A Fond du Lac woman is one of three lucky winners selected in the Wisconsin Lottery Powerball New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Experience. Vivian Gonzalez and a guest will attend this New Year’s Eve exclusive Powerball party in Times Square. Gonzalez will also have a one in 350 or better chance of being crowned 2020s first Powerball Millionaire of the Year. The winner of the $1 million prize will be drawn […]
The Wisconsin Lottery says residents in Dodge and Fond du Lac County have cashed in their winning tickets. Mark Omland of Fond du Lac claimed a $100,000 top prize for the Winner's Circle instant scratch ticket he purchased at Phillips 66 on Peters Avenue in Fond du Lac. There is one top prize remaining in the game. Khader Hamdan of Hustiford won the SuperCash! $350,000 top prize he purchased at Quarry Mart in Sussex.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims of a fatal head on collision south of Fond du Lac. Sheriff’s captain Bill Tadych says 53 year old Abel Rodriguez of Fond du Lac was killed Thursday when his car crossed the center line on Highway 175 near County Highway Y striking a pick-up driven by 51 year old Gary Peters of Theresa. Peters was seriously injured in the […]
East Cotton Street from North Park Avenue to McKinley Street Schedule: May 2019 through September 2019 Description: The project includes reconstruction of the sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, street, and lighting. June 10 th to June 14 th : The utility contractor will be installing sanitary and water laterals. Traffic Impacts: East Cotton Street is closed to through traffic. Residents, business owners, and customers may access properties past “ROAD […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's budget-writing committee has voted to scale back the number of new crime lab analysts Gov. Tony Evers wanted to give the state Department of Justice in the state budget. Evers' state budget would supply $1.6 million over the next two years to fund 14 additional positions at the crime labs, including 5 DNA analysts, three crime scene examiners, three toxicologists, two firearm analysts and one […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans on the Legislature's finance committee have erased a plan in Gov. Tony Evers' state budget that called for spending $10 million on electric car charging stations. Wisconsin was part of multistate settlements in 2016 and 2017 with Volkswagen that resolved allegations the car maker used special software in its vehicles to circumvent emission standards. The state is in line to receive $25 million over the next […]
Fond du Lac’s Holiday Automotive is celebrating it’s 60th anniversary this month. What began in 1959 as Holiday Olds—an Oldsmobile dealership operating from a modest brick building on north Main Street in Fond du Lac—has evolved into one of the Wisconsin’s most respected auto retailers. Holiday represents Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Ford and Mazda, has four used vehicle lots, three service centers, two quick lube centers and two body shops. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have ironed out a plan to fund road repairs. Rep. John Nygren and Sen. Alberta Darling, co-chairs of the Legislature's finance committee, told reporters Thursday that the panel will scrap Gov. Tony Evers' proposed transportation budget and replace it with an alternative plan. The new plan increases transportation funding by $483.7 million, less than the $623.8 million Evers proposed. It raises title fees by $95 and […]
Thousands of people will converge on Lakeside Park this weekend for Fond du Lac’s Walleye Weekend. The festival starts Friday afternoon and continues through Sunday at Lakeside Park. The event is centered around the Merc National Walleye fishing tournament, and includes other activities including the run-walk on Saturday, Wallyball, kids activities, food, beverage and over 20 bands on four music stages.