MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Retirees in the Wisconsin Retirement System will receive annuity increases of between 1.3 percent and 1.9 percent starting in May. The Department of Employee Trust Funds released the estimate Wednesday. It comes after the State of Wisconsin Investment Board reported that investments in the "Core Fund" rose by 8.5 percent last year and "Variable Fund" investments rose by 10.6 percent. Payments to the roughly 200,000 retirees […]
Drug Free Communities of Fond du Lac County’s youth action team, Students Taking Action Against Negative Decisions (STAAND), will participate in National Drug Facts Week (NDFW) Monday, January 23 through Friday, January 29. This week-long observance was launched in 2010 to counteract the myths about drugs and alcohol that teens often hear from the Internet, TV, movies, music, or friends. The STAAND groups in Fond du Lac, Campbellsport, North Fond […]
Join Julie Hilbert, benefits specialist with the Fond du Lac County Senior Services department, as she addresses questions that individuals and families may have as they consider long-term care options. She will offer a free presentation at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 30 at the Villa Rosa Theatre, N8120 County WW, Mt. Calvary. Hilbert will address questions, such as: Where will I live when I am older? Who will help […]
The University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac Foundation has scholarship funding available for both incoming and continuing students planning to attend UW-Fond du Lac. The deadline for applications is March 31. During the current academic year, 43 students at the university have been awarded more than $38,000 in UW-Fond du Lac Foundation scholarships. On Thursday, March 30, UW-Fond du Lac is hosting its fifth annual Corks & Forks to raise money […]
Construction is expected to begin in March on a major road reconstruction project in Fond du lac. Bids were let last week for the reconstruction of Pioneer Road between Hickory Street and Rogersville Road. The Fond du lac County Highway committee voted last week to authorize county officials to apply for a state DOT grant of up to a million dollars for the project. "It will be completely upgraded […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Sen. Van Wanggaard is circulating a bill that would make possessing a marijuana extract used to prevent seizures legal in Wisconsin with a doctor's certification. Parents of children who suffer from seizures have been pushing for legislation that would allow them to use CBD oil to ease the symptoms. A similar bill passed the Assembly last year only to stall in the Senate, where three […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Ron Kind say they plan to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration this week. That makes Rep. Mark Pocan the only Democratic member of Wisconsin's congressional delegation who says he plans to skip the Friday event. Rep. Gwen Moore has not responded to questions about her plans for the swearing-in ceremony in Washington. Gov. Scott Walker will also go to Trump's inauguration, the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state Superintendent Tony Evers has a huge financial advantage over his opponents in his re-election bid. Evers reported Tuesday that he had $117,000 cash on hand at the end of December. That's nearly seven times as much as challenger John Humphries and 53-times as much as opponent Lowell Holtz. Humphries reports having nearly $17,000 on hand while Holtz has just $2,200. Evers raised more than […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill extending tax incentives to help a cheese distributor. The Senate unanimously passed the bill Tuesday that is designed to assist with Plymouth-based Masters Gallery Foods building of a $30 million cheese packaging and distribution plant in the village of Oostburg. The bill would allow Oostburg, in Sheboygan County, to create a new tax incremental district to help […]