A Fond du Lac used truck and car dealership, is expanding. Lenz Truck Center has purchased one acre of property to the east of their main building. “This expansion will give us even more space to have and thus sell more trucks,” Lenz owner Brad Lenz said. Lenz says the paving of the property is the first step in a five step expansion to to hold more vehicles.and to add […]
The student group Students Taking Action Against Negative Decisions (STAAND) in Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, and Campbellsport high schools, along with Fond du Lac middle schools, have participated in “National Drug Facts Week” (NDFW) to spread awareness about drug abuse. The week-long health observance, organized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) took place Monday, January 26th through Friday, January 30th. National Drug Facts Week is for […]
The driver of a pickup was transported to Waupun Memorial Hospital with apparent non life-threatening injuries following a collision with a garbage truck. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the accident happened shortly after 6am Tuesday on Lake Emily Road near Buckhorn Road in the town of Trenton. That’s located between Waupun and Fox Lake.
Fond du Lac police are investigating a couple of business burglaries over the weekend. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the forced entry was discovered at the office suites at 355 North Peters Avenue. "There's an eye clinic in that building and also Bauer Chiropractic and it appears somebody forced entry into the building and went through a number of the offices," Klein told WFDL news. Klein says anyone with […]
A Fond du Lac Lakeside Park user survey shows most respondents go to the park to relax with mixed results on questions regarding food and beverage and other park uses. More than 60 percent of the 2200 respondents were women who have lived in Fond du Lac for more than a quarter century. Over 45 percent said they want access to food and beverage and prefer standard concessions such as […]
The head of Fond du Lac Festivals says Lakeside Park is a perfect location for Taste of Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac Festivals Director Leanne Doyle will update the city council this week on the decision to hold the Taste at Lakeside Park’s Oven Island on August 23rd. "The Fond du Lac Fairgrounds venue is a nice venue, however this event is somewhat pinched in," Doyle told WFDL […]
The Fond du Lac School Board has approved extending the school day at Fond du Lac High School by 10 minutes. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the move would allow school staff to concentrate on administering the ACT tests to all juniors on Tuesday, March 3, and Wednesday, March 4, while the rest of the student body gets a day and a half off of school. "The ACT, we have […]
The Fond du Lac Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign has surpassed its $145,000 goal. Salvation Army captain, Steven Wilson says the fund drive collected more than $152,000. Money raised during the holidays helps eligible Fond du Lac County families at or below 130% of the poverty level. Social Services Director Ron Jacobson says the food pantry doubled its service load in August providing 33,000 lbs. of food for more […]
OWEN, Wis. (AP) — A plane crash in central Wisconsin has killed one person and injured two others. Clark County Sheriff Greg Herrick says the victim was a passenger in a Cessna 182 that was trying to make an emergency landing on a road in the town of Hoard at about 9:15 a.m. Monday. Two other people in the plane suffered non-life-threatening injuries. A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman says the […]