Month: June 2019

Three people were injured, one seriously,  when three motorcycles crashed, one after another,  in southeast Fond du Lac County.  Shortly before 3pm Saturday rescue personnel were called to the scene on County Highway F east of Highway 45 in the town of Osceola.  The Fond  du lac County Sheriff’s Office says groups of motorcycles were traveling eastbound on Highway F when one operator lost control while negotiating a curve.  That driver, a 55-year-old Sheboygan woman, […]

Beaver Dam police are investigating the discovery of a body in the Beaver Dam River.   Shortly after  2pm Saturday Beaver Dam police responded to a 911 call where two kayakers found the body south of  Cooper Street and north of Highway 151.  The gender and identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of  family members.  Police say the exact circumstances of the death is unknown and  the investigation is active and ongoing.   Anyone with […]

A Mayville-based company is expanding.  Metalcraft announced this week that construction is underway on a 100,000 square foot addition to its Beaver Dam facility.  Construction is expected to be completed in next summer.

An Eldorado teen has been crowned the Fond du Lac County Fairest of the Fair.  Nineteen year old  Cayley Vande Berg  was selected during judging Saturday night at the Radisson Hotel in Fond du Lac.  She is the daughter of Chad and Tammy Vande Berg.    Vande Berg is majoring in dairy science at UW-River Falls,  and is currently employed at Rosendale Dairy, Wisconsin’s largest dairy farm.  “I am currently employed […]

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 3 rd to June 7 th : The utility contractor will be installing water main and may begin installing water and sanitary laterals near the end of the week. Traffic Impacts: East Cotton Street is closed to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans say they'll scrap Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposal to raise the gas tax to help pay for roads.  Evers' budget would raise the gas tax by 8 cents per gallon initially and then by about a penny annually to account for inflation. It also calls for raising heavy truck registration and new car title fees. The $75 registration fee most car […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new study says Wisconsin is lagging behind most of its Midwest neighbors in attracting highly educated workers.  Wisconsin Policy Forum says that based on 2017 data, 20% of Wisconsin natives ages 31 to 40 who had moved away from the state were highly educated. The nonprofit research group defined "highly educated" as those who have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.  In comparison, Wisconsin Public Radio […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected Shopko's bankruptcy plan.  U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Thomas Saladino applauded the efforts of Shopko officials, creditors, attorneys and consultants to bring the matter to a close. But, Saladino refused to approve the plan this week because it would have barred creditors from pursuing legal claims against Shopko.  One major creditor, McKesson Corp., told the judge that it has a civil […]

Bail has been set at $50,000 cash for one of two men arrested in connection with a pair of shooting incidents in Fond du Lac last month.   Eighteen year old Guadalupe Mendez-Berry  faces multiple charges  including party to the crime of endangering safety- reckless use of a firearm,   criminal damage to property and criminal damage to a vehicle.  Twenty nine year old, Mario Marron Zavala also faces charges in the case.  Nobody was injured […]