Month: December 2015

ENON VALLEY, Pa. (AP) — A Wisconsin man is in intensive care with head injuries after a deer jumped through his windshield while he was driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.  State police say 24-year-old Paul Lucas, of Madison, was injured around 1:45 p.m. Monday about four miles from the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in Little Beaver Township.  Lucas was flown to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh, where he remained in intensive care […]

Fond du Lac Lights Show at Lakeside Park will run nightly through December 27th. ..weather permitting. First show starts at 5 and runs until 11pm.  Show is sponsored by Agnesian HealthCare, Fond du Lac Area Foundation, Fond du Lac Noon Rotary and Michels Corporation and Nemesis Metals  http://www.fdllights.com/

The Waupun police chief says two Waupun men involved in a shooting incident this week are brothers.   Police chief Dale Heeringa says the shooting followed an argument between the brothers.  Heeringa says the older brother shot his younger brother when he tried to smash in his front door using a pick-ax.  Heeringa says a preliminary investigation indicates the 33 year old  brother may have fired the gun in self-defense.  Heeringa […]

The Department of Public Works is informing motorists of the closure of Division Street between Main Street and Portland Street.  The street will be closed Thursday, December 3rd for one day only. Division Street will be closed to allow a crane to be placed for rooftop work at the Ramada Hotel.  Motorists are encouraged to find an alternate route as there will not be a signed detour.

Theisen Middle School sixth graders in Laura Knueppel’s Social Studies class along with their teacher and instructional assistant, Linda Barthuly, decided to express their appreciation to crossing guard Pedro Arellano Jr. for the valuable service he provides in helping to keep Theisen students safe...rain or shine. The students presented him with a gift basket containing hot cocoa mix, a hat and scarf, cookies, candy, chocolates, hand and foot warmers, a […]

No injuries in a fire that destroyed a vacant duplex.  Firefighters were called to the scene at 307 West Second Street  around 3am.  Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says the duplex was recently purchased and was not occupied when the fire broke out.

A University of Minnesota doctor says removing football from the nation’s schools would reduce pressure on children to engage in a sport riddled with concussions.  Dr. Steven Miles says across the country anywhere from five to 20 percent of players suffer concussions each season. "In the school environment there are special types of pressures that shape the choice for football.  Furthermore in looking at the consent forms that school football […]

St. Mary's Springs head football coach Bob Hyland says great strides have been made to improve safety in youth football and says pushing the sport away from schools may make it less safe.  Two University of Minnesota doctors say going to non school leagues would end the coercive pressure many kids face in high school.  Fresh off another state championship last month,  the Fond du lac coaching legend says he thinks […]

R Republican state senator Rick Gudex is not running for re-election and a Republican candidate has already stepped forward.  Gudex told WFDL news he plans to return to the private sector to work in a managerial role with his former employer Brenner Tank.   "I'm looking forward to the other lifestyle and spend more time with my daughter, she's playing basketball, and spend more time with my wife and my […]