Information regarding the 2016 Fond du Lac Summer School program offerings will be available April 4 on the District website (fonddulac.k12.wi.us) under “Parents > Summer School.” The link on the website will take you to the brochure and online registration form. If you are unable to sign up online, brochures and registration forms will also be available in any school building or at the Administration Building, 72 W. 9th Street. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Unemployment rates rose in all of Wisconsin's largest cities in January including Fond du lac. Preliminary data the state Department of Workforce Development released Wednesday shows unemployment rates in every one of the state's 32 largest cities increased from December. Racine had the highest rate at 7.2 percent, up from 6 percent in December. Fitchburg had the lowest at 3.3 percent.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan's spokeswoman says he is not interested in the Republican nomination for president. The possibility of Ryan possibly securing the nomination at a contested Republican Party convention started when he said in a CNBC interview "there are a lot of people running for president. We'll see. Who knows?" Former House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday he would support Ryan if Republicans can't nominate […]
A Fond du Lac man faces charges after running from police officers following a traffic stop. Police found the 37 year old man hiding behind a garage on Boardman Street. He was wanted on outstanding warrants from another community. The man was a passenger in the vehicle. The driver was arrested for operating without a valid license and marijuana possession.
FOND DU LAC-DODGE-SHEBOYGAN 601 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...WINDY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR 100 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...BREEZY...CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST […]
The Waupun School District plans to go to referendum this fall for a major district-wide facilities upgrade. The district Facilities Advisory Committee met Monday to finalize its priorities. Superintendent Tanya Gubin says the total cost would be in the neighborhood of $30 million. The school board will finalize the question and costs by the end of August. A community survey will be mailed out in May. Gubin says specific priorities […]
Waupun Memorial Hospital has announced construction will begin next month on a multi-million dollar expansion project. The $23 million project involves a two story, nearly 53,000 square foot addition on the northside of the hospital. Waupun Memorial Chief Operating Officer DeAnn Thurmer says the new patient building will feature 21 inpatient rooms, including 15 medical/surgical rooms, three intensive care rooms and three Labor/delivery/recovery rooms. Thurmer says each room will also feature a 42 inch interactive […]
A Fond du Lac man convicted of armed robbery is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm sentenced Ryder Klaassen to 10 years in prison followed by 15 years of extended supervision. The judge also ordered five years probation when Klaassen is released from prison. Klaassen was convicted of armed robbery and felony bail jumping. District Attorney Eric Toney says the robbery had a significant impact on the victim and […]
Two Fond du Lac elementary schools have been named Wisconsin Title One Schools of Recognition. Fond du Lac School superintendent, Dr. Jim Sebert, says Chegwin and Parkside Elementary Schools were among 169 schools recognized in Madison Monday. Sebert says the schools all have two things in common: high levels of poverty and successes in educating their students. State superintendent Tony Evers says the schools are examples of the academic success needed in all of […]