Month: March 2021

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3-27-21 fdl school board hires south milwaukee high school principal as next superintendent

The Fond du Lac School Board has selected to principal of South Milwaukee High School to be the District’s next superintendent.   Dr.  Jeffrey Fleig was selected following interviews Thursday with three finalists,  including North Fond du Lac superintendent Aaron Sadoff.  The next steps in the process include an extensive background check and pursuing a contract with him.  School Board president Susan Jones says Dr. Fleig stood out from a field of […]

todayMarch 26, 2021

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3-27-21 fdl police chief bill lamb retirement letter

Fond du Lac police chief Bill Lamb is retiring.   Lamb announced Friday he will be retiring in May after nearly ten years as chief and 33 years in law enforcement.  The City of Fond du Lac Police and Fire Commission will hold a special meeting next week to formally receive Chief Lamb’s retirement notice.  Lamb says he was initially planning on retiring at the end of last year, but with the pandemic, civil unrest […]

todayMarch 26, 2021

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3-26-21 virus outbreak-wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 27% of Wisconsin residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine but state health officials are raising concerns about a new spike in positive cases, including variants. Officials on Thursday renewed cautions about traveling during spring break season and dropping other safeguards that slow the spread of COVID-19. Over the past seven days, the average number of new cases in Wisconsin […]

todayMarch 25, 2021

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3-26-21 three more covid-19 deaths in fdl county

Three more COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Fond du Lac County.  There have now been 103 COVID-19 deaths in the county since the start of the pandemic.    Four people are hospitalized in Fond du Lac County with the virus.    There are 11,993 positive COVID-19 cases in the county after seven new cases were reported Thursday.

todayMarch 25, 2021

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3-26-21 fdl county health department vaccine clinic

The Fond du Lac County Health Department continues to provide vaccination clinics to eligible populations. In addition to using the Wisconsin Vaccination Registry to notify individuals when sign up for appointments is available, the Health Department will now have a separate link available on the county website where individuals can sign up for appointment slots for upcoming clinics directly.   The next COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted by the health department will […]

todayMarch 25, 2021

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3-26-21 sheboygan county human trafficking case

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court has ruled a detective’s testimony in a Sheboygan County human trafficking case was admissible, despite the defendant’s argument that she was not an expert on the issue. Markell Hogan was convicted of human trafficking in 2015 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. At the trial, a Sheboygan police detective who has training in human trafficking investigations, was allowed to testify about […]

todayMarch 25, 2021

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3-26-21 parole hearing for last of six men convicted in mill death

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The state Parole Commission will soon review the case of the last of six men who remains in prison for the 1992 murder of a Green Bay paper mill worker. A parole hearing was held Wednesday for 70-year-old Keith Kutska, one of the six convicted in the death of Tom Monfils, whose body was found at the bottom of a vat filled with pulp at […]

todayMarch 25, 2021

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3-26-21 wisconsin unemployment rate

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reports that the state's unemployment rate remained at 3.8% in February, far below the national rate of 6.2%. A year ago, at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the state unemployment rate was 3.3%. Wisconsin lost 1,000 private-sector jobs in February and is down 129,600 for the year. The department released the latest data on Thursday.

todayMarch 25, 2021

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3-26-21 chairman of republican party of fdl county reacts to defense of voter fraud lawsuit

The chairman of the Republican Party of Fond  du Lac County says his jaw hit the floor when he heard the defense for conservative attorney Sydney Powell as she fights a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems.   Powell’s attorneys told a federal court this week that “no reasonable person”  would conclude her unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election were statements of fact.  Chairman of the Republican […]

todayMarch 25, 2021