Month: December 2020

Christmas will be made brighter for more than 1700 Fond du Lac area children thanks to the Salvation Army and generous community donations.  The Salvation Army held it’s annual Christmas toy distribution this week at the Fond du Lac County Expo Building, with a drive-through giveaway this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Salvation Army Major Jon Welch says he’s amazed by the number of people who stepped up to help donate toys to […]

A controversial development project at Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park will be front  and center at two separate proceedings in February.  An Ethics Board hearing for councilmember Ben Giles and court hearing on a lawsuit filed against the city are scheduled for February 5.  The city of Fond du Lac and the business group Lakeside Forward have filed responses, asking a Winnebago County Circuit judge to dismiss the lawsuit and a temporary restraining order that would […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A task force created Gov. Tony Evers is recommending maintaining an office within state government to champion issues unique to rural Wisconsin, prioritizing the needs of rural areas and making sure economic development programs benefit rural areas. The 12-member commission held three virtual meetings and received comments from more than 500 people across the state before issuing its report and recommendations Wednesday. The reports calls for […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new Wisconsin action plan recommends preventing pollution from forever chemicals known as PFAS and the development of ways to reduce their use. Gov. Tony Evers' administration released the plan on Wednesday after a year of study involving nearly 20 state agencies and the University of Wisconsin. There are growing concerns about the impact of the chemicals on public health. PFAS have been linked to cancer, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report finds that freezing tuition at the University of Wisconsin without adding more state money to offset the loss has contributed to putting the system behind its peer institutions and is hurting their competitiveness. The Wisconsin Policy Forum report released Tuesday found that over the past decade Wisconsin’s public higher education system has failed to keep pace with regional and national counterparts in key […]