Month: March 2017

Representative Michael Schraa (R-Oshkosh) would like to hear what his constituents think of the governor’s budget proposal, which was released on February 8. He has scheduled Town Hall Meetings in four locations around the district over the next few weeks.  Interested citizens are encouraged to read over the Budget Presentation, Budget in Brief, or the Executive Budget, which is available on the Department of Administration website, www.doa.state.wi.us. The budget bill […]

Kim Miller, MBA, president and CEO of Beaver Dam Community Hospitals, Inc., has been appointed chairperson of the Vizient Upper Midwest Board of Directors.  Vizient, Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance improvement company in the country, provides innovative data-driven solutions, expertise and collaborative opportunities that lead to improved patient outcomes and lower costs. The Vizient Upper Midwest Board consists of 19 members from 10 states: Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, […]

All eligible blood donors are encouraged to give blood and help save lives in March, Red Cross Month. Donating is easier than ever with the Blood Donor App and RapidPass.  With the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, donors can conveniently schedule and manage donation appointments, access their donor card, track the impact of their donations and earn rewards. Donors can also save up to 15 minutes at the blood […]

A Fond du Lac woman convicted of stealing nearly $200,000 from her employer is going to prison. Fond du Lac judge Gary Sharpe has sentenced Lynette Duley Culver to two years in prison and four years of extended supervision.   Duley-Culver was earlier convicted of one count of theft in a business setting.  Two counts were dismissed and read into the record.  Police say Duley-Culver stole nearly $194,000 from Matteson Communications […]

Today Snow,possibly mixed with rain and sleet in the morning, then snow in the late morning and afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Tonight Colder. Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the evening. Slight chance […]

Three people were arrested following a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle in Fond du Lac and Dodge counties.  The chase started late Tuesday morning when a  State Patrol trooper attempted to stop a vehicle on Interstate 41 near Highway 67 for speeding.  The driver fled northbound on 41 and exited on the 151 Bypass in Fond du Lac.  The vehicle made a u-turn on the Bypass at Rienzi […]

Mayville Police say a man suspected of robbing the Sherwood Family Restaurant Sunday night is in custody.  Police says the man robbed the restaurant at knifepoint and fled on foot.  No one was injured. He is being held in the Dodge County Detention Facility.

A Beloit man hopes to inspire others with a 170 mile trek from Janesville to Lambeau Field in Green Bay in a wheelchair.  Fifty five year old Dennis Schulze has made it to Fond du lac and figures he will arrive at Lambeau in another month.  Schulze is traveling along the side of Interstate 41…at the brisk clip of about a mile an hour.  He says he has met some […]

A Fond du Lac County Dairy expert says a shrinking number of dairy cooperatives is a concern for small dairy farmers in Fond du lac and statewide.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's most recent statistics reports show the number of dairy cooperatives in Wisconsin dropped from 31 to 21 between 2000 and 2015.  UW Fond du Lac extension dairy and livestock agent Tina Coleman says that leaves dairy farmers in […]