A 16 year old Fond du Lac boy was fortunate to escape serious injury in a rollover crash in the Fond du Lac area. The crash happened shortly before 7am Saturday on Highway 151 near Brookhaven Beach Road in the town of Taycheeda. A preliminary investigation shows a southbound vehicle left the road, struck a driveway embankment and rolled over. The teenage driver received minor injuries. The vehicle received severe […]
A gas leak near Fond du lac's Mercury Marine has been temporarily repaired. Division Chief of Fire Prevention Troy Haase says Alliant Energy and the contractor were on the scene on the East Frontage Road most of the day Friday trying to locate the leak and then placing a patch on the damaged gas main. Haase says it's his understanding the pipe is at least 30 years old. "They […]
One year ago University of Wisconsin Oshkosh officially became a university of three campuses including UW-Fond du Lac. On Friday, following approval from the UW System Board of Regents, UWO officially launched the brand that will carry it into the future as a regional institution. UW-Fond du Lac will now be called the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Fond du Lac Campus. According to a press release the “new” look creates a streamlined lettermark that represents the way […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Refunds are in store for customers of Wisconsin's four largest for-profit utilities. Ratepayers are due more than $25 million because of low energy prices in 2018. The Public Service Commission sets rates one to two years in advance based on fixed expenses and an estimate cost of fuel. And, when the projections are more than 2% of the actual costs, utilities must refund the difference, with […]
Fond du Lac area residents joined the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes in a prayer vigil to show their support for detained immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The prayer vigil was held Friday night in the Chapel of the Sisters of St. Agnes Motherhouse in Fond du Lac. Earlier the congregation issued a statement denouncing the treatment of immigrants, especially children, on the border while in U.S. custody. […]
CRANDON, Wis. (AP) — A joint funeral service for five of six family members killed in a northern Wisconsin fire will be held Saturday. The victims' obituaries say the noon service at Praise Chapel Community Church in Crandon will commemorate the lives of 32-year-old Raymond Michiel, his girlfriend, 37-year-old Amanda Bailey-Bocek, their 1-year-old daughter Jazmin Michiel and Bailey-Bocek's sons, 7-year-old Nathan Bolding and 3-year-old Johnny Bocek. Bailey-Bocek's great niece, 10-month-old Zoe Munoz-Soto, […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Donald Trump barnstormed for his new trade deal with Mexico and Canada during a visit to Wisconsin on Friday, hoping that its economic impact will help him to retain a battleground state vital to his re-election effort. Trump told workers at Derco Aerospace the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which has yet to pass Congress, would be "vital to the future" of the nation's manufacturing economy and would provide […]
Air Tech Heating, Inc. of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin has been named Bryant Dealer of the Year, the highest honor a Bryant dealer can receive. The award was handed out at the company’s recent annual meeting. Each year, this award recognizes the company whose hard work, expertise and business acumen have helped them to stand out as a leader in the industry. Bryant, a national supplier of heating, ventilating and […]
Fond du Lac fire and rescue crews are on stand-by following a gas leak near Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac. Division Chief of Fire Prevention Troy Haase says the leak is located in a gas main under the frontage road. “It’s a line that comes off of the (gas) main, it’s a private line, so Mercury is In the process of getting a private company to come in and dig up […]