A former Fond du Lac school board member has been killed and her husband, a Fond du Lac attorney, was critically injured in a rollover crash in Montana. Seventy three year old Mimi Sager died Monday afternoon following the crash on Interstate 94 in Montana. Her husband, 73 year old Steve Sager, was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. According to the Montana Highway Patrol Mimi Sager was […]
A Campbellsport woman convicted of running an opioid ring, dealing pills and heroin from her purse at her kitchen table is going to prison. A Washington County judge has sentenced 57 year old, Lori Merget to eight years in prison. Merget and seven others, including her son, were charged in Washington County with conspiracy to sell heroin. Merget earlier pleaded guilty to one count of of delivering prescription pills and […]
Former Fond du Lac resident Joe Boehm admits he probably dodged a bullet. Boehm and his wife Sheila live in a condominium complex, about 25 miles south of Tampa, 12 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico and in almost a direct path Sunday night of Hurricane Irma. "We had plenty of warning and we talked about it for over a week," Boehm told WFDL news. In the end the couple […]
A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy is in Florida assisting in relief and recovery efforts. Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says deputy Tom Van Buren was deployed with the Wisconsin Army National Guard for an indefinite amount of time…probably several weeks. "In law enforcement we're used to, at the drop of a phone call, stopping what we're doing to react to an emergency situation, but we have veterans here or […]
Theisen Middle School, in partnership with the Fond du Lac VFW, will be collecting new school supplies for schools affected by the recent hurricanes. There is a limited amount of time- please bring items as soon as you can. OUR GOAL IS TO GATHER AS MANY SUPPLIES AS WE CAN FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED THEM!! We will accept supplies from any families, schools and businesses that would like to participate. […]
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (WI-TF1) is traveling to Florida to assist in response and recovery efforts as a result of Hurricane Irma. WI-TF1 will begin a 10-day deployment in the Jacksonville, Florida area later today but may move to other areas as needed. The team is bringing specialized equipment and supplies for search, rescue - including swift water rescue - communications, medical, and logistics […]
David Vanderkin is beginning his senior year in high school with a new outlook on life. The 17 year old Waupun High School student has been battling leukemia for the past three years, and underwent his final treatment Monday. David’s mother Heather says her son’s cancer is in remission and doctors are very optimistic about his future. Vanderkin says 30 years ago that probably wouldn’t have been the case. […]
KEWASKUM, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin Dairy Queen owner is defending a sign describing his restaurant as "politically incorrect" for its unabashed support for "God and country." The sign at the franchise in Kewaskum, Wisconsin, notifies patrons that staff may say "Merry Christmas," ''Happy Easter" and "God Bless America" among other things. Owner Kevin Scheunemann says he "felt the sign was appropriate to hang in terms of being transparent about […]
The Fond du Lac School Board has approved a preliminary 2018 School district budget. Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the state budget approved by the legislature’s Jt. Finance committee last week and up for a vote in the full legislature this week will help the district balance its budget with raising the tax levy. "What that means for the local budget is that for the second consecutive year the local […]