Seven area high school teams have been selected to pitch their product or service ideas at the inaugural IGNITE! Youth Idea Challenge on April 13, 2016 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Marian University Stayer Center. The public is invited to attend this exciting “Shark Tank” like event. Engaging high school students is a key focus strategy of IGNITE! Business Success, the umbrella, go-to resource network of 17 […]
The Fond du Lac School Board has approved a one-percent salary increase for school district administrators. The increase is for the current school year and totals nearly $26,500. The money will be split equally with each of the 28 administrators receiving $946.
Representative Michael Schraa and Senator Rick Gudex would like to congratulate the Waupun High School Boys Basketball team on their qualification for this year’s State Tournament. The Waupun Warriors have had an outstanding season so far, with a record of 25 wins and only 1 loss. They defeated Milwaukee Lutheran 68-65 in the WIAA Division 3 Sectional Final and earned their trip to the state tournament. They will play Prairie […]
The Fond du Lac School Board wants more information before deciding whether to allow the district to move forward with a proposal to replace the grass with artificial turf at Fruth Field. The board discussed the matter at a workshop session Monday night asking questions about need, cost, priorities, location and safety. Several board members expressed concerns with the proposal including Mark Strand who says it would not be prudent financially. "I just know […]
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Police say a report of a man with a military-style rifle on campus prompted the University of Wisconsin-Platteville to shut down on Monday. A student said he came out of a bathroom stall at Ullsvik Hall and saw another man with what he believed to be an AK-47 pointed down. The student said he saw a gun barrel and heard a clicking sound, so he pulled […]
The grand stand line-up for the 2016 Fond du lac County Fair has been announced. For the first time in decades the line-up does not include any major national music entertainment. "It just comes down to being responsible and making sure that we are making decisions that are the best for the fair and our community," Fair Board executive director, Matt Immel, told WFDL news. "We're not a music festival, we're […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he recently lost a nephew to a heroin overdose. Johnson told reporters during a conference call on Monday that his nephew's drug problems began when he became addicted to painkillers after a sports injury and turned to heroin. Johnson said his nephew died of an overdose within the last few months. Johnson declined to offer any further details during the call, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Gov. Tommy Thompson will be leading Ohio Gov. John Kasich's efforts in Wisconsin. Kasich's campaign announced Thompson's leadership role on Monday. Thompson announced his backing of Kasich last week. Thompson says in a statement that Kasich is "the dedicated, responsible and compassionate executive leader our country needs." Kasich faces a critical primary on Tuesday in his home state of Ohio. Wisconsin's primary is three weeks […]
The Fond du Lac County Clerk says overall she was pleased with how a new voting system worked during the primary election. Lisa Freiberg says 14 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in last month's primary election using the new equipment. Freiberg says the only problem occurred when clerks at six polling places had trouble with the modems and had to go to another location with more signal strength to modem In the results. "There's […]