Holy Family Catholic Community will host a Eucharistic Procession and Rosary Rally on October 11 at St. Mary's Church, 59 E. Merrill Ave. as part of the nationwide “Unite Our Nation” movement. The procession will begin at 1:15 p.m. following the noon Mass at St. Mary Church. The procession will go from Merrill Avenue, down Main Street, to Veterans Park, with a Rosary at 1:45, talk from guest speaker Fr. […]
Holy Family Catholic Community will observe Respect Life Month— 31 days which remind us of our duty to care for and defend life from conception to death, particularly the lives of the most vulnerable. Every person has an inherent dignity that comes from being made in the image and the likeness of God, and central to this dignity is a respect for all life. The theme of this year’s Respect […]
[gravityform id="18" title="true" description="true"] We think teachers are some of the best people around. Think back to a memorable time in your life and odds are that a teacher had an influence on it. So again, this school year, we’ll highlight an area teacher and award the winning teacher with an amazing package each month! We’re going to spoil her/him rotten, so get submitting! The winning […]
We think teachers are some of the best people around. Think back to a memorable time in your life and odds are that a teacher had an influence on it. So again, this school year, we’ll highlight an area teacher and award the winning teacher with an amazing package each month! We’re going to spoil her/him rotten, so get submitting! The winning teachers receive a fantastic […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week. Trump is 74 years old, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has now killed more […]
A group of residents opposed to a proposed solar farm in the Lomira area is holding a community meeting next week. Lomira Village Board member Scott Ritger says the 100 megawatt Springfield Solar Farm would encompass nearly 900 acres of farmland north of Lomira to northeast of Brownsville. Ritger says the proposal conflicts with the village of Lomira’s published plan, noting the village just recently invested about $6 million in infrastructure to […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she agrees with the state’s chief medical officer, that the state is in “crisis.” COVID-19 cases continue to soar at the state’s highest levels since the pandemic began. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says recent spikes in cases locally have been tied to large wedding gatherings. Mueller says contact tracers are hearing first hand from positive individuals who have attended weddings where there […]
Two Fond du Lac High School students are being recognized for their outstanding academic achievement. Braylon Wiese has been named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, and Jake DeGere earned a perfect score of 36 on his March ACT. Just 0.195 percent of all test takers earn a perfect score.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top election official says there were no Wisconsin absentee ballots amid mail that was discovered in a ditch outside of Appleton last week. Meagan Wolfe, administrator for the Wisconsin Elections Commission, said Thursday that the U.S. Postal Service investigation into what was found is ongoing. But Wolfe says she had been told there were no Wisconsin ballots among the mail found. Wolfe says she did […]