A Fond du Lac County mega dairy farm has been ordered to pay a hefty fine in connection with a manure runoff nearly three years ago that affected miles of creeks in the Malone and Mt. Calvary areas of Fond du Lac County. Fond du Lac County Circuit Court judge Peter Grimm has ordered a judgement against Redtail Ridge Dairy in the amount of $60,000. A DNR wastewater specialist says the farm […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department will be part of a new online COVID-19 vaccine registry when it launches next month. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the registry will help people determine if they’re eligible for a shot, let them know where they can get it and allow them to schedule an appointment. A number of local health departments are testing the system in their registry this week, with […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will open four more community vaccination clinics across the state amid a a push to inoculate people for the coronavirus in underserved areas. One clinic is already running in Janesville. Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that new community clinics will be in La Crosse, Racine and Marathon counties, with a fourth split between Douglas and Barron counties in northwest Wisconsin. They are all expected to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in battleground Wisconsin have introduced a series of bills designed to make it more difficult to vote absentee. The effort comes after former President Donald Trump made unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud after his narrow loss to President Joe Biden by less than 21,000 votes. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is all-but certain to veto the bills should they pass the Republican-controlled Legislature. The […]
Fond du Lac area school leaders say they are pleased with governor Tony Evers’ proposed budget when it comes to education. The governor’s proposal increases state funding for K-12 schools by more than $1.6 billion over the next two years. North Fond du Lac superintendent Aaron Sadoff the governor’s proposal to increase funding for special education would have a positive impact on the district. Sadoff says while he realizes the final budget won’t […]
The president of Envision Greater Fond du Lac says resilient is probably the best way to describe Fond du Lac County businesses and industry in 2020. Envision held it’s annual meeting last week to share the successes of last year and to look to the future. Parafiniuk says during the pandemic the organization’s membership retention rate was 90-percent, compared to an average rate of 92-94 percent. Looking to the future, with […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says it has chosen Oshkosh Defense to build its next-generation mail-delivery vehicle. It's part of an effort to make the USPS more environmentally friendly by switching a portion of its massive fleet to electric vehicles. Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense will assemble 50,000 to 165,000 of the new Next Generation Delivery Vehicles at its existing U.S. manufacturing facilities. Oshkosh will get an initial $482 million […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill designed to jump-start updates to the state’s antiquated unemployment claims processing system. Gov. Tony Evers has promised to sign the bill which the Senate passed last week on a 27-3 vote. The Assembly passed it Tuesday 89-0. Evers has taken intense criticism for months over a backlog of unemployment claims stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. He has […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials plan to end the state's wolf season on Wednesday after hunters and trappers filled nearly 70% of the state's kill quota in less than 48 hours. The Department of Natural Resources opened the hunt on Monday morning. It had been scheduled to run through Sunday, but hunters and trappers had already killed 82 of the 119-wolf quote as of Tuesday afternoon. Department officials […]