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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Jacob Link / Advance-Titan -- A lake sturgeon sits outside of Jerry’s Bar in Oshkosh, one of 10 DNR registering stations around the Winnebago chain of lakes.

Harvest caps almost met on Upriver Lakes in second week of sturgeon spearing

Jacob Link, Managing Editor February 20, 2025

With three days left of sturgeon spearing season on the Winnebago chain of lakes, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported that there have already been over 200 more fish harvested...

Courtesy of Flickr -- Joann Fabrics, a popular craft store chain located at 1226 S. Koeller St. in Oshkosh, will close its doors later this year and is among 16 locations across the state to shut down after the company filed for bankruptcy last year.

Oshkosh Joann Fabrics location set to close

Isaac Pischer, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

Joann Fabrics, a popular craft store chain located at 1226 S. Koeller St. in Oshkosh, will close its doors later this year and is among 16 locations across the state to shut down after the company filed...

Courtesy of the Oshkosh Police Department -- The Oshkosh Police Department cruiser waits near a park in town last year.

UWO student arrested at Underground Bar

Jacob Link, Managing Editor February 20, 2025

The Oshkosh Police Department arrested a UW Oshkosh student for disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer after trying to enter the Underground Bar without any identification Feb. 7. At around 11:30...

Advance-Titan File Photo - Reeve Union was one of the many locations to vote at in Oshkosh on election day. Students can get Voter ID’s at Titan Central.

Spring primary election preview

Jessica Duch, Photo Editor February 13, 2025

The spring primary election is Feb. 18 and two important races will be on the ballot: Winnebago County Executive and Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction. Here’s a preview of the candidates...

Jessica Duch / Advance-Titan -- Rescue crews help a woman back onto land on an airboat after the truck she was in crashed through the ice on Lake Winnebago Saturday.

Sturgeon spearing season begins with truck falling through ice

Jessica Duch and Jacob Link February 13, 2025

Four people were rescued by the Oshkosh Fire Department after their truck broke through the ice on Lake Winnebago last Saturday on opening day of sturgeon spearing season, which saw more fish harvested...

Advance-Titan File Photo -- Ice shanties line the surface of Lake Winnebago in February of last year.

Fond du Lac man dies after falling through ice on Lake Winnebago

Jacob Link, Managing Editor February 4, 2025

A 67-year-old Tycheedah man died Saturday afternoon after a UTV he was riding in fell through the ice on Lake Winnebago. The Fond du Lac County dispatch received a gall at 12:30 p.m. about someone who...

Courtesy of UWO Flickr -- The Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra practices in the UWO Arts and Communication Center Music Hall in October.

State Building Commission approves renovations to UWO Arts and Communication Center Music Hall

Isaac Pischer, Staff Writer January 29, 2025

An aging UW Oshkosh facility will be getting a well-needed facelift, after a decision by the State of Wisconsin Building Commission. In December, the Republican-led State building Commission, which...

Courtesy of Glenn Grothman -- U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman sits in a U.S Senate meeting.

Man arrested for starting fire at U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office

Isaac Pischer, Assistant News Editor January 23, 2025

Police have arrested a man suspected of starting a fire at U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office building on Sunday, Jan. 19.  According to a release by the Fond du Lac Police Department, Caiden Stachowicz,...

Courtesy of the Oshkosh Police Department -- The Oshkosh Police Department cruiser waits near a park in town last year.

OPD arrests Texas man for human trafficking

Jacob Link, Managing Editor January 17, 2025

The Oshkosh Police Department arrested a 32-year-old man from Texas on human trafficking charges Jan. 10 after law enforcement discovered he had been holding a woman against her will for months. “The...

Courtesy of UWO Achieves -- Former President Jimmy Carter speaks at Kolf Sports Center in an April, 1987 visit. Carter passed away on Dec. 29 at 100 years of age at his home in Plains, Georgia.

Jimmy Carter leaves his mark on UWO

Isaac Pischer, Assistant News Editor January 15, 2025

As the nation mourns the loss of former President James Earl Carter Jr. (Jimmy Carter), who died on Dec. 29, his legacy reaches far from Washington, D.C., or Plains, Georgia, where he lived post-presidency....

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