Wayne Buteyn was selected as Marian University’s Veteran of the Month. Buteyn, who was raised in Waupun, served in the army for two years in the United States and one year in Vietnam where he was a weatherman. “I am honored and humbled by this award. Everything that happened during the Vietnam War was difficult, but it was definitely worth it,” said Buteyn. “In the military, there is so much […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged three Oshkosh women with stealing more than $140,000 in lottery tickets from the convenience store where they worked. Thirty-two-year-old Sheila Coates, 30-year-old Nicole Cushman and 35-year-old Christina Jacques each face a felony theft charge. The the three women appeared Monday in Winnebago County court, where a $1,000 signature bond was set for each defendant. According to the complaint, the owner of Bob's Citgo […]
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A proposal for major upgrades at Fruth Memorial Athletic Field, including the installation of artificial turf continues to generate discussion A couple of people spoke at Monday night’s Fond du Lac School Board meeting in opposition to the plan. Teacher Dawn Kuhnz told the board there are more important needs facing the district. "You probably won't find a bigger Fondy Cardinal fan than myself or my husband, so I'm not anti football, I'm not […]
The Fond du Lac water utility says some Fourth Street Fond du Lac residents may see minimal water disruptions over the next month due to water service work that begins Tuesday. Crews will be lowering water services on Fourth Street, between South Park and South National Avenues. The water service work is expected to continue through March. Fourth Street will remain open to traffic, however parking lanes will be closed to allow for excavation work.
Fond du Lac police say alcohol appears to be a factor in a two vehicle crash over the weekend that sent six people to the hospital, two with serious but non life-threatening injuries. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the crash happened Saturday night on North Main Street near Dutch’s Trading Post. "The vehicle was leaving a local bar at a fairly high rate of speed, apparently came around a corner onto Main […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The Experimental Aircraft Association says its annual fly-in convention this summer will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the beginning of World War II. EAA AirVenture in July will feature both American and Japanese aircraft from the World War II-era, a special program with Pearl Harbor veterans and historians and a recreation of the days leading up to Dec. 7, 1941. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Taxpayers paid out more than $577,000 to nine current and former members of Gov. Scott Walker's security team last year after a federal agency found the state had wrongly withheld overtime pay from them. According to the State Patrol, the payouts cover a period of time, from May 2013 to May 2015, when Walker was frequently traveling for his presidential run. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that […]
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind has a Democratic primary challenger. Retired history teacher Myron Buchholz, of Eau Claire, has announced his campaign for the 3rd Congressional District of western Wisconsin. Buchholz serves on the board of the Chippewa valley Chapter of American Civil Liberties Union. He says he answering the "call" from presidential candidate Bernie Sanders who has urged "average Americans to step up and take […]