The Arc Fond du Lac has appointed Dawn Scannell as Executive Director effective October 27, 2021. “I look forward to moving into this expanded role,” Dawn Scannell, Executive Director, said. “In my time with The Arc Fond du Lac, I have found my passion. This organization does an exceptional job of providing meaningful opportunities and experiences for those with intellectual and developmental challenges. I’m so proud to be […]
The Fond du Lac Ethcis Board is meeting Friday to consider changes to the city's Ethics Code. In a memo to the board city attorney Deb Hoffman says the Fond du Lac Ethics Board has been quite active over the last year exposing some areas within the existing ordinance that can be improved. Hoffman says the proposed revisions are intended to address concerns that have become apparent. Hoffman says the […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Witnesses at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial say the first man shot on the streets of Kenosha was “hyperaggressive," threatened to kill Rittenhouse and another man who were patrolling with guns, and later lunged for Rittenhouse’s gun in an attempt to take it away. Ryan Balch is a former Army infantryman who carried an an AR-style semi-automatic rifle and walked around with Rittenhouse. He testified that Joseph […]
The juror dismissed from Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial apparently was trying to be funny when he cracked to a court security officer about the shooting of a Black man that set off the protests where Rittenhouse shot three people. When Judge Bruce Schroeder said Thursday that the joke showed bias that “would seriously undermine the outcome” of the Rittenhouse trial, the man objected. He said the joke had nothing to […]
For the second time since the start of the school year the Waukesha School District and it's superintendent find themselves in the state and national spotlight. Parents, teachers, students and community members gathered last week outside the school district building last week to protest district policies banning signs supporting LGBTQ students and Black Lives Matter signs, which they say has led to increased bullying. One student said since the policy was enacted bullying and belittling […]
A Fond du Lac County couple is donating a portion of their book sales to the Fond du Lac Boy's and Girls Club. Steve and Charlene Rose of Eden say the Peanut Butter Promise is based on the premise that there is an incredible purpose for your life and you have been assigned a mission that only you can complete. Charlene Rose says After School Programs were important to her as a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the industries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic is showing signs of a rebound in Wisconsin. According to the United States Travel Association’s September data, Wisconsin experienced its first growth in monthly year-over-year tourism spending compared to 2019, which was the state’s best year on record. Gov. Tony Evers said the state directed more than $200 million in federal recovery funds toward helping the […]
SSM Health doctors in Fond du Lac County could begin offering Pfizer COVID-19 shots for kids ages 5-11 as early as Thursday. The vaccine for young kids got the final okay late Tuesday. Vice President of Pharmacy Services with SSM Health Wisconsin Region Mo Kharbat says there is enough vaccine to protect the nation's 28 million kids ages 5-11. Kharbat says the vaccine was distributed to area doctor's offices this […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — COVID-19 infections are going down in Wisconsin, although medical professionals say it has been a slow fall. Health officials say Wisconsin is averaging more than 1,900 new COVID-19 cases per day. That’s down considerably from September when the number climbed above 2,900. However, the numbers were down to double digits in June. Dr. John Raymond, president and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin, says compared […]