Even with the recent rainfall, local fire officials and the DNR are warning people to be extra careful when doing any outdoor burning. Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Division Chief of Fire Prevention Troy Haase says this is the time of year, when the danger for wildfire is high.
Following successful school building referendums in Waupun and North Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac school officials are in the beginning stages of a process that may lead to a major building referendum. The school board met in a workshop session this week to discuss long-range facilities planning. School board president Mark Jurgella says the plan is to hire a consultant to conduct a survey of district buildings. Jurgella says […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Records obtained by The Associated Press show only one Republican state lawmaker has responded to the Department of Public Instruction's invitation to submit comments about a school accountability plan. The department invited written comment in January and has been working on the plan for months. The first draft was to be released on Friday. The draft comes as the state Assembly plans to vote on a […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A judge in southern Wisconsin will hear from attorneys for three women who are challenging the state's ban on selling homemade bakery to the public. Wisconsin and New Jersey are the only states that ban the sale of home-baked cookies, muffins and other items to the public. Lisa Kivirist, Kriss Marion and Dela Ends will take their fight against the ban to a judge in Lafayette County […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators are circulating a bill that would require the University of Wisconsin System regents to discipline hecklers at speeches and presentations. Under the bill, the regents would have to adopt a freedom-of-expression policy that states UW schools shouldn't shield people from speech and the institutions should remain neutral on public policy issues. The policy also would include a range of punishments for people who engage […]
Law enforcement say stolen credit or debit cards have been used at Wal-Mart stores throughout northeast Wisconsin. Investigators believe the credit card information was stolen with a credit card skimmer and used at Wal-Marts in several area communities including Fond du lac, Oshkosh and Sheboygan. The cards were used between March 18th and March 21st, before they were deactivated. They were used at self-checkouts and usually to buy a Wal-Mart […]
The city of Fond du Lac is putting the brakes on a mandatory lead pipe replacement program after the low-bid contractor for the project backed out after failing to secure a bond. Public Works director Jordan Skiff says the replacement program will still take place this year, but on a voluntary, not mandatory basis. Skiff says it makes sense to continue on a voluntary basis because of the cost and […]
The Fond du Lac city council got its first look at a proposed McDermott Park Master Plan at their meeting Wednesday night. Public Works director Jordan Skiff says the group Friends of McDermott Park arranged for a UW-Madison landscape architect student to draft the plan as her senior project. Skiff says there is a possibility the city could help fund a recreation trail that connects the north and south ends […]
The unemployment rate is down significantly in area communities. The city of Fond du Lac unemployment rate for March is three percent, down from 3.8 percent in February. The Fond du Lac County jobless rate fell from 3.9 to three percent. In Dodge County the March unemployment rate stands at 3.5 percent, down from 4.3 percent.