Month: February 2021

Two people were seriously injured in a two vehicle crash in Fond du Lac County.  The crash happened Wednesday morning on County Highway M north of Triangle Road in the town of Rosendale.  A preliminary investigation shows a car was northbound on M, crossed the centerline and struck a southbound minivan.  The car driver, a 28-year-old Waupun man and a nine year old male passenger in the minivan were flown by helicopter to ThedaCare […]

A Fond  du Lac County man is alive after choking on a piece of steak at an area restaurant thanks to a team of people who performed the Heimlich maneuver.  Gerry and Bernice Schmitz were dining at Blanck’s Supper Club in Malone last month when a piece of steak got stuck in Gerry’s throat.  The restaurant owner, and others performed the Heimlich maneuver without success.   Several minutes later a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy arrived, […]

Two opponents of the Lakeside Park alternative master plan were the top vote getters in the Primary Election race for Fond du Lac city council.  Challengers Keith Heisler and Tiffany Brault will advance to the April election along with challengers Patrick Mullen, Misty Gedlinski, Lawrence Foster and incumbent Dan Degner.  Incumbent school board members  Linda Uselmann and Susan Jones and challengers Joe Guyette, Mark Henschel, Brittany Hoerth and Todd Shreiter were victorious in the race […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A candidate with broad support from conservatives who says she is a Democrat and another endorsed by the state teachers union advanced in Tuesday’s primary and will square off in April in the race to become Wisconsin’s top education official. Deborah Kerr, the former superintendent in Brown Deer who was the only candidate with widespread conservative support, and Jill Underly, the Pecatonica Area School District superintendent […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposal calls for an overhaul to the adult and juvenile criminal justice systems, while spending more on K-12 schools and higher education. The budget he released Tuesday also includes numerous liberal priorities that are certain to be rejected by the Republican-controlled Legislature. That includes expanding Medicaid, legalizing recreational marijuana and banning private gun sales. The budget also raises taxes on manufacturers and […]

Two public information meetings have been scheduled regarding the Fond du Lac Lakeside Park Management Team recommendations for development at Lakeside Park.   The team developed the recommendations for a restaurant, skating rink, and other amenities following a consultant’s report and recommendations last fall. The meetings will be held starting at 8:30am Thursday February 25 and  4pm Tuesday March 2 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center.

Now that he’s been acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial,  Donald Trump is preparing for the next phase of his post-presidency life.   Trump is feeling emboldened by the trial’s outcome and is expected to reemerge from a self-imposed hibernation.   Retired Ripon College political scientist Marty Farrell says he expects to be hearing more from Trump in the days, weeks and months ahead.  Farrell says Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell delivered […]