A Fond du lac developer is proposing to convert two vacant buildings into apartments. The Fond du Lac Board of Appeals recently approved a zoning use variance request to allow Commonwealth Companies to convert the former Northern Casket Company building on Brooke Street and a former cheese manufacturing plant on West Division Street into 62 residential, loft-style apartments.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Three people in Wisconsin who filed a federal lawsuit alleging widespread fraud in absentee voting have dropped the lawsuit. A court filing Monday didn’t give a reason and an attorney for the voters declined to say why, citing attorney-client privilege. The lawsuit had sought to exclude election ballots in Milwaukee, Dane and Menominee counties. All three went strongly for President-elect Joe Biden, who defeated President Donald […]
HOUSTON (AP) — A conservative group has dropped its voter fraud lawsuits in four states days after the group’s leader made baseless allegations questioning the integrity of the election. Lawyers for True the Vote filed notices to dismiss their cases in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Monday, less than a week after suing in all four states. Attorney Jim Bopp Jr. declined to say why they were ending their […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump will have to pay $7.9 million if he wants a statewide recount of unofficial results showing him losing to Democratic Joe Biden by about 20,500 votes. The Wisconsin Elections Commission released the estimate on Monday, which was based on costs submitted by the 72 counties. The recount could begin as soon as later this week and be done no later than Dec. 1. […]
Holy Family Catholic Community Director of Parish Operations Gail Kraig has been named as a recipient of the Vatican II – Service in Administration Award. Established nearly 30 years ago, The Vatican II Awards recognize those in the Diocese “who exemplify” the vision the Second Vatican Council ascribed for the Catholic Church, according to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Kraig has dedicated her life to the Catholic faith, holding roles in […]
Schools leaders from throughout Fond du lac County are asking residents to take safety precautions to help keep or get schools open for in-class instruction. Eighteen Fond du Lac County public and private school administrators and principals have signed a letter addressed to families and the community. North Fond du Lac superintendent Aaron Sadoff says taking safety precautions to prevent spread of the virus is a health issue, not a political issue. The […]
The city of Fond du Lac is considering a tax incremental finance district to help with the Forest Mall redevelopment project. The city council met in closed session last week to discuss a potential agreement. The owner is converting the center portion of the mall into a Meijer supercenter, with demolition of other portions of the mall. Demolition of the former J.C. Penny and Sears Department Store buildings started last July. Community Development director Dyann Benson says […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Three voters in northeastern Wisconsin have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to exclude election ballots in Milwaukee, Dane and Menominee counties that helped deliver the state to President-elect Joe Biden. The plaintiffs allege without evidence that absentee voting is rife with widespread fraud and that votes in those counties should not be included in the state’s final election certification, which would then give Wisconsin to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It took Wisconsin seven months to log 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and it took only 36 more days to double that number. On Friday — a mere 18 days later — the state blew past 300,000 cases, breaking a record daily high set just a day earlier. There were 7,777 new cases reported by the state Department of Health Services on Friday, breaking Thursday’s record […]