Month: May 2017

Hundreds of people including law enforcement, local public officials,  and the general public gathered near the West Johnson Street Pick N Save grocery store Saturday for a memorial dedication ceremony honoring Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper Trevor Casper who was killed in a shootout with a bank robbery and murder suspect in March of 2015.  It was Casper’s first day on the job.   State Patrol captain Ryan Chaffee says Trooper Casper followed […]

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials confirm the state is considering a settlement with the creditors of financially-troubled UW-Oshkosh Foundation.  The private foundation doesn't have enough cash to cover $14.5 million in debt. Regent Michael Grebe says a potential agreement would protect UW System assets if the foundation can't pay back its loans. Sen. Steve Nass says use of taxpayer money would amount to a bailout of […]

Fourteen regional Wisconsin nonprofit organizations are sharing nearly $30,000 in community grants from the Alliant Energy Foundation.  The Children’s Museum of Fond du lac is receiving a $5000 grant for its Lego Night program, and the Fondy Food Pantry is receiving $3500 for  its Food for Thought program.  Also receiving grants are the Fond du Lac Area Association of Commerce, the Fond du Lac Area United Way and the Fond […]

State Superintendent Tony Evers praised Chegwin and Waters Elementary and Sabish Middle Schools for being among 178 schools in the state that received Wisconsin Title I School of Recognition honors for the 2016-17 school year.  The awards were handed out during a  May 1 ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison.   Evers says their success “serves as an example of the importance of  schools, families, and communities working together to […]

Michael Huck has been named the Fond du lac Marian University Veteran of the month for May.  Huck served 35 years in the US. Army and recently retired in October 2016.  Huck was a member of the 82nd Airborne as a squad leader where he served in Grenada.  Huck served in a Logistics Unit in Germany and as Platoon Leader and Supply Sergeant for that unit.   Upon his return to […]

Student chefs will experience the excitement of working under pressure just like the televised cooking shows when they compete in the fifth annual Whipping Up Wellness finals Thursday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Five teams of students — hailing from the Fond du Lac, Menominee Indian, New Lisbon, Plymouth, and Saint Croix Central school districts — will prepare the nutritious, student-friendly dish they developed. Cooking begins at 9:15 a.m. in […]

The 3rd Annual Walleye Weekend Hearts to Heroes charity motorcycle ride is less than one month away. Started in 2015, Hearts to Heroes is a chance for the Fond du Lac Community to honor those who have served in the armed services.  Because Walleye Weekend typically falls the same week as Armed Forces Day and Flag Day, citizens came forward to suggest a patriotic salute that would go toward helping […]

  CTH VV (PIONEER RD) from Hickory Street to Rogersville Road Schedule: April 2017 thru November 2017 Description: This project will include the reconstruction of CTH VV (Pioneer Road) from Hickory Street to Rogersville Road.  The signalized intersection at Pioneer Road and Military Road will be converted to a roundabout.  Work will include grading, watermain, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, base aggregate, concrete pavement, curb and gutter, and sidewalk, traffic signals, […]

AAA predicts Memorial Day travel will be at its highest level since 2005.    The AAA survey projects 39.3 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend.  In Wisconsin, AAA projects over 766,000 residents will travel, an increase of 2.5 percent over last year.  State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says travelers are still hitting the road despite the highest gas prices since 2015.  2017 will mark the third consecutive year […]