Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday urged Republicans and Democrats to unite to quickly approve a $100-per child tax credit and a host of other election-year priorities, including guaranteeing insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Walker issued the call during his eighth State of the State address, which came at a time of record-low unemployment in Wisconsin and with more than a dozen Democrats vying for the chance to deny […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders are embracing Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to give families a $100 payment for every child living at home under age 18. Walker unveiled the idea in his State of the State speech Wednesday. Both Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos say they like the proposal that would cost about $122 million a year. Fitzgerald says the idea was […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources board has approved new restrictions on manure spreading in eastern Wisconsin. The board approved the package unanimously Wednesday. The vote doesn't mean the rules are in place. The package would still need the approval of Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled Legislature. The Wisconsin Dairy Business Association and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, both powerful lobbying forces in Madison, are pushing […]
The Waupun Area School District is in the process of compiling the kindergarten list for the 2018-19 school year. If you are a parent with a child whose birth date is on or before September 1, 2013 and does not attend 4-year old kindergarten in the Waupun Area School District, please contact the Education Service Center to register your child for kindergarten for the 2018-19 school year. Students attending 4K […]
On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at approximately 10:00 am, the non-emergency phone lines answered by the Fond du Lac County 911 Center were put back in service. Citizens may once again use the non-emergency phone lines and should use 9-1-1 for emergencies only. Questions can be directed to Bobbi Hicken, Director at 920-929-7647 or email at bobbi.hicken@fdlco.wi.gov.
A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain says a proposed ignition interlock bill may help deter drunken driving. The national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving was joined by state lawmakers at a capitol news conference yesterday in support of a bill that would require ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders. Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says current law requires ignition interlocks for repeat offenders, those who refuse an alcohol […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she hopes to know later this week whether the flu season locally and statewide has peaked. Kim Mueller says the number of flu cases in Fond du lac County is up dramatically over last year at this time. Mueller says this year there have 271 cases for influenza A and eight for influenza B and over 1500 people have been tested […]
The state Senate has put the finishing touches on a bill designed to help Wisconsin homeowners cover the cost of replacing lead pipes. Fond du lac Public Works director Jordan Skiff says the measure would not have an immediate impact on Fond du Lac. Skiff says Fond du Lac has already been able to secure Safe Drinking Water loan money. Skiff says under the bill a municipality would have to […]
The Wisconsin Realtors Association says sales of existing homes in the state rose 1.4% in 2017, the third consecutive year of record sales in the state. The Association says the increase was driven by a strong economy and would have been even higher if there had been more houses on the market. The demand for housing pushed the median sale price up 5.5% last year to $174,000. The record year came […]