Dozens of Red Cross volunteers from Wisconsin are in Texas to help assist victims of Hurricane Harvey. Disaster program manager with the northeast Wisconsin chapter of the Red Cross, Nick Cluppert, nearly 50 volunteers responded before the hurricane made landfall and more will be going in the days and weeks ahead. "We expect additonal shelters will be needed in the coming days so we're looking to ramp up our response […]
The Fond du Lac School Board has approved an Academic and Career Plan for the school district. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says under the plan beginning in 6th grade students create their own vision for their future following high school graduation. "What's beautiful about it is its not a one size fits all approach," Sebert told WFDL news. "...as we well know four year college is not for everybody anymore […]
Fond du Lac city officials say there have been few complaints in the year that residents have been allowed to walk their pet dogs in some city parks. The city council approved an ordinance a year ago that allows people to walk their dogs on leashes in eight parks, but not Lakeside or Buttermilk Creek Parks. Public Works director Jordan Skiff says overall he and parks director John Redmond feel […]
The Legislature's budget-writing committee has approved increasing spending on K-12 schools by $639 million over the next two years. The plan approved by the Joint Finance Committee comes as the Republican-controlled panel is nearing completion of the seven-week late state budget. The heart of Gov. Scott Walker's education funding proposal approved Monday with no Democratic support would raise per-pupil aid by $200 this year and $204 next year for all […]
Democratic state representative Dana Wachs says he’s running for governor because the average citizen in Wisconsin has been ignored by Republican governor Scott Walker. "I'm a different kind of a Democrat," Wachs told AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program. "I'm coming from western Wisconsin, I represent Eau Claire in the legislature. I'm also a hunter and a fisherman as well as a conservationist." Wachs announced this month that […]
The School District of North Fond du Lac changes Homecoming Dates for 2017 Horace Mann High School Homecoming Week. Spirit Week Monday, October 2nd – Friday October 6th Friday, October 6th Wednesday October 4th Powder Puff Game/Court/Bonfire at the Oriole Athletic Complex o 6:30p.m. Thursday October 5th Volleyball Games at Gym o 5:30 JV/7:00 Varsity Friday October 6th Parade starts and ends at Horace Mann High School Parking […]
Thanks to funding from the Ripon Area United Way, the Family Resource Center of Fond du Lac County and Ripon Medical Center are collaborating to offer monthly car seat installation safety checks for Ripon area residents. Starting Monday, September 11, interested individuals can drive up to Ripon Medical Center’s Emergency Department from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free sessions will continue the first Monday of each month during the […]
Two people were seriously injured in a semi versus car crash south of Fond du Lac Monday morning. Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says fog appears to be a factor in the crash at the intersection of Highway 175 and County Highway F. Waldschmidt says a semi traveling east on F went through a stop sign and was hit by a vehicle traveling northbound on 175. Waldschmidt says fog prevented Flight […]
Fond du Lac school officials are assessing their next step with a fundraising effort for a new Construction Academy still short of the goal. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says as of the end of July approximately $827,000 had been pledged toward the estimated $1.1 million cost to build the nearly six thousand square foot facility. Sebert says the question is whether to scale back the project or continue to […]