A friend of the Ripon Rabbit Hole community, Deb, reached out through X with an urgent request: “It would be appreciated if you’d cover this tragedy. This tornado was absolutely devastating 😢” Along with her message, Deb shared a post showing the destruction left behind by the powerful tornado that struck Menasha and neighboring Fox […] More

Federal records reveal how a carefully worded warning became a false declaration, was repeated to Congress, and may still leave the relocated schoolhouse open to future review For more than three years, the public has been handed competing versions of what happened to Ripon’s Little White Schoolhouse after it was lifted from its foundation and […] More

Across America, the soul of a community is often found in the places that still stand. It is found in the old church on the corner, the brick storefronts along Main Street, the schoolhouse where political path of a party began, the courthouse square, the family homes with hand-built trim, the barns, halls, depots, theaters, […] More

Members of Harry’s Army are being called to stand together once again as Harry Wait’s sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Walworth County Courthouse, Branch 2, Room 3040. After months of showing up, standing strong, and refusing to back down, supporters are preparing to gather in person for what many believe […] More

In the long history of Wisconsin strange stories, the 1976 Ripon UFO tale has a special charm. It does not begin with military radar, secret documents, or a desert crash site. It begins in Kiwanis Park, with two boys, a summer evening, and BB guns. According to a Wisconsin MUFON historical case summary, the encounter […] More