A fire that destroyed a Fond du lac police squad car is not suspicious and appears to be mechanical in nature. Firefighters were called to the scene at the Fond du Lac County Health Care Center at 459 East First Street Thursday afternoon to find the squad fully involved in fire. The vehicle was located in close proximity to the building which forced patients and staff to be relocated. Fond […]
The 50th Fond du Lac County Fairest of the Fair has been crowned. More than 20 past Fairest of the Fair winners were in the audience as judges named Kati Kindschuh of Brownsville the 50th Fond du Lac County Fairest of the Fair. Rachel Bock of Malone was named first runner-up and Diane Meister of Campbellsport was second runner-up. Kindschuh is the 21 year old daughter David and Dianne Kindschuh […]
High School band students from Fond du Lac and Germany gathered this week to perform at Buttermilk Creek Park. The Fond du Lac High School Summer Band took the stage Wednesday night in a joint concert with the GHO Symphonic Band from Germany. Under the direction of Chris Barnes and Matt McVeigh, the FHS Summer Band is comprised of high school students through all grade levels. The GHO Symphonic […]
The newly formed charitable group Fondy 100 Gives has selected its first project. At a meeting this week the group voted to give $7500 to Camp To Belong, a summer camp that reunites foster siblings who have been separated in the foster care system. Fond du Lac YMCA director Greg Giles says under the Fondy 100 Gives program, 100 Fond du Lac residents will donate $100 four times a year […]
The Fond du Lac County Fair is in full swing and continues through this weekend. For the first time there is no admission to get into the fair. "There's no charge to come and see the fair," Fairboard treasurer Matt Immel said. "...walk around the 4-H buildings, come out and get a bite to eat. There's a five dollar charge to park if you want to park on the grounds. […]
Fans and sprinklers are working overtime to keep cows comfortable in the dairy barn at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds this week. Dairy and Livestock extension agent, Tina Coleman, says the heat and humidity can quickly take its toll on cows. "When it gets about 72 degrees cattle start showing signs of distemper from heat and when it (temp) gets higher they start having heat stress," Coleman told WFDL news. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs officials say federal funding cuts will force them to scrap housing programs for homeless vets at the King and Union Grove veterans' homes by the end of the year. WDVA Secretary Daniel Zimmerman sent a letter to veteran advocacy groups on July 14 saying federal funding for the Veteran Housing and Recovery Programs at King and Union Grove will end in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate is unchanged for the month of June. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that unemployment in June was 3.1 percent. That is the same as it was in May, when it hit its lowest mark since 1999. The national unemployment rate for June was 4.4 percent. Wisconsin added 3,600 private-sector jobs between May and June. Department of Workforce Development Secretary Ray […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says there's "no deal yet" on the state budget. Fitzgerald spoke to reporters Thursday after holding a conference call with other Republican senators. Earlier in the day Assembly Republicans said they had agreed with an offer from Gov. Scott Walker to use $200 million originally planned for an income tax cut to pay for roads. But Fitzgerald says Senate Republicans […]