Month: December 2014

Evans Elementary School Student Council, along with their Partners in Education associate, BCI Burke Company, organized a food drive and collected over 800 items for the Fond du Lac Food Pantry. Shown here with the items collected (L-R):  Rose Ahern - BCI Burke Co., Iana Stoinski, Sophia Bartoli, Molly Stuart - Student Council advisor, Isabella Gessner, Taylor Abitz, Hallie Grainger, James Botting—Principal, Sam Kuhls, Carter Juedes, Alyssandra Baumann, Tylea Klewicki, Robyn Patterson, […]

The Fond du Lac Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help with the annual Red Kettle fundraising campaign.  Salvation Army social services director Ron Jacobson says there are currently 191 volunteers ringing bells at 19 locations and more volunteers are needed.  Jacobson says the goal is to raise $145,000. Jacobson says there are a lot of families in need this holiday season.

A Waupun city budget holds the line on taxes.  The $6.8 million dollar budget approved by the Waupun Common Council includesa szero tax rate increase.  Waupun property owners living in Fond du lac County will actually see a decrease in property taxes.  The $2.5 million tax levy includes a tax rate of $6.51 per $1,000 of valuation in Dodge County and $6.43 per $1,000 in valuation in Fond du Lac […]

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, along with the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office, is asking the public to assist with a wildlife "thrill killing" case.   On Saturday, Nov. 29, DNR Conservation Warden Nate Ackerman received complaints of gun shots heard overnight, northwest of Green Lake.  Green Lake sheriff's deputies working with Ackerman located seven dead whitetail deer in various locations within a three-mile area in the towns of […]

Water is unique in the fact that it expands when it freezes. This puts tremendous pressure on whatever is containing it, including metal and plastic pipes. Pipes that freeze most frequently are those exposed to severe cold, like outdoor hose bibs, and water supply pipes in unheated interior areas like basements and crawl spaces. Property owners are responsible for protecting plumbing within their homes and businesses. The City of Fond […]

KAUKAUNA, Wis. (AP) — A man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing a young Kaukauna girl 26 years ago is set to be released from prison.  Vince Fisher was sentenced to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder and sexual assault.  Six-year-old Jessica Miller was found dead on March 9, 1988. An autopsy showed Jessica had been sexually assaulted and a plastic ball had been forced down her throat, suffocating […]

Republican state Sen. Joe Leibham is resigning from the Senate a month before his term expires so he can pursue an undisclosed job opportunity.  Leibham, who is from Sheboygan, announced that he was resigning as of 4 p.m. Monday. He ran for Congress instead of seeking re-election this year and lost in the Republican primary to eventual winner Glenn Grothman. Devin LeMahieu won election to replace Leibham in the Senate […]

Fond du Lac City Council President Sam Meyer will not seek re-election in April.   Meyer filed a notice of non-candidacy with the city clerk’s office on Monday saying he wants to spend more time with his family. "I struggled with this decision for a while.  With my business and my family, I've got four kids, I just thought it was best to return to private life,"  Meyer told WFDL news. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new group headed by a longtime conservative activist is pushing to make Wisconsin a right-to-work state.  The launch of the group Wisconsin Right to Work was announced Monday. It is headed by Lorri Pickens, an activist and grass roots organizer who has worked as state director for the conservative Americans for Prosperity since 2005.  In right-to-work states, private-sector workers can't be required to join a […]