MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature has given final approval to the GOP’s redistricting plans, after maps proposed by a nonpartisan commission were lambasted by several Democrats. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who promoted the maps drawn up by the People’s Maps Commission, has promised to veto the GOP maps. This would send the issue to the courts. The Assembly passed their plans Thursday on a 60-38 vote along […]
Rosenow Elementary School recently received a $1,000 grant from Superior Diesel to provide calming corners in all 30 classrooms at their school. The purpose of a calming corner is to teach and support students’ emotional regulation strategies. The funding will allow the school to purchase the materials needed to create the calming corners such as: soft-covered chairs, sand timers, fidgets, therapeutic putty, social skills storybooks, crayons, clipboards, plastic bins […]
Fond du Lac Police captain Jason Laridaen has been promoted to assistant chief of police. Laridaen fills the vacancy created when assistant chief Aaron Goldstein was named police chief. Laridaen joined the Department in 1995 as a Police Officer. In 2008 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and was assigned as a Patrol Division supervisor where he worked until 2012 when he was assigned as an Administrative Lieutenant, tasked with oversight of recruitment, hiring, […]
City offices in the City/County Government Center will be closed on November 25th and 26th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Municipal Service Center office will be closed on November 25th and 26th. However, yard waste and brush may still be dropped off during the holiday hours. Also, the bulky waste drop off site, while being closed on Thanksgiving Day, will be open on Friday, November 26th (9am-3:15pm). Note: […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department is holding another COVID-19 booster drive through clinic. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the vaccine clinic will be held Friday at the Fairgrounds Cow Palace. Mueller says Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson booster vaccines will be provided to eligible individuals. No insurance, appointment or ID is required although Mueller says you can register ahead of time of you wish through a link […]
Four more COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed in Fond du Lac County including two people in their 20s. The Fond du Lac County Health Department says the deaths include a 27 year old woman, 28 year old man, 50 year old man and 71 year old man. There have been 152 COVID-19 deaths in Fond du Lac County since the pandemic started.
What exactly is Foxconn doing in Wisconsin? Since arriving in Wisconsin in 2017, Foxconn has made several high profile announcements that have either underperformed or been quietly abandoned. This week marks the four year anniversary when former Governor Scott Walker signed a deal that would have provided Foxconn with nearly $3 billion in state tax credits if it invested nearly $10 billion and created 13,000 jobs which never came to pass. Under a new deal […]
The Fond du Lac Fire Chief urges residents not to jump to any conclusions after ATF agents executed a search warrant at Fond du Lac city councilwoman Arletta Allen's home earlier this month. Agents with the Eastern Wisconsin Field Office of the state Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives searched the home on North Park Avenue November 2. ATF and the state Department of Criminal Investigation are conducting a joint investigation into a fire […]
The Fond du Lac County Board has approved the purchase of land west of the county Highway garage for a future jail expansion. The county is purchasing more than 54 acres of land for $27,000 an acre. County executive Al Buechel says the county is planning now for an expansion of the county jail that could still be five or ten years down the road. Buechel says architect and jail inspector […]