A newcomer to the Fond du Lac school board was the top vote getter in Tuesday’s election. Former Fond du lac Reporter editor Peggy Breister, received 8,349 votes. Breister thanked the voters for their support. "I'm very excited to join the board. I'm really looking forward to it," Breister told WFDL news. Incumbents Elizabeth Hayes and Mark Jurgella were also uncontested in their re-election bids. "Glad to do it again, I enjoy serving,' […]
Two newcomers have been elected to the Fond du Lac city council along with two incumbents. Kay Miller was the top vote-getter with 6,605 votes. "I am very excited and very humbled," Miller told WFDL news. Also new to the council is Derek Terbeest. He says economic development will be his top priority. Incumbents LeeAnn Lorrigan and Karen Merkel were re-elected to two year terms.
There are several new faces on the Fond du Lac County Board following Tuesday’s election. Waupun attorney Sam Kaufman was elected In District 7. Kaufman defeated Jon Venhuizen 788 to 601. Town of Byron chair Bob Simon was elected in District 8. Simon received 709 votes to 557 votes for Jim Eckberg. Fond du lac High School teacher Joe Fenrick, defeated incumbent Donald Skog in District 15 585 to 225. Incumbent […]
There were a handful of contested races for town and village offices. In the village of North Fond du Lac, Keith King and John Duffy were victorious for two seats on the village board. Dan Redman, Jim Eckberg and Chris Cook were elected to the Oakfield village board. Aaron Becker won a seat on the Ripon city council. Mike Weiss was elected to the Campbellsport school board.
Bernie Sanders continued to campaign in Wisconsin on election day and said a high voter turnout bodes well for his campaign. In an exclusive interview with WFDL news Sanders continued to repeat the themes that have helped him rise in popularity over the last several months. “Certainly making sure the United States joins the rest of the industrialized world, guarantees health care for all people. I think there’s a tremendous need to make colleges […]
A former Republican congressman from Wisconsin says Ohio governor John Kasich still has the best chance of beating the Democratic presidential nominee in November. Kasich was expected to finish third in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday. But former congressman Scott Klug says he’s not convinced that Ted Cruz can win a national contest. "I think the math gets really tough for Cruz on out. I think its going to be hard for a southern evangelical […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Ted Cruz is continuing his call for Ohio Gov. John Kasich to get out of the presidential race. Cruz said that any candidate who doesn't have a path to winning should end their campaign. "At this point," he said, "Kasich has been mathematically eliminated." The statewide winner from Tuesday's primary gets 18 delegates, while three delegates are awarded to the winner of each of the state's […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state elections official says the wait to cast a ballot at one polling place in Wisconsin was two hours. Government Accountability Board elections administrator Michael Haas says a voter called from the Town of Cottage Grove in Dane County who ended up leaving his polling place because the wait was too long. Haas says elections officials contacted the town clerk to see if help was needed. […]
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman is suing a Rochester funeral home and Mayo Clinic after her husband's body was accidentally cremated. Jennifer Huber's husband, Tony, died last May after he hit his head during fall at their Alma, Wisconsin home. His body was taken to the morgue at Mayo and moved from one spot to another without being documented. When Ranfranz & Vine funeral home arrived to pick […]