Russell Motschenbacher, commonly known in northeast Wisconsin as the “Fox River Mall Santa”, passed away peacefully in his ...

The long-time Fox River Mall Santa, Russell Motschenbacher, has died at the age of 87 in Montana, a source close to him told ...

For nearly a quarter century, Russell Motschenbacher brought Christmas spirit to the Fox Valley, embracing thousands of kids ...

He was Santa Claus to everyone, and Russell Motschenbacher to some. Just a couple weeks after the holiday he embodied, the ...

The Fox River flows from Waukesha County, Wisconsin, through several cities in Kane County including Aurora, and to Ottawa, Illinois. The two newly-approved Kane County projects are both ...

Russell Motschenbacher was Santa’s helper at the Fox River Mall in Grand Chute for 25 years. Updated with local families' ...

Each team has a player worthy of being named Mr. Basketball in Ashwaubenon's Amari Allen and De Pere's Zach Kinziger.

The long-time Fox River Mall Santa, Russell Motschenbacher ... In 2024, McMullen became the first Wisconsin inductee to get into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame. He credited ...