The Fond du lac Department of Public Works says a portion of East Division Street will be closed for a couple days this week. The street will be closed between Marr Street and Park Avenue beginning Monday, May 6, and will remain closed through the end of the day Tuesday, May 7. The closure will be in place to allow for pavement repairs.
An open house and grand opening celebration are being held this week for a major expansion project in the North Fond du Lac School District. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says an open house starts at 5:30pm Monday and an open house will be held Friday morning at the newly expanded Friendship Learning Center. Sadoff says the renovation project includes a 95,000 square foot addition. Sadoff says the project enhances the overall […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos plans to appeal a ruling that would allow a group of Democratic voters to question him about election boundaries. A three-judge panel voted 2-1 Friday to approve the deposition of Vos over Republican-drawn legislative districts. The Democratic voters filed a federal lawsuit in 2015 alleging the boundaries amount to an unconstitutional gerrymander. Vos spokeswoman Kit Beyer said in an email […]
Fond du Lac’s Mercury Marine is expanding. The company is breaking ground on a $17 million, 30,000 square foot expansion of its propeller production facility. Merc says the expansion will help keep up with an unprecedented demand right now for stainless steel propellers. The project is expected to be completed in about a year. The expansion will increase the size of the production facility to about 90,000 square feet.
Three Waupun prison correctional officers were transported to the hospital after they were attacked by an inmate. Sources tell WFDL news one officer was choked by the inmate during the incident Friday morning. The officers were transported to the Waupun Memorial Hospital Emergency room where they were treated and released.
Fond du Lac Firefighters Local 400 are taking on some local and other sports legends in a celebrity basketball game Saturday evening at Fondy High School. In addition to Fond du lac firefighters, the Marian basketball team, a former dunk contest competitor and a couple former Green Bay Packers will be on hand. There will be program books for sale and a raffle with the proceeds going to the Firefighters […]
A Ripon man accused of sexually abusing children has been bound over for trial. Fifty seven year old Terry Lee Phelps waived his preliminary hearing Thursday on 43 counts including repeated sexual assault of a child, child enticement, and physical abuse of a child. He faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison if he is convicted. Phelps is accused of sexually abusing and providing marijuana […]
Marian University has added four new flags to the walls of Cardinal Meyer Library to honor three students and one staff member who have joined the school within the last year. The library’s collection of flags highlights Marian students, staff, and faculty born in other countries and sovereign and/or semi-sovereign nations. Those recognized were students Harley Kinney, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; Althea “Allie” Swan, Cheyenne River Sioux […]
Another restaurant is planned for the Fond du Lac Forest Mall property. Mod Pizza is set to open in June 2020 on the site where the old Firestone building is located. Firehouse Subs announced earlier this year it would also be located on that site. Mod Pizza is a Seattle-based pizza chain that started in 2008 with 400 locations across the country and the United Kingdom.