MILWAUKEE (AP) — Recently imposed tariffs on Canadian newsprint are causing anxiety among U.S. publishers who say they'll be forced to shut down or make further cuts in an industry already depleted by years of declining revenue. The tariffs are a response to complaint to the U.S. Department of Commerce from a hedge-fund owned paper producer in Washington state. That company is arguing that its Canadian competitors are taking advantage […]
This is tornado and severe weather awareness week in Wisconsin. Residents are encouraged to test their emergency plans during statewide tornado drills today. National Weather Service meteorologist Sean Miller says a mock tornado watch will be issued at 1pm followed by a mock warning at 1:45pm. Another mock tornado warning will be held at 6:45pm. Miller says fortunately most of the 23 tornado touchdowns in the state last year were […]
For the second year in a row the DNR has approved a Safe Water Drinking Loan to replace private lead water service lines in Fond du lac. The $200,000 loan covers a three year period to help fund private lead service replacements. The loan is in addition to a $300,000 loan received last year.
The city of Fond du Lac is assisting C.D. Smith in the construction of the company’s new corporate headquarters in the Ledgview Business Park on Camelot Drive in Fond du Lac. At their meeting Wednesday night the city council voted four to two to enter into a development agreement with the construction firm. Councilmembers Lorrigan and Terbeest voted against. As part of the agreement the city is amending the Tax […]
The city of Fond du Lac is applying for a grant to replace ash trees lost due to the Emerald Ash Borer infestation. Parks director John Redmond says the city is asking for nearly $7,400 in grant money to plant 44 trees this fall. The funding is distributed through the Bay Lakes Regional Planning Commission and requires a 25 percent match.
Fond du Lac County sheriff Mick Fink says if a Marinette judge doesn’t reverse his decision to place a violent child sex offender in Fond du Lac County then he wants a Fond du Lac judge to issue a restraining order to protect the public. The judge ordered that Jeffrey Butler be temporarily placed at a Nitschke Road residence in the town of Eldorado. Fink says he has been notified […]
The Fond du lac County Corporation Counsel says she doesn’t understand why Fond du Lac County always seems to be targeted for housing violent sex offenders from other counties. Fond du lac County is asking a Marinette judge to reverse his order to place a convicted child sex offender at residence on Nitschke Road in the town of Eldorado. Meggin McNamara says the county is arguing that even if the […]
Local political observers say they are not surprised that House Speaker Paul Ryan is not running for re-election. The 48 year old Ryan made the announcement Wednesday, stating he wants to spend more time with his family. Retired Ripon College political science professor Marty Farrell says Ryan was able to accomplish one of his biggest goals…tax reform. "I think he had a major success with tax reform," Farrell said. "This […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan will leave Congress having achieved one of his career-long goals: rewriting the tax code. On his other defining aim — balancing the budget and cutting back benefit programs like Social Security and Medicaid — Ryan has failed. The budget geek with a passion for details proved adroit in drawing up plans that balanced on paper but never got beyond the hypothetical. Under his […]