 25 percent of the company's shares were tendered before his offer expired. Last week Icahn made it clear that he would walk away from his bid that valued the company at about $3 billion if the threshold wasn't met. The tender offer expired on Monday, with about 22 percent of the shares tendered. Full Story: Post Crescent

APPLETON — Appleton police are seeking information on a Monday afternoon theft at Sacred Heart Church, 222 E. Fremont St. A man wearing a hat and long coat stole a church employee’s black wallet and black coupon organizer from a purse inside an office drawer, police say. He came in through the church’s east entrance around 12:45 p.m. and left through the building’s north side doors. The church was open at the time. Full Story: Post Crescent

The Greek Kafe’s last day in business was Nov. 24. A sign on the door reads, “Closed. Thanks for your support.” It is permanently closed. The small locally owned café was at 2920 N. Ballard Road, one building south of GingeRootz, in Appleton. Full Story: Post Crescent

Police are asking for help in identifying the woman responsible for the early Sunday robbery of a Richmond Street gas station. Police were called to Mobil, 3401 N. Richmond St., about 12:50 a.m. A clerk told officers a woman came in and demanded money. Full Story: Post Crescent

TOWN OF MENASHA — An Illinois man accused of choking a woman and threatening her with a knife was jailed late Thursday. The man, 22, of Freeport, Ill., was arrested on charges of false imprisonment, strangulation, second-degree reckless endangerment, criminal damage to property, battery, theft, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Full Story: Post Crescent

Hard to believe, but we’re less than eight weeks from Appleton’s Feb. 19 primary election for the common council. The nonpartisan spring election is April 2. Since 2013 is an odd-numbered year, the odd-numbered districts are up for re-election. Those are seats held by (in order of district): Christoph Wahl, Curt Konetzke, Ed Baranowski, Kathy Plank, Peter Stueck, Patti Coenen, Jim Clemons and Jeff Jirschele. Full Story: Post Crescent

The new streetlights are light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures that were paid for by federal stimulus dollars. Neenah received a $57,600 community development block grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and planned to use the money to help low-income homeowners finance the replacement of lead water laterals and faulty sewer laterals. Because of low demand... Full Story: Post Crescent

Two teenagers are in custody after allegedly leading authorities on a high-speed chase early Friday morning in Sheboygan and Manitowoc counties, with the teens at one point ditching the stolen vehicle they were traveling in and then stealing another before their eventual arrest. Following the chase, a 17-year-old Sheboygan boy was arrested and brought to the Sheboygan County Detention Center, where he’s now awaiting charges. A 16-year-old Fond du Lac County boy was also arrested... Full Story: Post Crescent