While the odds of it actually happening may be slim, Fond du Lac County is taking steps to prevent someone hacking the county’s election system in an effort to change the vote totals on Election day. The Fond du Lac County board has voted to authorize the county to accept County Election Security subgrant funds to enhance existing security infrastructure. County executive Al Buechel says the upgrades will make the system much […]
The Fond du Lac county executive says he wanted to make it clear that the county’s economic development agency is not contributing financially to a Lakeside Park alternate master plan. Al Buechel says there are people out there "who are absolutely convinced that Envision Greater Fond du Lac is using county dollars to help fund the project." Buechel, who serves on the Envision Board, wrote a letter to county board supervisors last […]
Fond du Lac schools under construction this summer that were in the first phase of projects approved by voters as part of a nearly $100 million dollar building referendum are nearing completion. Interim superintendent Sharon Simon says the first phase includes projects at Chegwin and Waters Elementary Schools and Pier Elementary and Theisen Middle School. Simon says the work is on track to be completed in time for the start of the […]
The number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise and another coronavirus death has been reported in Fond du Lac County. Twenty one new cases were reported Tuesday bringing the total number of cases in the county to 816. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the county has hired several contact tracers to help with contact tracing as the number of cases continue to rise. There are 208 active cases, 13 people […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Interim University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson wants the governor to give the system a nearly $100 million boost in the next state budget. Thompson announced Tuesday that he plans to ask Gov. Tony Evers to increase state aid to the system by $95.7 million in the 2021-23 state budget. The request comes as the system has been grappling with a seven-year freeze on in-state […]
The Fond du Lac city council has taken a ton of heat on social media over the past week after passing on a vote to delay renovation of the Lakeside Park pavilion. The council did not second a motion to halt construction until after a feasibility study was completed sometime in October. Council vice president Kay Miller says she was surprised that her motion did not receive a second to give courtesy to […]
A new Marquette Law School poll shows most Wisconsin residents plan to vote in person in the November election. The Marquette Law School poll shows 46 percent plan to vote at the polls, while 35 percent say they plan to vote absentee by mail. The poll found that Joe Biden led Donald Trump 81-percent to 14-percent among people who said they were going to vote by absentee ballot, while 67 percent of people who said […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Trump is touting his father's support for police during a stop in Milwaukee. The son of President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his father is the candidate who stands up for law enforcement. Eric Trump spoke to the Milwaukee Police Association, which has endorsed President Trump for reelection. The younger Trump told the officers that “You’ve always been there for us, and I promise you my […]
A security guard who gushed over meeting Joe Biden in an elevator during his visit with The New York Times editorial board is the first person to put his name into nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention. Jacquelyn Brittany is one of three people putting Biden’s name into nomination on Tuesday night. She was joined by Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, both from Delaware. The 31-year-old, […]