The Fond du Lac Municipal Service Center says winter hours are going into effect next month for the City’s Bulky Waste Drop-Off Site. Effective December 1, the Drop Off site will be open from 9am to 3:15pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday and closed the rest of the week. There is a $20 fee for a single use of the site or a ten use pass for $175.
Marian University will host Military Appreciation Night on Friday, December 1 during the men’s hockey game. Admission is free for military personnel with ID. General admission is free if you donate five canned food items or paper products. Donated items will go to Salute the Troops Warrior House, a transitional living facility for male veterans. The game starts at 7pm at the BlueLine Family Ice Center.
Nobody was injured in a fire involving a portable water dispenser at a Fond du Lac residence. Shortly after 9:30pm Thursday firefighters were called to the scene at 481 S. Hickory Street for an alarm sounding. Upon arrival firefighters found a small fire involving a portable water dispenser. The device was removed from building by owner. The occupants were alerted while asleep by their smoke detector which provided ample time […]
One person was seriously injured in an explosion and fire at a Rosendale cheese plant. Shortly after 7am Friday firefighters were called to the auto shop at Knaus Cheese on County Highway C for a report of an explosion and fire. The Lamartine Fire Department and several other assisting fire departments were able to extinguish the fire. The fire started when an employee, Travis J Klotzbach, was using a cutting […]
Representatives of the Fond du Lac area construction industry say they are pleased with school board action this week regarding regarding the school district’s career construction academy. The school board voted this week to fund an additional $250,000 on top of the half million dollars already earmarked so construction on a new $1.1 million facility can start next spring. Bob Roehrig with County Materials says fundraising will continue in an […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer season could look a lot different this year. The season begins Saturday and runs through Nov. 26. The biggest potential wrinkle could be a bill Gov. Scott Walker signed eliminating the minimum hunting age. The measure allows anyone of any age to hunt with a mentor. It's unclear how many young hunters the new law will push into the woods. State wildlife […]
Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held this week for the official re-opening of Pioneer Road near Mercury Marine. The project included the reconstruction of Pioneer Road from west of Hickory Street to north of Rogersville Road. County executive Al Buechel says the intersection in front of the employee entrance at Mercury Marine is now signalized and timed to the company shift changes. The project also included a new roundabout at Pioneer […]
A Fond du Lac County extension agent says she is pleased the governor is rejecting a proposed change to the America’s Dairyland slogan on Wisconsin license plates. Governor Scott Walker said this week its not going to happen. Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent Tina Coleman says the dairy industry has a major economic impact in Fond du Lac County. Fond du Lac County is the second […]
Saint Mary’s Springs Academy in Fond du Lac is celebrating another state football championship. The Ledgers rolled over Iola-Scandinavia in yesterday’s Division 6 title game 35-12. In celebration of the win, the high school campus will be closed Friday. Middle and elementary school classes will run as normal. The win comes after news broke the day before that police were called to the Pizza Ranch restaurant for a disorderly conduct […]