As the Fond du Lac Cardinals focus on completing their regular football season as a leader in the FVA South conference, the excitement is already building for the 2015 play-offs. Fans of the Cardinals may pre-order their 2015 play-off shirt through the Cardinals Nest at Fond du Lac High School (FHS) now through Wednesday, October 15th, at 4:00 p.m. This year’s 2-sided design is available on a white t-shirt […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will host a Democratic presidential primary debate on February 11th. The Democratic National Committee announced the date on Thursday. No site within the state was named. The debate will be hosted by PBS.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has announced additional road project delays caused by a lack of funding. The department this week notified state lawmakers that it was delaying work on smaller scale projects over the next six years. This comes after it announced delays on five major projects, including Highway 23 between Fond du Lac and Plymouth, caused by the Legislature not approving additional borrowing to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state Senator Rob Cowles has introduced a bill that would overhaul high-capacity well regulations. Under the bill, the if the DNR believes cumulative high-capacity wells could deplete streams and lakes to the point of killing aquatic life and impeding navigation it can ask the Legislature for a sensitive resource area designation. That would allow the DNR the to impose stricter permit conditions.
Draiochta Labs will be hosting a gaming day to support Extra Life on Saturday, October 17, 2015 from noon to Sunday, October 18, 2015 at noon. Extra Life is a nationwide effort to raise donations for Children’s Hospitals. Individuals can be sponsored to play games for a certain number of hours or donations can be freely accepted. Draiochta Labs is seeking donations and hopes to raise at least $400 to benefit the Children’s Hospital […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Company officials say Gannett Co. is buying newspaper company Journal Media Group for $280 million. Journal Media publications dot the Midwest and South and include the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and Memphis (Tennessee) Commercial-Appeal. Gannett and Journal Media announced the deal in a news release Wednesday. Industry experts say the publications are a natural fit for Gannett's strategy of maximizing short-term profits through centralization and managing the decline of […]
A 20 year old man is dead after being struck by a train in Dodge County Wednesday night. At 9 p.m., the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a train vs pedestrian on the railroad tracks, near HIghway 49 and Windhover Road in the Town of Lomira. The Sheriff’s Department says a 20 year old man that was on the tracks was struck by a southbound train […]
The CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older receive influenza (flu) vaccine every year. The Fond du Lac County Health Department will be conducting flu clinics throughout the community, cost is $30.00 a dose. The Health Department can bill Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage plans, and Medicaid if accurate information is provided, please bring your cards with you. Receipts for cash will be issued upon request. If you […]
The exhalted ruler of the suspended Fond du Lac Elks Lodge says his biggest fear is that the historic building is sold and the Elks are forced to move. Joe Leventhal says he was notified last week that the local Lodge was suspended for six months and the Elks Grand Lodge had taken possession of the Fond du Lac Lodge. Levanthal says the suspension was handed down because the […]