Month: April 2018

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican Governors Association says it has booked $5.1 million worth of television advertising time in Wisconsin for the five weeks leading up to the Nov. 6 election.  Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker is running for a third term this year. The Republican ad buy announcement Monday comes after the Democratic Governors Association announced last month that it is spending $20 million on fall TV ads […]

Matthew Ford of Fond du Lac and Richard Schneider of Hartland both matched all six numbers in the Friday, March 30 SuperCash! drawing to each win the $350,000 top prize.  Ford purchased his winning ticket at Speedway at 550 West Johnson Street in Fond du Lac.  Schneider purchased his winning ticket at Pick 'n Save at N65 W24838 Main Street in Sussex.  When Schneider found out he won, he texted […]

Fond du Lac County has designated April 8th – 14th, 2018 as Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week in recognition of the dedicated men and women of the Fond du Lac County Communications Center.   The Fond du Lac County Communications Center is a civilian-run 911 center that serves 17 fire departments, 5 ambulance services, 10 first responder groups and 9 law enforcement agencies throughout the county.  In 2017, the highly-skilled and trained […]

Fond du Lac police say it appears that reports of possible gunshots heard by residents on the city’s southside early Monday morning were actually fireworks.  Assistant police chief Steve Klein was one of the first people to call police. Klein says it woke him up from a dead sleep and he believed they were gunshots.   Klein says police officers, sheriff’s deputies and state patrol troopers checked the southeast area of […]

BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead and another critically injured after an apartment fire in Beaver Dam.  The fire broke out early Saturday at the apartment building known as The Executive.   A news release Sunday from Beaver Dam Fire and Rescue says one fatality is confirmed and one of the five occupants taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries remains in critical condition.  The name […]

No homes were damaged and nobody was injured following an out of control marsh fire in Dodge County.  The Beaver Darm Fire Department and six other area departments responded Sunday to the Randy Hupf home on Wren Road to find strong winds fueling the fire through a nearby marsh. Multiple units were staged at four  different locations to protect homes with winds shifting the direction of the fire.  The fire […]

The Fond du lac YMCA is launching its annual fundraising campaign this month.    Y director Greg Giles says the campaign kicks off this upcoming weekend with a goal of raising $230,000.  Giles says the YMCA has a week of activities planed during My Y Week,  April  16 through April 22.   All week long the Y will be holding a Fitness Class Fundraising Challenge, with fitness classes competing to see who […]

The Fond du Lac Sabish Middle School principal is stepping down.  Torrie Rochon-Luft is resigning  her position at the end  of the school year.  She is leaving after six years to accept a principal position in the Hortonville School  District.   The school board is expected to approve the resignation at their meeting Monday night.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new Wisconsin law says nutrition instruction in school health classes must be based on guidelines that are updated every five years by federal agriculture and health officials.   While many school districts have updated their health curriculum, the law updates a statute that hadn't been updated in more than 70 years. The statute previously required school boards to have instruction on the vitamin content of food […]