Month: August 2019

A sprinkler system is credited with preventing a fire from spreading in a downtown Fond du lac business.  Early Monday morning firefighters were called to the Top Shelf bar at 88 South Main Street  and found the sprinkler system flowing at one location.  The fire was quickly contained to the point of origin by the system.   Fire crews investigated for fire extension and nothing was found.  Fire crews shut down sprinkler system and began ventilation.  […]

photo: cole ewerdt Waupun police say an elderly Mayville woman was critically injured and her grandson is in custody following an incident at a Waupun home.   Police chief Scott Louden tells WFDL news officers were called to the Brandon Street home  Saturday morning for a report of a possible pulseless, non-breathing female.  Louden says the victim was found in the basement of the home.  A 75 year old Mayville woman […]

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is holding a public information meeting this week  on a Highway 23 resurfacing project  west  of  Fond du Lac.  The project will involving resurfacing Highway 23 from Townline Road to Rolling Meadows Drive,  and adding turn lanes at  Esterbrook Road and Rolling Meadows Drive.   The meeting is being held from 5pm to 7pm Wednesday August  28 at the Fond du lac County Airport.

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. August 26 th to August 30 th : The concrete contractor will be placing concrete curb and gutter, forming, grading and placing concrete driveways/sidewalk. Traffic Impacts: East Cotton Street is closed to through traffic. Residents, business owners, and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has signed an executive order to curb contamination from chemicals in fire-fighting foam, non-stick cookware and fast-food wrappers known as PFAS.   Evers' office announced Friday that he signed an order Thursday calling on state environmental and agricultural officials to set up a website on PFAS, collaborate with wastewater treatment plants to identify PFAS sources, consider PFAS when developing wildlife consumption advisories, develop regulatory […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A rare bee not seen in Wisconsin in more than a century has turned up in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.  U.S. Forest Service scientists found the bee in July while surveying pollinators as part of an inventory of native bees in the Great Lakes region. It's known commonly as a cuckoo bee, but its scientific name is a mouthful: Epeoloides pilosulus.  The bee was once widespread in […]

Supporters of a dental therapy bill say it would be a win-win for Wisconsin, but opponents say there are better alternatives.   The senate health committee held a public hearing on the bipartisan measure Wednesday.    Jason Hicks is a phd candidate at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.   Hicks testified that creating a dental  therapist license would help provide dental access for thousands of disadvantaged kids in Wisconsin.  "Children […]

It costs less to live in Fond du Lac than most places in the country.   The 2019 second quarter Cost of Living Index  for Fond du Lac County has decreased slightly from first quarter and has remained below the national average.  The after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living is 96.0 or 4.0% below the national average.  The composite index  for the Fond du Lac area is based on six different categories:  grocery items, […]

The city of Green Lake is considering  a new food truck ordinance.  An ad hoc Economic Development Committee has recommended  an ordinance to the Green Lake City Council.  Back in July the council asked the committee to explore options and look at what other communities are doing.