A little more than 100 people attended a public forum Wednesday night sponsored by a business group that wants to build a restaurant and amphitheater at Fond du Lac's Lakeside Park. The forum, hosted by the group Lakeside Forward, was held at the Fairgrounds Expo Building, and was held a week before the city council votes on whether to put the plan to referendum. The council will also decide whether […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that damaged the front porch stairs of a Fond du Lac residence. Shortly before 4:30am Thursday Fond du Lac firefighters were called to a report of a porch on fire at 18 Everett Street. Upon arrival crews found a small fire burning which had burned through part of the newly constructed wood stairs leading up to front porch. The fire caused moderate damage to the […]
Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the Wisconsin National Guard will assist local election officials as poll workers for the August 11, 2020, primary elections across Wisconsin. The announcement comes as last week the governor issued Executive Order #82 authorizing the Wisconsin National Guard to provide support during the August election. Individuals interested in being a poll worker are encouraged to apply by contacting their municipal clerk’s office or visiting the MyVote Wisconsin website. […]
Thelma Sadoff Center of the Arts (THELMA) announced that Eden native, Jacob Miller, who recently performed on NBC’s hit series, The Voice will perform August 14 at THELMA. During the blind audition phase on The Voice, he earned a three-chair turnaround singing “The Times They are A Changin” by Bob Dylan. Jacob chose Nick Jonas to be his coach and won his “Battle Round.” Now living in Portland, Oregon, […]
As coronavirus cases continue to surge, the fragile economy has stalled and a stalemate continues in Congress over another economic stimulus package. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says he believes in the end an aid package will be approved in the next few weeks. Schoofs says the lapse in expanded unemployment benefits last Friday doesn’t help. Meanwhile Schoofs says the 9.5 percent drop in the gross domestic product in the second quarter […]
A new report shows Fond du Lac County has a higher poverty rate than the statewide average. The 2020 ALICE report shows 38 percent of Fond du Lac County residents live in poverty, compared to 34 percent statewide. ALICE stands for Asset, Limited, Income, Constrained, Employed. Fond du Lac Area United Way director Amber Kilawee says that’s based on 2018 data. The city of Fond du Lac’s poverty rate is 42 percent. Ripon […]
The Fond du Lac School District and The Arc Fond du Lac have announced a partnership for the upcoming school year. The Arc executive director Liz Morrell says the partnership includes weekday programming that’s complementary to the school year plan and an ongoing support group for families hosted at The Arc Fond du Lac. Morrell says The Arc will provide flexible, daytime youth services as well as additional youth programming. Staff will provide […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West has filed signatures in Wisconsin to run for president as an independent candidate in November. The Wisconsin Elections Commission said signatures were submitted on behalf of West on Tuesday, which was the last day for independent presidential candidates to submit the required 2,000 signatures of Wisconsin voters to get on the ballot. West and running mate Michelle Tidball listed themselves as candidates of […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — La Crosse County health officials say a resident has been reinfected with COVID-19, though scientists studying the virus have yet to confirm a case of reinfection, and not a flare-up of a previous infection. The county Health Department, in a Facebook post Tuesday, said the person first tested positive for COVID-19 more than three months ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month […]