A multi-million dollar renovation project of the historic downtown Fond du Lac Retlaw Hotel is nearly complete. Hotel owner Dennis Doucette says renovation of the final rooms should be done in the next few days. "We've got the last two floors that we're looking to bring on next week. The only component left to finish up will be the spa which will be a few weeks afterward," Doucette told WFDL […]
Fond du Lac County officials are excited about the completion of the Retlaw Hotel renovation project. The Fond du Lac County Finance committee got an update on the progress of the project at their meeting this week. County Board chairman, Marty Farrell, says the $1.15 million economic incentive loan approved earlier by the county board will be disbursed now that the renovation project is completed. Farrell says the hotel is meeting their […]
The Fond du Lac Police Chief has announced three promotions in the department. Chief Bill Lamb says officer Tyler Tikkanen has been promoted to Lieutenant. Detective Scott Krause has been promoted to captain and Lieutenant Dave LeCaptain has been promoted to captain. Tikkanen has been a Fond du Lac police officer since 2015. Before that he worked for the North Fond du Lac Police Department and Wisconsin State Patrol. Krause has been with the department […]
The American Red Cross Wisconsin Chapter is making an urgent call for blood donors. Red Cross spokeswoman Laura McGuire says the American Red Cross there is an emergency need for blood and platelet donors to give now to replenish the blood supply. McGuire says there is currently less than a three day supply of most blood types. McGuire says the call for donations follows a difficult July Fourth week for donations when hundreds […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New projections show Wisconsin's general fund will be about $650 million short of meeting spending commitments heading into the into the 2021-23 state budget. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau released a memo Thursday that shows spending commitments under current law and the newly passed 2019-21 state budget, ranging from debt service to state worker raises to grants, will outpace revenues by the beginning of the next budget by […]
The UW-Oshkosh chancellor says a state budget signed by the governor funds the start of a teacher-education center project on the UW-Oshkosh campus. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt says sthe budget will help the university begin the long-awaited renovations of the Clow Social Science Center/Nursing education building. Leavitt says a half million dollars in the state budget allows design work to begin now and construction to launch beginning in 2021. Leavitt says the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System regents have voted to increase student fees and room-and-board costs for the upcoming school year. The regents approved the increases unanimously as part of the system's 2019-20 operational budget Thursday. Under the plan, student fees will increase an average of $36 across the system. UW-Madison students will face a $170 increase, the largest of any four-year school, bringing their annual fees to $1,452. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials plan to create workgroups to develop recommendations on how to better serve students with mental health needs. The system says student visits to campus counseling centers have increased 55% since 2010. According to data from the National College Health Assessment, 23% of system students reported begin diagnosed with or treated for depression in 2015 and 27% reported being diagnosed with or treated […]
The Vice President of Economic Development at Envision Greater Fond du Lac is leaving. Scott Powell has announced that he is resigning his position effective July 26, 2019. Powell will be relocating to California and has accepted a similar role for a large regional economic development corporation. “I would like to recognize the amazing staff of Envision Greater Fond du Lac and the many economic development partners in the area […]