Month: April 2017

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office Recreation Patrol will be hosting a Boat Safety Certification Class May 22-23, 2017. Individuals who were born January 1, 1989 or later need the safety certificate in order to legally operate a motorized boat or personal watercraft on Wisconsin waterways.   Recreation Deputy Scott Petrack says “topics will include navigational rules when traveling on Wisconsin waterways as well as conducting proper boat safety checks prior to […]

In January, the Fond du Lac Public Library put a call out to creative teens to enter their third annual Teen Photo Contest, expecting – as usual – to see a few dozen images, perhaps besting last year’s 50-plus entries. At the April 1 deadline, the library discovered that more than 130 photos were entered by students in grades 6 through 12 from every corner of Fond du Lac County. […]

A Milwaukee man convicted in an armed home invasion in Fond du Lac has received a long prison sentence.  At a hearing Wednesday Fond du Lac judge Peter Grimm sentenced Xavier Young to 22 years in prison and 20 years extended  supervision.    In February a jury found Young guilty of party to the crime of armed robbery and burglary.  Young was one of three men involved in a home invasion […]

An Illinois woman convicted of neglect in connection with the death of her infant son in Fond du Lac is going to prison.  Fond du Lac judge Gary Sharpe has sentenced  Airrealle Smart to five years in prison followed by ten years of extended supervision.  Last month Smart entered what’s called an Alford plea  to a  charge of  neglecting a child  and neglecting a child causing death.   Under the plea […]

Schools, businesses, families and individuals have two opportunities to test their emergency plans during statewide tornado drills Thursday.  A mock tornado watch will be issued at 1pm followed by a statewide mock warning at 1:45.  A second mock tornado warning will be issued at 6:45pm to give families and second shift workers a chance to practice their emergency plans. Fond du Lac County Emergency Management director Bobbie Hicken says the […]

A National Weather Service meteorologist says its not a question of if we will have a violent storm, it’s a matter of when.  This is Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.  National Weather Service meteorologist Sean Miller says Wisconsin averages 23 tornadoes annually.  Miller says last year there were 16 tornado touchdowns in the state.  Miller says contrary to what some people believe, bodies of water such as […]

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh Corp. has secured $258 million in orders to rebuild trucks and manufacture trailers for the Army.  Oshkosh will rebuild 670 heavy tactical vehicles. The Army says it saves about 25 percent when a truck is rebuilt rather than completely replaced. It refurbishes trucks with bullet holes, bent frames and mangled wheels to become like-new vehicles.  Oshkosh will also produce 356 vehicle trailers in the latest round of Army […]

A Fond du Lac elementary school principal is leaving at the end of the school year.   Roberts Elementary School principal Brad Ebert has been hired as the new Kiel School District administrator.  Ebert started in the Fond du Lac School District for seven years ago as an assistant principal at Theisen Middle School.

According to a new AAA survey, 64 million American drivers would not be able to pay for an unexpected vehicle repair without going into debt, indicating that some drivers may underestimate the full cost of owning and operating a vehicle.   Some car repairs are unavoidable, and the average repair bill is between $500 and $600.  State  AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says drivers should save at least $50 a month […]