Wisconsin governor Scott Walker says Wisconsin residents are better off than they were four years ago. Walker made the comments during a campaign stop in Fond du lac Thursday…touring Manowske Welding Corporation and speaking to employees. Walker asked employees if they "wanted to keep the Wisconsin comeback going forward or go back to the days when we were behind the rest of the country?"
An elderly Fond du Lac man received non life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a car. The 71 year old man was walking across North Main Street when he was struck by the car Wednesday. Richard Thompson was transported to St. Agnes Hospital where he was treated for head and shoulder injuries. The car driver said he didn’t see Thompson because the sun was in his eyes.
Demolition of the Historic Retlaw Theater building is underway as crews prepare the site for a major renovation project. Community Development director Wayne Rollin says work this week. Rollin says demolition work should be completed by the end of the month followed by renovation work done over the fall and winter. Commonwealth Development is converting the first floor of the building into its office headquarters and retail with apartments above.
Moraine Park Technical College welcomes Judy Lux of Fond du Lac as their newest district board member. Lux was sworn in at the July 14 board meeting and will serve a three-year term on the board. “I hope to make a positive contribution to the board that allows Moraine Park to continue to serve both the business community and its students,” said Lux. “I believe the educational value Moraine Park […]
The Fond du Lac city manager says a proposed 2015 city budget includes no major changes in service levels, with the exception of an increase in funding for the emerald ash borer infestation, and additional funding for street reconstruction. The Fond du Lac city council got its first look at the budget at a special meeting Wednesday night. Council president Sam Meyer says he believes the budget is headed […]
Students are back in school this week for the start of another school year. At Fond du Lac High School freshman started on Tuesday with everyone in class Wednesday. New Fondy High principal, Michelle Hagen, says she hopes students make the most of their high school experience by getting involved. "We would really like all our students to take advantage of every opportunity that we have here at the high […]
The Waupun school superintendent says she is excited for the start of another school year. Tonya Gubin welcomed back students and staff this week. Gubin says the district will be focusing on curriculum this year…developing common assessments at each grade level and departments at the high school. "Looking at how our students are mastering those core standards," Gubin told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. The Waupun school district […]
The Fond du Lac County Highway Department would like to inform the motoring public of bridge repairs on County Trunk Highway VV (Pioneer Road) between S. Military Road and Johnson Street (STH 23). CTH VV will be closed between Sullivan Drive and Grove Street beginning on Monday September 8th, 2014, and weather permitting will re-open about two weeks later. There will be a signed detour route directing traffic to use […]
A public meeting will be held this month on the possibility of another roundabout on Pioneer Road in Fond du lac. The roundabout would replace traffic signals at Pioneer and Military Roads near Mercury Marine when that section of Pioneer Road is reconstructed in 2017. A public meeting will be held from 5-7pm Wednesday September 17th at the Fond du Lac city-county government center. The section of Pioneer Road being […]