Month: October 2014

Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson says Governor Scott Walker has earned the right to be re-elected.  Johnson made the comments during a get out the vote push last weekend at Fond du Lac County Republican party headquarters.  "To keep the state moving forward we've got to re-elect Scott Walker.  We've got to make sure we elect Republican membersto maintain majority in both the Assembly and state Senate, so as Governor […]

The chairman of the Fond du Lac County Democratic party says voter turnout will be the key for Democratic candidates in the November election.  Steve Reid says are working hard to make sure  area  residents vote.  "Mid term election voter turnout versus the last two presidential elections what the Democratic party is doing this year is we've focused on certain households that we know who the drop-off voters are and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new poll shows Republican Brad Schimel and Democrat Susan Happ are tied in the race for Wisconsin attorney general.  The Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows both Schimel and Happ with 42 percent among likely voters. Two weeks ago, Schimel had 41 percent support among likely voters, compared with 39 percent for Happ.  The poll's margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.  Two […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke says she believes voters do care about the candidates' views on abortion and women's health issues, even though Gov. Scott Walker says people he meets are focused on the economy.    Burke supports abortion rights and says she would repeal state laws requiring women to wait 24 hours before they obtain an abortion and to get an ultrasound first. Burke says […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke is attempting to distance herself from former Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, whom she worked under for nearly three years as Commerce Department secretary.  Burke said she did not agree with tax increases approved by Doyle, or his raiding money from the state transportation fund to pay for schools.  Gov. Scott Walker has attempted to tie Burke to Doyle throughout the campaign, […]

The Fond du Lac County finance committee has voted to add money to the budget to use armed sheriff’s deputies for building security should it be necessary at certain county buildings.   The issue of whether employees at social services or the Veterans Service Office should be allowed to carry concealed weapons was discussed at a committee meeting this week.  Committee member and County Board chairman Marty Farrell says the decision […]

Nobody was injured in a chimney fire that was quickly extinguished at a Waupun residence.  Fire Chief B.J. Demaa says firefighters were called to a home on Edgewood Drive Tuesday afternoon to a report of smoke coming out of the house.  "Upon arrival all occupants had been evacuated and we extinguished the chimney fire,'  Demaa told WFDL news .  "Upon removing the chimney cap there was a lot of nesting […]

Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson says additional steps need to be taken to make sure an Ebola outbreak doesn’t occur in the United States.  The Republican senator is proposing that anyone coming to this country from West Africa be quarantined for 21 days.  "We should definately be concerned and we need to do far more from a national basis in terms of our immigration and our border security,"  Johnson said.  "I've […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of protesters plans to shadow wolf hunters in Wisconsin so they can observe their methods.  Wisconsin's third annual wolf hunt began Wednesday. The group, which calls itself the Great Lakes Wolf Patrol, released a statement saying 11 members have set up a camp on public lands in northern Wisconsin. They plan to patrol federal, state and county forest lands searching for wolf hunters and […]