New business want to help moms have Joyful Births

Kristin Bachleitner, left, and Megan Morris stand in their office at 301 Watson St., where they meet with clients of Joyful Birth Services.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 9:37 AM

A new Ripon business hopes to help new mothers through what can be a scary and difficult process of adding a new bundle of joy to their family.

New business want to help moms have Joyful Births

A new Ripon business hopes to help new mothers through what can be a scary and difficult process of adding a new bundle of joy to their family.
The Express takes ‘Best of Show’

The Express took home 17 awards last week Friday at the Wisconsin Community Papers Ad Design Competition to win “Best of Show.”
New Knuth beer hall taps crowd
New shop pairs sports memorabilia, fine furniture

Sports memorabilia and fine furniture. Those may not seem like a natural pairing for Ripon’s newest downtown shop, but they make perfect sense at Forsberg’s, 322 Watson St.
Former Treasury will become The Heist & The Hideout

In a little over a month, one of downtown Ripon’s largest and most prominent buildings will be the site of a Heist. And a Hideout. Those will be the names of the complementary businesses that will go in 114 Watson St., commonly known as the former Treasury site.
Rotarians get tour of Accurate Controls

Members of Ripon’s Rotary Club last week got to tour the nation’s leader in the corrections industry for custom-made security systems: Accurate Controls.
Off-the-job training for STRIVE

Students from Ripon, Markesan and Crossroads high schools — all members of Ripon Rotary Club’s STRIVE program — visited Ripon Printers Tuesday morning.
Commonwealth takes second in ‘Newspaper of the Year’ contest

After winning “Weekly Newspaper of the Year” six of the last seven years, the Ripon Commonwealth Press finished as the No. 2 weekly in Wisconsin for 2018.
New hair, nail salon opens just outside downtown Ripon

Steel Magnolia Hair and Nail Salon opened this winter at 404 Ransom St.
Positive news dominates chamber dinner

“We had a great year.” That’s the succinct summary of how 2018 went for downtown Ripon, according to Ripon Main Street Manager Craig Tebon.
Former NFL building will become Fortifi Bank

Fortifi Bank plans to open a full-service bank location at 125 Watson St. this summer.
Webster’s introduces grocery pick-up/delivery service

Called “Webster’s Express,” customers now can log on to www.webstersmarketplace.com and order many of the same products they can pick up in store.
GL Service Center aims to offer personalized service

Green Lake Service Center continues to offer the same prices for the same services — and more — as it did under previous ownership.
Knuth Brewing Co. ready to expand into 3rd storefront

Just a year after expanding its beer-production capacity, Knuth Brewing Co. already is expanding again.
Shop Hop will heat up downtown shopping in March

The "Vintage Shop Hop,” a region-wide event that’s been known to draw shoppers from well outside the community, will include Ripon in early March.