The Department of Public Works says CTH K just north of STH 23. The street will be closed on Friday, March 12, 2021 at 7:00 AM and is planned to reopen at 6:00 PM that same day, barring any complications with construction. The closure will allow a water utility contractor to install a water main across CTH K. There will be no signed detour.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is greatly expanding who is eligible for the coronavirus vaccine starting March 29 to include people with a broad array pre-existing conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure, cancer and asthma. The state Department of Health Services said Thursday it expects the general public to be eligible for the vaccine in May. The broadening of eligibility comes as virus-related restrictions are loosening across the state […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.8% in January from 4% in December, nearly reaching levels not seen since before the coronavirus pandemic. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported the latest numbers on Thursday. The state rate is below the national unemployment rate for January of 6.3%. A year ago, just as coronavirus cases were starting to appear in Wisconsin, the state unemployment rate was 3.3%. […]
Michels Corporation of Brownsville is backing a solar array in Fond du Lac County by becoming an anchor tenant for the project. Alliant Energy’s 1-megawatt community solar project allows utility customers to buy part of the solar project in exchange for a credit on their monthly electric bills, saving money as long as the array remains in use. The company says it is the first of it’s kind in the state. Michels Corp. is […]
The city of Fond du Lac is not backing out of an agreement with a business group for a development project at Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park. The deadline is Thursday and the city council did not take action at their meeting Wednesday night to terminate the contract. Fond du Lac city manager Joe Moore says if a future council were to back out of the contract, then they would have to […]
A Fond du Lac city councilmember says a citizens group is twisting his comments regarding Lakeside Park to try to make him look bad. Ben Giles is responding to an email posted on the Friends of Lakeside Park Facebook page that appears to show he is the one who initiated the development project at Lakeside Park. When Giles asked the council in the fall of 2019 to "pause" plans to build a new […]
One year ago Thursday the first two COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Fond du lac County and the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says it’s a time to reflect and look back and see how far we have come. Mo Kharbat is the vice president of Pharmacy Services and Health Research with SSM Health Wisconsin Region. "It's been quite […]
The Fond du Lac County executive says he’s concerned about the impact of Fond du Lac losing it’s metro status. The federal government is proposing to downgrade 144 cities from the metropolitan statistical designation including Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac County executive Al Buechel says he believes the MSA designation has helped Fond du Lac attract business and industry over the years. "Anything positive you can promote from the county always helps," […]
Fond du Lac attorney Paul Czisny says he looks forward to serving Fond du lac County residents as a circuit court judge. Governor Tony Evers announced Wednesday he has appointed Czisny to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of judge Robert Wirtz effective May 2. Czisny says he is deeply honored. Czisny says he’s prepared to be judge. "I am deeply honored the governor placed his confidence in me" Czisny told […]