The Fond du Lac Salvation Army Warming Shelter has only been open for a few days and already the beds are starting to fill up. Salvation Army Social Services director Ron Jacobson says ten people used the shelter Friday and Saturday night and 15 people on Sunday. Jacobson says last year the shelter was open 151 nights, serving 144 adults. Jacobson says mental health issues and alcohol and drug addiction are major factors in homelessness in Fond du Lac. “They get a job and then within a week or so they slip back into their addictions,” Jacobson told WFDL news. “…so they’re homeless again. That’s one thing we really want to advocate for is more mental health services, alcohol and drug addiction services in Fond du Lac.”
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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