The Fond du Lac County Board will consider a resolution at their meeting Tuesday night to purchase land for a new highway garage. The 37 acre site is located at the northwestern corner of Scott Road and Hickory Road. The cost of the property is $800,000. Fond du Lac County Highway commissioner Tom Jahnke says the Highway Department has outgrown its current facility on Dixie Street. County executive Al Buechel […]
The American Red Cross is making an urgent plea for Wisconsin residents to donate blood. Red Cross spokesperson Katie Gaynor says there is a looming shortage of the blood types most needed by patients. Gaynor says overall blood donations in the region have been approximately 1622 fewer per month in June and July this year than the previous 10 months.
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held this evening on a new front entrance at the Fond du Lac city county government center. County executive Al Buechel says the new entry way will be handicap accessible and will include an elevator. The ceremony starts at 6:5pm Tuesday night prior to the county board meeting.
The Fond du Lac School Board president says the district is doing everything it can to hold down taxes while still providing quality education. The board got its first look at a preliminary budget during a workshop last week. The budget includes a nearly five percent tax rate increase and staff reductiosn through attrition. School Board president Julie Nett says school officials are expecting to see an increase in enrollment […]
The UW Fond du Lac Dean says he’s not sure merging the UW System’s 13 two year colleges with the state’s 16 technical college districts would be the best approach. A handful of Assembly Republicans are considering the proposal to reshape public higher education in Wisconsin with a goal of cutting duplication and saving tax money. UW Fond du Lac Dean John Short says his concern is that the UW […]
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is rallying hundreds of supporters in Iowa, despite protests of a vocal minority during his speech at the Iowa State Fair. During his stop at The Des Moines Register's Political Soapbox, the Republican candidate for president said he is "frustrated with the Republican leadership in Washington." It was an indirect jab at some his rivals for the 2016 GOP nomination who are members of Congress. Walker […]
The victim of a fatal car crash early Saturday morning in Fond du Lac County has been identified. Sheriff’s Captain Rick Olig says 20 year old Jake Treptow of Fond du lac was pronounced dead at the scene on Lap Road north of Golf Course Drive in the town of Taycheeda. He was a passenger in a car driven by 19 year old Jacob Zielicke of Mount Calvary. Zielicke was […]
A Fond du Lac man has been upgraded to fair condition following a car versus train accident in Fond du lac Monday. The accident happened early Monday morning at the Scott Street railroad crossing. The driver of the car was extricated from the vehicle and flown by helicopter to the hospital. Police are still continuing their investigation.
Authorities have identified the drowning victim on Lake Deneveu. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says 70 year old Chuck Westby of Fond du lac died when he jumped off a pontoon boat to go swimming Saturday night and didn’t resurface. The body was recovered late Sunday afternoon. Westby was a longtime Fond du lac insurance agent.