A retired Ripon College economist says a new report on consumer spending is good news. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two thirds of the U.S. economic activity rose 1.4% last month, after gaining one percent in August. Economist Paul Schoofs says a resurgence in COVID-190 cases across the nation could slow spending in the fourth quarter. The news on household spending comes as the U.S. economy surged by more than […]
Starting this week the Fond du Lac County Public Health Office is offering free Radon Test kits. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says while supplies last the Health Department is offering a free radon test kit in exchange for a non-perishable food item that will be distributed to the local food pantry. Mueller says the only way to know if you have safe levels of radon inside your home is by testing. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report finds that outside groups have spent more than $8.2 million to influence Wisconsin's legislative races. Government watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign released a report Monday that found spending by Democratic-leaning express advocacy groups totaled more than $5.3 million as of Monday morning. Spending by Republican express advocacy groups totaled nearly $2.9 million. Express advocacy groups sponsor advertising that specifically call for people to […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Two months after street violence shook the little lakeside city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, dozens of businesses are still boarded up but far more have taken down their plywood. The music store is selling ukuleles again. The neighborhood taverns are open, and people are walking along the waterfront. But with divisive elections just a day away, it’s no surprise some businesses are hedging their bets. They are […]
FENTON, Michigan (AP) — U.S. hospitals are scrambling to hire more nurses as the coronavirus pandemic surges, leading to stiff competition and increased costs. Experts say the situation is especially difficult in rural areas and at small hospitals. To alleviate the shortage, nurses are being trained in care areas where they have limited experience, hospitals are scaling back services and health systems are turning to short-term travel nurses to help […]
Four hikers from Illinois were rescued after getting lost in the Kettle Moraine State Forest near Mauthe Lake Sunday. The group started hiking the Ice Age trail in Washington County became lost north of Youth Camp Road in Fond du Lac County. They were found by a Mauthe Lake DNR ranger. The hikers were cold and wet but uninjured.
A Reeseville man was killed in a one vehicle crash in Dodge County. It happened about 10:30pm Sunday on Highway G south of Crestview Drive. The SUV was north on G, failed to negotiate a curve, entered a ditch striking a driveway culvert. The driver was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Nobody was injured in a fire that caused significant smoke damage to a Fond du Lac County home The Saturday afternoon fire at N8161 Lakeshore Drive, was contained to a second story bedroom. Careless use of smoking materials appears to be the cause. No one was home at the time of the fire. Along with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, Van Dyne Fire Department, North Fond du Lac Fire Department, […]
A Campbellsport woman was seriously injured when she fell off a trailer being towed by a UTV over the weekend. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says the 32 year old woman struck her head on the roadway of Trail Vu Court and was flown by helicopter to Froedert Hospital where she was listed in stable condition. Investigators say the woman and the UTV operator, a 38 year old Campbellsport man, were […]