There may be a recount in the race for Ripon school board. Nate Zimdars was the top vote getter in Tuesday’s election with 1,463 votes, followed by Margaret Hefferman with 1,260 votes. But just one vote separated the other two candidates for the third and final seat on the board. Incumbent Gary Rodman received 1,061 votes and former board member Dan Zimmerman received 1.060 votes.
Students are moving this week into a newly expanded Friendship Learning Center. North Fond du Lac School superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the renovation project includes a 95,000 square foot addition. "Its got a gym, new office, the new Learning Land, so 2nd through 5th grade are going to be there. There's five different classrooms with a commons area in the middle," Sadoff told WFDL news. "Its so cool to see […]
Fond du Lac County Emergency Management officials are in the process of updating the county’s hazard mitigation plan. While a variety of hazards such as tornadoes, floods and other severe weather can’t be prevented, a mitigation plan focuses on reducing the impact of such events when they do occur. Fond du Lac County Emergency Management director Bobbie Hicken says purchasing and relocating property in a flood plain is an example. […]
The annual Fond du Lac County Job Fair returns to the Expo Center at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds, on Thursday, April 4. The event is sponsored by the Fox Valley Workforce Development Board and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. The job fair is targeting 2019 high school graduates seeking work after graduation and the general public who might be looking to make a career change or […]
Careless use of smoking materials is to blame for a small fire on the porch of a home in Fond du lac. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire at 49 5th Street Wednesday afternoon in the corner of the porch. No injuries were reported.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly says he expects to run for election when his seat is up next year. Kelly's comment in a text message to The Associated Press on Wednesday comes after conservative candidate Brian Hagedorn declared victory in his race against liberal-backed challenger Lisa Neubauer. Kelly is part of the 4-3 conservative majority on the court. A Hagedorn win would increase that to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer isn't conceding or saying whether she will seek a recount, despite being down by nearly 6,000 votes based on unofficial results. Neubauer said in a video posted on Facebook on Wednesday that "this race is still too close to call." She says, "We need to make sure that every last vote is counted and that's going to take a little […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican members of the Legislature's budget-writing committee are taking apart Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' proposal to expand Medicaid coverage. Evers' state budget calls for accepting federal Medicaid expansion, a move that would add about 82,000 low-income people to Medicaid rolls. The state would save about $320 million over the next two years thanks to an infusion of federal dollars. The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee began deliberations […]
A new study shows that some county jails in Wisconsin are charging well over the national average for inmates to make phone calls to family members and lawyers. The nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative report shows 15 minute phone calls at some Wisconsin jails can cost up to about $22. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the cost is much less here. "They can call out collect and that's […]