A piece of legislation introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to name the Fond du Lac post office for Lt. Col. James “Maggie” Megellas officially became law on Friday, March 18. Megellas is originally from Fond du Lac and is one of our nation’s most revered soldiers. He served with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division during World War II and is recognized as the most decorated officer in the history […]
Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold brought his campaign message to Fond du lac over the weekend. Feingold spoke Sunday at the Fond du lac County Democratic Party annual Chili Cook-Off fundraiser at the Fond du lac Labor Temple. Feingold says in Fond du lac and across the state residents are telling him the economic recovery has not reached people in the middle class. "People are working two or three jobs, they are not […]
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for a Fond du Lac woman convicted in the shooting death of a her husband. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for May 27th. Back in January it took a Fond du lac jury only a couple of hours before finding Eve Nance guilty of first degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse. The charge carries an automatic life prison sentence…but a judge has discretion in allowing for early […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted of sexually assaulting a 12 year old girl is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm sentenced Dennis Nickel Jr. to three years in prison and three years extended supervision. The judge also ordered two years probation. Nickel earlier pleaded no contest to causing mental harm to a child and 4th degree sexual assault. The 43 year old Nickel was originally charged with two counts of sexual assault […]
Two Fond du Lac County students are among 46 private school winners through the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation. The Foundation has announced the winners of $192,000 in Principal, Teacher, and Student awards to WCRIS schools. St. Mary’s Springs student Luke Holzmann and Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian High School student Serena Pritchard are two of 14 Student Excellence award winners. The winners each receive $3000 for their schools. For the first time this year, four principals […]
A Mayville woman is one of six candidates for the 69th annual Alice in Dairyland, Wisconsin’s official agricultural ambassador. Jenna Braun is a field representative for a local canning company, where she works with area farmers to raise peas and sweet corn. Braun says she developed a passion for agriculture while growing potatoes on her family’s farm. She is a graduate of North Dakota State University. The winner will be selected […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Freshman Marcus Domask scored a team-high 15 points to lead Waupun to its first WIAA Division 3 state championship on Saturday with a 59-58 victory against Appleton Xavier. Xavier's Hunter Plamann had a chance to tie from the free-throw line after being fouled on a 3-point attempt, but missed the last of three foul shots with 2.9 seconds left. Plamann got the offensive rebound and missed […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted of sexually assaulting a 12 year old girl is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm sentenced Dennis Nickel Jr. to three years in prison and three years extended supervision. The judge also ordered two years probation. Nickel earlier pleaded no contest to causing mental harm to a child and 4th degree sexual assault. The 43 year old Nickel was originally charged with two counts of sexual assault […]
A Fond du Lac judge has denied another motion by the attorney for an over the road trucker from Kenosha charged in a cold case murder in Fond du lac County. At a hearing this week the defense attorney for Dennis Brantner made a motion to allow third party liability evidence that a West Bend man, Craig Hron, may have killed Berit Beck. But after listening to the defense argument and reviewing the response submitted […]