Month: November 2015

Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue is partnering with Fond du Lac Firefighters Local 400 in offering Child Identification kits to all students, K-12.  The kits are available for all students throughout Fond du Lac County including all homeschooled children. The kit includes a fingerprint card, DNA collection swab and cut-out wallet card.  This National Child Identification Program is a community service project that was  developed to help law enforcement find the more […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials say an Alaska man is dead after his hunting companion apparently shot him.  Department of Natural Resources Warden Jon King says the 39-year-old Fairbanks man was deer hunting with a 35-year-old Wisconsin woman in Columbia County on Sunday.  King says the man apparently handed a loaded rifle up to the woman while she was in a tree stand. The woman had mittens on and […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner is investigating the death of a 14-year-old boy who was a passenger in a car driven by a 15-year-old driver.  Investigators say the 15-year-old lost control of the vehicle early Saturday in Milwaukee and struck a tree.  The passenger was pronounced dead Saturday night at Children's Hospital.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says the state Department of Natural Resources paid contractors about $5.2 million to maintain agency properties over the fiscal year that ended June 30. A law passed as part of the 2007-09 state budget require the DNR to submit a report on maintenance contract expenses to the Legislature's finance committee annually. The agency sent a report to the committee on Monday showing it […]

Photo caption: Tim Guiden (left), an Agnesian HealthCare Hospice Hope volunteer, conducts a pinning ceremony for Frederick John Krueger for his WWII Navy service. Frederick “Fritz” Krueger, a World War II veteran and lifelong Fond du Lac resident, just wants to make it to his 90th birthday. A positive person by nature, Krueger is known throughout the community for his singing, community theater acting and involvement in the Optimist Club. […]

Downtown Fond du Lac non-profit, Life Enforcement, is seeking nominations for families to enjoy the 2nd annual Friends & Family Christmas Dinner. Life Enforcement President Keywon Brown is asking members of the community for help identifying individuals and families that would benefit from such an evening out by completing the online nomination form at www.LifeEnforcement.com.  “We plan to collect names of deserving people from local resources and names submitted by […]

School officials in Mayville and Horicon are exploring the possibility of consolidating school districts and building one new high school.   Mayville superintendent Dr. Pat Antony says the idea came out of a focus group that was formed after a school building referendum failed last spring.  Horicon superintendent Gary Berger says his initial reaction is that it could be positive for both districts.  Both Berger and Antony say perhaps the […]

The North Fond du Lac school superintendent says a recent drug sweep at Horace Mann High School and Bessie Allen Middle school found no illegal drugs or alcohol.  Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the search was conducted as a cooperative effort between the schools, and police from Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac and Ripon.   Sadoff says the district will continue to be vigilant to provide a safe, drug-free […]

The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner will be down slightly from last year according to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s annual look at the price of a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people. The informal survey found the cost of traditional items like turkey, cubed stuffing, cranberries and pumpkin pie was $50 or 1.5 percent less than last year.  Farm Bureau spokesman Casey Langan says the average price of turkey in […]