She has also been a member of the Ripon Plan Commission for the past three years. Karsten says there will be some definite issues on her agenda if elected next spring. In District Four, Al Schrader has filed his papers to succeed incumbent Barb Miller, who is not running again for the council. Tami Schaefer has filed to run in District One, where incumbent John Reinsch is running for mayor. The incumbent in District Three, Marv Stark, has not announced his intentions for next spring.
Fears continue to rise across the nation over bio-terrorism, especially anthrax.
The illness is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates, such as cattle and sheep, but it can also occur in humans. At least three cases have been confirmed in Florida, but federal officials across the nation urged people not to feed rumors. Doctor Paul Nelson, with Family Health Care in Ripon, says he has seen no people in his officers concerned about anthrax, but admits the fear is out there. There is a vaccine available, which can be purchased on the Internet, but Nelson says beware.