Wisconsin residents continue to deal with the impact of heavy rains and high winds from a storm system that moved across the state Tuesday and Wednesday. Flood Warnings continue along several rivers with flooding expected into the weekend. Summary of impacts: East Central Brown County – Storm sewer washout on south and west side of Highway 172. Minor street flooding on County Highway ZZ in Wrightstown. Green Lake County – […]
The two owners of Dublin’s Irish Pub and Dublin’s in West Bend will be hosting a St. Patrick's Day Tent Party in both locations on Saturday, March 19th and donating 50% of the event's proceeds to the local organizations. Oshkosh has partnered with the Oshkosh Fire Fighters and West Bend is supporting Habitat for Humanity of Washington County. David Toman and Todd Ceman choose to annually make the most of […]
Congratulations to the Waupun Warriors boys basketball team. Waupun beat Prairie du Chien 55-43 in semi-final action at the state tournament in Madison Thursday. The Warriors will play in the state championship game Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center. Its Waupun’s first trip to the state basketball tournament in 89 years. School was cancelled Thursday in Waupun so students and staff could go to the game.
The state senate has passed a bill that would create a ban on plastic bag bans. The bill earlier cleared the Assembly and is headed to the governor’s desk. The measure would prohibit communities from banning plastic bags. Elizabeth Ward with the Wisconsin Sierra Club-John Muir Chapter says communities should be able able to control bags and other containers that are becoming a source of pollution. Ward says plastic bags end up […]
No serious injuries reported when high winds apparently toppled a semi on Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac. Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says the incident happened Wednesday afternoon in the northbound lanes of 41 near the Fond du Lac-Winnebago County line. Olig says wind gusts in excess of 40 and 50 miles an hour knocked down trees and tree branches throughout the county.
Fond du Lac County ranked 31st out of 72 counties for health outcomes and 16th for health factors, according to the seventh annual County Health Rankings, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI). The Rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org. “A lot has been happening to help shape the future of health and wellness in Fond du Lac County through […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Another death has been linked to an outbreak of a bloodstream infection in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says 16 people with suspected cases caused by Elizabethkingia bacteria have died since the outbreak began in November. That's an increase of one since last week. The department said Wednesday the number of reported cases also has increased, from 48 to 54. Cases have been reported […]
Fond du Lac School District residents will have the opportunity to interact with the three candidates for Fond du Lac School Board prior to the April election. Candidates will participate in a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, March 22, at 6:30 PM in the McLane Meeting Room of the Fond du Lac Public Library. The candidates are newcomer Peggy Breister and incumbents Elizabeth Hayes and Mark Jurgella for the three […]
For 23 years, the professionals Agnesian HealthCare’s dialysis services in Fond du Lac have helped countless individuals experiencing kidney failure to receive quality, ongoing treatment. Agnesian Dialysis Services offers two methods of treatment to people with end-stage kidney disease. Hemodialysis is a procedure, which uses a machine to rid the blood of waste buildup and remove excess water. The second method, peritoneal dialysis, places fluid into the abdominal cavity to […]