Month: September 2017

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, had this to say following President Donald Trump’s statement to phase out the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) within six months: “DACA was an unconstitutional overreach by the Obama administration that created incentives for children from Central America to take great risks to enter America illegally.  The President has given Congress six […]

With the school year starting next week construction is ongoing on several Waupun School District projects.  The first project is a new athletic complex at the junior-senior high school.   School administrator Tanya Olson says work on the track is about six weeks behind schedule because of the wet summer weather.  Olson says crews are currently working on an addition to the high school fitness center.  Meanwhile Olson says design […]

Continued work on upgrading the Macy Street parking ramp tops the list of projects in a proposed Fond du Lac Community Development Department budget.  Community Development Director Dyann Benson updated the city council last month on the proposed 2018 budget.  Benson says funding for the parking ramp project is being spread out over several years.

The Waupun Fire Department, in partnership with the Wisconsin Propane Education & Research Council (WiPERC), is hosting an emergency response, live propane fire training on Monday, September 18, 2017 at 6:00 PM.   Fire fighters from Waupun and the surrounding area are expected to attend.   At times during the training, area residents may see flames shooting 20 feet or more into the air.   The training consists of classroom instruction on […]

Six hours after tickets for the first TEDxFondduLac event went on sale, all were sold out, showing to organizers of this inaugural experience that Fond du Lac has been waiting for this event to occur.  On Saturday, August 19, TEDxFondduLac, an independently organized event in the spirit of the TED Conferences mission of “Ideas worth spreading”, showcased 14 speakers across a variety of platforms and demographics to provide a unique […]

A trucker was seriously injured when he was attacked at a rest stop along southbound Interstate 41 in Dodge County.  Sheriff Dale Schmidt says two black males jumped over a bathroom stall and assaulted a truck driver.   The suspects stole an undisclosed amount of money from the victim.  The truck driver, a 55 year old man from Titusville, PA,  received serious injuries as a result of the assault and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Changes to a $3 billion incentive plan for electronics giant Foxconn Technology Group, a potential new $100 fee for electric vehicle owners and tax cuts that could benefit Wisconsin businesses are all teed up for consideration as the Legislature's budget committee hopes to complete work on the two-year spending plan this week. The Joint Finance Committee was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, with the goal of […]

The Fond du Lac Department of Public Works would like to inform the motoring public of single traffic lane restrictions on West Second Street at the intersection of Main Street beginning Tuesday, September 5th. East and westbound traffic lanes will be moved to the north lane of traffic on Second Street.  The lane restriction will be in place to allow the contractor to complete exterior work at 104 S Main […]

Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a garage in Fond du Lac.  Firefighters were called to the scene at 515 Chestnut Street shortly after 5pm Monday to find a detached garage heavily involved in fire.  Fire chief Pete O’Leary says the fire was quickly brought under control but not before it caused extensive damage to the structure.   O’Leary says the fire started when the resident placed a […]