Fond du lac firefighters helped remove a bee hive and an estimated 100,000 bees from a tree in the yard of a Fond du lac home last week. Fire Department Lieutenant and beekeeper Todd Shippee was contacted and removed the hive on Hawthorne Drive last Thursday. Fond du Lac police blocked off the area during the removal process. Shippee says the phenomenon is common when one bee hive gets too crowded. After the new queen breeds with lots of male bees, she takes over the hive.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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