Month: February 2015

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2-6-15 wiltzius tabbed as interim assistant principal at sabish

Former Fond du Lac High School principal Jon Wiltzius has been tabbed to serve as an interim assistant principal at Sabish Middle School.  Beginning Monday Wiltzius will act as assistant principal at Sabish for the remainder of the school year.  He will fill in for Jill Mussett who resigned last month to take a position in the Freedom School District.  Wiltzius served as principal at Fond du Lac High School […]

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2-6-15 eden man convicted of attacking sheriff’s deputy

An Eden man has been convicted of attacking and  trying to disarm a sheriff’s deputy.  Twenty two year old Colton Obrien pleaded no contest to multiple charges including attempting to disarm a peace officer.  A pre-sentence investigation was ordered.   Obrien is accused of punching the deputy and trying to grab his service revolver during a scuffle.  Nineteen year old Tanner Gremminger is accused of pointing the deputy’s Taser at […]

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2-6-15 intoxicated man causes problems at fdl businesses

An intoxicated Minnesota man is accused of causing a disturbance at two Fond du Lac businesses.  Jon Clennon made his initial Fond du lac court appearance this week on charges of disorderly conduct and bail jumping.  He is accused of grabbing a customer and threatening to shoot other customers at Family Video and Marco’s Pizza.  Police say Clennon had a blood alcohol content of .31 percent, nearly four times the […]

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2-6-15 uw fdl names kaplan award winners

The University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac has named its 2014-15 Kaplan Award recipients.  This award recognizes individuals or teams for significant and innovative improvement in instruction and/or service to students. Recipients receive a $500 grant. The award honors Arthur M. Kaplan, who retired in 1993 as vice chancellor of the UW Colleges.  Professors Richard Gustin, communication and theater arts; Paisley Harris, history; Michaela Nowell, sociology; Lisa Schreibersdorf, English; and Kristi […]

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2-6-15 fdl high school hosts freshman orientation

On Wednesday, February 11, the Fond du Lac High School staff is hosting a Freshmen Orientation Night and Activity Fair. Information regarding academic opportunities and extra-curricular activities at Fond du Lac High School (FHS) will be provided to incoming Freshmen and their parents/guardians.   Fond du Lac School District 8th grade students are urged to attend as well as those who are not currently in the District but interested in […]

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2-5-15 ice sculpture collapse

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Superior officials say work will resume on an ice sculpture that collapsed this week.  Roger Hanson was trying to create a 75-foot-tall ice sculpture that would be the centerpiece of a festival on Barker's Island this month. But the creation, more than a month in the making, collapsed Tuesday after its core apparently was weakened by warm weather.  In a statement, Mayor Bruce Hagen says the […]

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2-5-15 sheboygan dairy plant closing

A Sheboygan Dairy company is closing.  Verifine Dairy Products has notified the state Department of Workforce Development  it will close its Sheboygan facility with layoffs  of 70 workers expected  to begin on or before  April 30, 2015.  DWD says it will be working with the Bay Area Workforce Development Board staff to assist the affected  workers.  The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Dislocated Worker Program provides assistance to workers, companies, […]

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2-5-15 governor proposes cutting senior care

Republican Gov. Scott Walker has resurrected his plan to cut $15 million from Wisconsin's prescription drug program for seniors.  Walker's 2015-17 budget includes provisions from his 2011-13 budget that would require SeniorCare enrollees to first sign up the for Medicare Part D. They could use SeniorCare to cover drugs that program doesn't. That plan would have saved $15 million over the two-year budget but the Legislature ultimately removed it from […]

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2-5-15 governor backs off plan to change uw public service mission in his budget

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has abruptly backed off his proposal to eliminate the University of Wisconsin System's public service mission statement.  Walker tucked language into his budget proposal that would have replaced the statement, known as the "Wisconsin Idea," with the charge of meeting the state's workforce needs. The move drew the ire of UW System President Ray Cross, who says the Wisconsin Idea is the reason […]

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