Month: March 2017

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator is questioning why Gov. Scott Walker tied an increase in K-12 education funding to compliance with the law known as Act 10. Sen.  Luther Olsen asked Walker's budget director Tuesday at a public hearing about the budget provision. One part of the Act 10 law passed in 2011 required public workers to contribute more for health insurance costs. Olsen says he was trying to […]

The Fond du Lac School District superintendent plans to testify next week at a legislative hearing on the proposed budget.  Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the hearing is scheduled for next Friday in Berlin. Sebert says he is concerned that an increase in voucher payments may impact the amount of money that goes to public education.  "I certainly think that is a concern.  Public education is first and foremost the […]

The Fond du Lac Parks superintendent says he supports a master plan for McDermott Park.   Friends of the park unveiled the plan at this week’s Advisory Park Board meeting.  Parks superintendent John Redmond says ultimately the city council will have to decide what aspects of the plan the city would be willing to fund.  "Overall it looks like a good plan.  What I really like is the trail that goes […]

A longtime Fond du Lac elementary school principal will be stepping down at the end of the school year.  Evans Elementary School principal Jim Botting is retiring.   The school board accepted Botting's retirement at their meeting this week.   Botting has been the principal at Evans since 2001.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hidden handguns could be legally carried without a license in Wisconsin under a far-reaching, Republican-backed proposal being circulated for co-sponsors.  The bill unveiled Tuesday would also allow licensed concealed carry permit holders to bring firearms into places where they are currently barred, including school buildings, unless signs are posted prohibiting them.  Bill co-sponsor Republican Rep. Mary Felzkowski says its intent is to remove the "barrier of […]

The Wisconsin State Assembly will recognize Jodi Schmidt from Oakfield, Wisconsin as a “Hometown Hero” at the upcoming Assembly session on April 4th.   Schmidt, a third grade teacher at Oakfield Elementary School, was nominated by her State Representative, Jeremy Thiesfeldt, for donating one of her kidneys to 8-year-old student, Natasha Fuller.  Fuller suffered from prune belly syndrome, a rare defect that resulted in kidney dialysis three-times-a-week and landed her […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican-backed proposal to allow Wisconsin residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit is drawing opposition from at least one Republican member of the state Senate.  Sen. Luther Olsen says he opposes the bill that was circulated Tuesday for co-sponsors. Olsen says it's important for people wanting to carry concealed weapons to get firearm safety training. He also opposes changes under the bill that would […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A key legislative committee has approved a bill that would relax high-capacity well regulations, clearing the way for a full Senate vote.  The Republican-controlled Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform voted 3-2 on party lines Tuesday to advance the bill to the Senate. Chairman Steve Nass conducted the vote by paper ballot rather than having the committee meet in person, drawing the ire of conservationists […]

The Fond du Lac High School senior prom will be Saturday, May 20, and the senior parents are busy planning this year's Post Prom party which will be held following the dance from 12 a.m. to 3 a.m. The goal of the parent volunteer committee is to provide a fun, memorable and, most importantly, SAFE Post Prom for our senior students and their dates.   Businesses and/or individuals who would like […]