The Fond du Lac School Board has adopted a 2016 budget. The budget includes a tax rate that has been reduced to $9.88 cents per thousand dollars of property v alue. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says increased property values helped reduce the tax rate. Forty one students are leaving the district under the state’s private school voucher program costing the district a preliminary estimate of $379,000. Sebert says the […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted of child enticement is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Gary Sharpe sentenced Gerald Devoe to a year and six months in prison and five years extended supervision. Devoe earlier pleaded no contest to one count of child enticement with sexual contact.
A Republican state representative from Beaver Dam is circulating a bill that would enact stricter placement criteria for violent sex offenders. State representative Mark Born says his bill is in response to the placement of two violent offenders in a town of Leroy home, next to a home where two young children live. After a public outcry and pressure from lawmakers two Dodge County judges ordered the individuals returned to […]
Fond du Lac parks and public works officials are reviewing potential options for relocating the historic Lakeside Park Fountain Island bridge to a new location. Community Development director Diane Benson says there are a few options that are being explored including possibly relocating the structure to another location in the park. The issue was discussed at last week's Historic Preservation Commission meeting. The historic bridge has deteriorated to a point […]
The director of the government watchdog group Common Cause in Wisconsin says he’s still hopeful a proposal to dissolve the Government Accountability Board may not pass. A bill to replace six retired judges on the board with partisan appointments has been approved by the Assembly. But Common Cause director Jay Heck says there is Republican opposition in the Senate including state senator Luther Olsen of Ripon. "This is the selfish […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the state Senate have canceled a floor session Tuesday and plan to use the time instead to discuss bills that would overhaul the state's elections board and campaign finance statutes. Assembly Republicans passed both bills last week. But some Republican senators are calling for changes to both proposals, raising questions about whether the two houses can reach agreement. The Senate was set to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel has asked the state Supreme Court to decide whether he must release training videos featuring him making what Democrats allege are inappropriate comments. The videos were made in 2009 and 2013 when Schimel was Waukesha County district attorney. Democrats allege the videos show him making inappropriate comments and have sued to force their release. The state Justice Department maintains the videos […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New figures show a record number of campers visited Wisconsin state parks this year. More than 159,000 campsites were used according to registrations by the state Department of Natural Resources through the first weekend of October. DNR section chief Chris Pedretti says that includes more than 388,000 nights of camping in state parks. The numbers beat previous records set in 2012. The numbers don't include the […]
LAKE MILLS, Wis. (AP) — If you haven't trained your dog to fetch a beer from the refrigerator, this new product might be for you. A Lake Mills company has created a remote-controlled, motorized beverage cooler that comes in your favorite team colors. The cooler has working headlights, operates at a speed of about 6 mph and has an MP3 audio system. C3 Customer Cooler Creations says the cooler can […]