George Louis Field (1836-1912) was cashier of the First Bank of Ripon, which was founded in 1856, and noted as a foremost banker of the state of Wisconsin.
The Ripon Historical Society’s recent Now&Then in Ripon article about the “Miss Ripon” wooden speedboat, featured in the June 29, 2023 edition of the Commonwealth, brought forth memories and artifacts.
Last week’s editorial ended with a question: With traditional newspapers retrenching, whether with dailies’ shrinking news holes or community newspapers stopping the presses altogether, what’s the silver bullet?
Former Ripon Commonwealth Press/Express publisher Tim Lyke was announced last week Friday as one of two 2023 inductees for the Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame.