The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public that a convicted child sex offender will be living in the Fond du Lac area. The Sheriff's Office says Jonathon Miller is currently homeless and has been living in a vehicle on private property in the town and city of Fond du Lac, monitored by the state Department of Corrections. The Sheriff’s Office and Police Department have been notified that Miller will be […]
MADISON, Wis., (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, says half the country will not accept the outcome of the presidential election with Democrat Joe Biden's win. Johnson also refused to say if he thought the election was legitimate, while admitting he had no proof of any illegal activity. Johnson says it is a “real problem” that voters won't accept the outcome of the election. He says the […]
Fond du Lac’s Marian University has named a new president. The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes and the Marian University Board of Trustees have announced the appointment of Dr. Michelle Majewski as the 17th president in school history, effective Nov. 16, 2020. Majewski was appointed Acting President on April 8, 2020. Majewski, who previously served 29 years in a variety of roles at Marian University – including full-time faculty […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials have put together groundwater quality standards for a dozen man-made chemicals known as PFAS. The Department of Natural Resources asked the Department of Health Services last year to recommend limits on 40 substances as the starting point for an administrative rule establishing restrictions. The DHS announced Friday that it has put together recommendations for 22 substances, including 16 PFAS chemicals and six pesticides. […]
The Fond du Lac Area Foundation has received the largest single donation in it’s history. The $3.8 million dollar gift will be used to establish the Jim and Jackie Marcoe Fund. The Foundation says the Marcoe estate gift will be administered so that it will grow over time, while also annually distributing funds to St. Mary’s Springs Academy, the designated beneficiary. “We are honored to recognize this gift from Mr. & Mrs. Marcoe. It […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s chief health officer quit Thursday as COVID-19 continues to run rampant across the state. State Health Officer and Department of Health Services Interim Division of Public Health Administrator Stephanie Smiley announced her resignation effective Nov. 11 in a letter to local health departments. She wrote that her work has been difficult and she has accepted a position outside state service so she can focus on […]
Two more Fond du Lac County residents have died from COVID-19. There are now 26 Fond du Lac County residents who have died from the virus since the start of the pandemic. Wednesday the Health Department reported a Fond du Lac man in his 70s had died from COVID-19. Meanwhile, there were 97 new positive cases confirmed in the county bringing to 5,744 the total number of positive cases. Forty people are hospitalized in Fond […]
Wisconsin health officials are reporting nearly 6,000 more COVID-19 cases in the state. The Department of Health Services reported an additional 5,922 confirmed cases Thursday, just 17 caes shy of the daily record of 5,935 cases set Wednesday. The department reported another 38 COVID deaths. The state has now seen 249,924 cases and 2,194 deaths since the pandemic began in March.
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says the decision of the Fond du Lac School District to go to online instruction shows how difficult it is to keep staff and students healthy outside the school buildings. The school district announced this week it would be going to online instruction starting Friday. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says she hopes the district can return to a blended model at the end of […]