Month: April 2021

Groundbreaking ceremonies have been held for a new community wellness center at Rock River Intermediate School.   The Rock River Wellness Center is a collaborative effort between the Waupun School District and Church Health Services.  Church Health Services executive director Thea O’Connor says the center will provide counseling areas, procedure rooms, along with a meeting area for use by community health care professionals, students and families.  O’Connor says two factors that are impacting […]

Demand for gasoline continues to grow as prices at the pump continue to fluctuate.  State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says Wisconsin was among the nation’s top ten in weekly changes at the gas pump with an increase of seven cents to $2.71 for a gallon of unleaded regular.  Jarmusz says demand is expected to continue to increase throughout the month as vaccinations become more widely available and the weather turns warmer leading to fluctuation at the […]

Dispatchers in Fond du Lac County, and across the state and nation are being recognized this week for their hard work and dedication.  This week is Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week.   Fond du Lac County Communications director, and former dispatcher, Bobbie Hicken, says on average the Fond du Lac County Dispatch Center receives over 350 administrative calls and 75 911 calls daily.  "You have to have a major ability to deal with stress,"  […]

An Appleton man is in custody following a chase in Fond du Lac County early Monday morning that started following a traffic stop in Neenah.  The vehicle was traveling around 25 miles an hour on Interstate 41 when it entered Fond du Lac County after it ran over a tire deflation device,  but continued south before it was eventually stopped near County Highway F.  The driver and lone occupant, a 31-year-old Appleton […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System leaders have eliminated a surcharge for most students who accumulate too many credits. System regents established a policy in 2002 that imposes a surcharge on students who accumulate 165 credits or 30 credits more than required to graduate from their programs. The fee is equal to 100% of resident tuition. But system officials wrote in a memo to regents that a 2018 […]