You can avoid the flu this season by taking one simple step: Get a flu shot. There are many reasons why people don’t get the flu vaccine - cost, time constraints, or they are concerned that a flu shot will make them sick or make them more likely to catch the flu. Flu season can start as early as October and peak anywhere from late December to early April. This […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office confiscated a large amount of marijuana and took two teenagers into custody following a recent drug bust. The Sheriff’s Office says on Friday Deputy Justin Weisbecker and his K9 partner Koda conducted a traffic stop on Seven Hills Road near CTH H in the town of Empire. During the stop, the deputy located four one gallon Ziploc bags full of marijuana, totaling just […]
The Fond du Lac County Board has adopted a 2018 budget that includes funding to make the government center secure. The county board last night voted to use a small portion of sales tax revenue to purchase the equipment, including a metal detector. The cost to staff the checkpoint at the north entrance to the government building would be funded through the general fund. The county finance committee had recommended […]
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is on the campaign trail after formally launching his re-election campaign on Sunday. The governor made a stop at Brenner Tank in Fond du Lac Tuesday, flanked by his wife and two sons and Lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch. Walker told company workers that winning a third term isn’t going to be easy. He says there will be a coordinated attack against him by Washington-based special interests. Walker […]
Nearly two dozen Wisconsin counties including Fond du Lac say in a federal lawsuit that "nefarious and deceptive" marketing campaigns from pharmaceutical companies are responsible for the nation's opioid overdose epidemic. The lawsuit filed Tuesday says local governments' health and law enforcement services "have been strained to the breaking point" because of widespread opioid abuse. Fond du Lac County executive Al Buechel says Fond du Lac County sees the impact […]
The Fond du Lac Recreation director says she has mixed feelings about a bill that would lower the minimum age to work as a lifeguard from 16 to 15. Renee Wagner says the bottom line is making sure lifeguards are properly trained and physically fit to be a lifeguard. "So the big thing is, supportive, yes, hesitation also. I guess what it comes down to is really how you train […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Children could stay in the Wisconsin's troubled youth prison longer and repeat criminals and convicts who get into trouble while on parole would face stiffer penalties under a package of legislation the state Senate passed Tuesday. The measures are the brainchild of Republican Sen. Leah Vukmir. The bills go next to the state Assembly.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill that was introduced in reaction to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting owners of a cottage on Lake St. Croix. The bill would allow property owners to sell and use substandard lots. The Assembly and the Senate both passed it on voice votes Tuesday. The measure now goes to Gov. Scott Walker. The bill comes after the Supreme Court […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit assessors from increasing the assessment of a property just because the owner doesn't let them inside. The Assembly passed the bill Tuesday on a voice vote. The Senate followed suit with its own voice vote later in the day. The bill now goes to Gov. Scott Walker. The bill would also allow owners who don't let assessors […]