The cause of a fire that caused significant damage to a Fond du Lac home this week remains under investigation. Fire Chief Pete O’leary says at this point there does not appear to be anything suspicious. Nobody was injured in the fire at the corner of Fourth Street and South Park Avenue. O’Leary says when firefighters arrived on the scene there was smoke and flames visible. O’Leary says the smoke alarms inside […]
The Fond du Lac Public Library is seeking input from residents as it begins planning for the next several years. Library director Jon Mark Bolthouse says residents are asked to complete a survey about their usage and perception of, and ideas for the library. Bolthouse says the survey will be vital in helping the library create a new strategic plan that will guide future decisions made toward serving the community, and maintaining relevance […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democratic leader of Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate says that county voters who reject raising local sales taxes “aren’t smart.” The comment from Sen. Janet Bewley, of Mason, came during a pre-taped round table discussion broadcast Wednesday during a Wisconsin Counties Association meeting. Lawmakers were discussing Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to allow voters in counties to vote on approving a half-cent sales tax increase. Assembly […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison's top leader says a normal fall semester will hinge on the pace of vaccinations for faculty, staff and students. Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in remarks to the Wisconsin Counties Association's annual Legislative Exchange meeting Wednesday that the university hopes to vaccinate all faculty and staff before the spring semester ends. She said students who haven't been vaccinated by the start of the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Allowing schools to open earlier and bolstering their summer school offerings are both being floated by Gov. Tony Evers as ways to help students catch up after a year of virtual learning during the coronavirus pandemic. Allowing schools to open before Sept. 1 for the 2021-2022 academic year would require a law change. The Legislature has balked at previous attempts to loosen the opening date under […]
A Fond du Lac man who apparently overdosed on heroin was revived with the help of Fond du Lac police officers and North Fond du Lac paramedics. As Fond du Lac firefighters were battling a residential fire Monday night a call came in of a man who was not breathing at a residence in the area of 13th and Ellis Streets. Fire Chief Pete O’Leary says North Fond du Lac ambulance was called to […]
A Fond du Lac city council member found in violation of a section of the City’s ethics code is asking a circuit court judge to reverse the decision claiming his constitutional right to due process was violated. Last month the city’s Ethics Board said council member Ben Giles violated the Dedicated Service section of the Ethics Code when he sought outside counsel after the city attorney advised him not to participate in council debates […]
Groundbreaking ceremonies are being held Wednesday for a new Fond du Lac homeless shelter. The Katherine Drexel homeless shelter will be located in the parking lot of the St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store on North Peters Avenue. President of St. Vincent De Paul, Bob Hartzheim, says it will be a 20,000 square foot building. The director of Homeless Services with the Fond du Lac Solutions Center Amy Loof says the city’s homeless […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials have cleared the way for special voting deputies to return to nursing homes ahead of the April 6 elections. Wisconsin law allows municipal clerks to send deputies into nursing homes to help residents complete absentee ballots. The state Elections Commission directed clerks not to send deputies to homes in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. That policy has remained in place. […]