Month: February 2017

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced his committee assignments for the 115th Congress. Grothman will sit on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR), the Education and Workforce Committee and the Budget Committee.   Grothman will serve on two OGR subcommittees: Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs and the Healthcare, Benefits and Administrative Rules Subcommittee.  He will also serve on two Education and Workforce subcommittees: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee […]

                A 25 year old Lomira man has died in a one vehicle crash in Dodge County.  The crash happened shortly after 2am Thursday on Richard St near Maple St in the Village of Lomira.  A preliminary investigation showed that a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer was southbound on Richard St and left the roadway striking a snow bank causing the SUV to strike a […]

                                                    More than 200 Fond du Lac residents attended the Fond du Lac High School’s Jazz Ensembles I, II and III recent performance “Live! In Swing City” at the Fond du Lac High School’s Commons.   Seventy five high school students performed numbers from Duke Ellington, […]

                                          Fond du Lac residents, local dignitaries and police officers gathered at the Fond du Lac Police Department Wednesday afternoon for a send off ceremony for a Fond du Lac police officer who is being deployed to active duty.  Officer James Darnell, is a sergeant with the Wisconsin  Army National […]

                    Jeff Puddy was selected as Marian University's Veteran of the Month for January.    Puddy served as a navigation electronics technician in the U.S. Navy for six years from 1983-1989, and was in the submarine force from 1985-1989.    "You can't go wrong entering the military," said Puddy. "The benefits of training and getting to travel are amazing; plus, you get your education paid for through the GI […]

Fond du Lac residents are protesting president Donald Trump’s controversial refugee and immigration ban.  Protesters carrying signs gathered at the intersection of Johnson and Main Streets Wednesday afternoon.  Sister Stella Storch says as a Christian she is offended by Trump's order.  "We really felt strongly that we needed to let people in Fond du Lac know that life is not going on as usual,"  Storch told WFDL news.  "I look […]

Fond du Lac County officials are being asked to consider an economic incentive package to help with the downtown Fond du lac Retlaw Hotel renovation project.    County executive Al Buechel says the county board met with hotel representatives in closed session last week.  Buechel says he thinks an economic incentive such as a low interest loan is appropriate given the hotel’s impact to the downtown.   The county board is […]

A co-manager/owner of the historic downtown Fond du Lac Retlaw Hotel says he hopes renovation work can start this spring.   Dennis Doucette says before any construction can begin the hotel still needs to finalize a financial package and complete the historic tax credit application process.  Doucette says the hotel is hoping to receive assistance from the city through a tax incremental district and a possible low interest loan from […]

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he spoke with Vice President Mike Pence about how the White House can implement pieces of the Republican governor's contentious policy that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers.  Union membership in Wisconsin has declined nearly 40 percent since the law's passage in 2011. Just 8 percent of the state's workforce is in a union.  Walker said Wednesday that Pence […]