Month: November 2014

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State regulators have approved We Energies' plan to increase hundreds of thousands of electric customers' fixed monthly charges by nearly $7. We Energies had asked the state Public Service Commission for permission to raise its fixed monthly rates for residential and small business customers from $9.13 to $16. The utility contends the increase will ensure customers who use less energy and therefore pay less contribute their […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin residents can start shopping for coverage on the federally run health insurance exchange when its second open enrollment period begins Saturday.  The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance says about 166,000 people signed up for insurance during the open enrollment period that ended March 31. Health care experts say they expect about the same number this time. The online marketplace is meant for people who […]

WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS go into effect on November 15th. Parking from November 15th to March 15th is restricted between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. On EVEN NUMBERED DAYS, starting at 8:00 p.m. parking is restricted to the EVEN side of the street. On ODD NUMBERED DAYS, starting at 8:00 p.m. parking is restricted to the ODD side of the street. Any METERED AREA is still restricted to […]

A Fond du lac judge has sentenced a man to prison for possession of  child pornography.  Judge Richard Nuss sentenced Jhonantan Tamariz to four years in prison followed by six years extended supervision. Tamariz will be deported to Mexico when he completes his sentence.

Fire has destroyed a building that housed a fast food restaurant and gas station in Lomira.  Firefighters from 11 agencies helped battle the blaze at the Burger King and BP station Friday morning. The building is part of the BP Hi-Way Hop complex near Highway 41. The fire sent black smoke billowing in the area. Departments assisting Lomira firefighters include Brownsville, Knowles, Theresa, Eden, Kewaskum, Kekoskee, Campbellsport, Mayville, Fond du […]

Theisen Middle School students were among 300 singers who recently participated in the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association’s Singing in Wisconsin Choral Festival on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Appleton West High School. This festival, with concerts also being held at Chippewa Falls, Wausau, and West Milwaukee, has the unique characteristic of having simultaneous performances at these sites. The students in the red shirts participated in the youth choir; the students in […]

Habitat for Humanity of Wisconsin is announcing a green initiative for the upcoming holiday season. Habitat ReStores throughout the state, including the Fond du Lac ReStore (65 W. Scott Street) will be accepting non-working or no longer needed holiday lights for recycling.   Habitat director Paul Osterholm says old strings of lights will be recycled with the proceeds Assisting low income families.  Lights will be collected during regular store hours […]

Area residents are invited to join Agnesian HealthCare associates, volunteers and physicians and donate an hour of time on Wednesday, November 26 to give blood to The BloodCenter of Wisconsin.   Blood donations will be accepted from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Agnesian HealthCare’s Plaza Level Conference Center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac.  Giving blood is easy and takes about an hour. The process includes registering, giving a […]

There will be a benefit this month for a Fond du lac teen who was injured in a car vs. bicycle accident.  The benefit for Grant Corbin  will be held from 6:30 p.m. to midnight on Saturday November 22nd at The Retlaw Hotel in the Crystal Ballroom. Corbin was involved in a serious bicycle accident on Tuesday October  28th and was flown by helicopter to Children’s Hospital where he is slowly recovering, but […]