Fond du Lac High School (FHS) has selected Sam Plucker as the Head Coach of the varsity football program. Plucker currently teaches leadership and modified physical education at FHS, and also serves as the team leader for the Physical Education Department. He played football at Montana State and Augustana University, and served as an Assistant Coach at UW-Oshkosh from 2018 – 2020 and at Fond du Lac High School for […]
A Fond du Lac man has been arrested for starting a fire that caused extensive damage to a Fond du Lac home. Shortly after 3pm Tuesday firefighters were called to a report of smoke coming from the attic at 302 N. Macy St. Upon arrival fire crews encountered heavy fire conditions on the first floor of the single family residence. The fire was quickly extinguished but not before it caused extensive damage to the […]
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders baseball team is sharing in nearly $3 million provided to 17 minor league teams across the state utilizing federal pandemic relief funding. State Department of Administration secretary Joel Brennan presented the Dock Spiders with a $200,000 check Tuesday to help the team recoup revenue that was lost during 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. "The minor league and sport franchises in Wisconsin are about […]
Governor Tony Evers has signed a bill to establish an agriculture and agribusiness export program. The bill will require the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to work with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to create a plan and achieve export objectives by the end of June 2026. The bill's author, Republican state senator Joan Ballweg says objectives include spending $2.5 million on increasing the value of Wisconsin's milk and […]
A retired Ripon College economist says congress is kicking the can down the road with a stopgap funding bill. Economist Paul Schoofs says the bill passed last week by the senate, and earlier by the House, avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through February 18. The agreement keeps the government running for 11 more weeks, generally at current spending levels, while adding $7 billion to aid Afghan evacuees.
The president of Envision Greater Fond du Lac says while the latest unemployment numbers are good news, they don't necessarily reflect the continued labor shortage impacting employers. The October unemployment rate in both Dodge and Fond du Lac counties is under two percent, below pre-pandemic levels. Envision Greater Fond du Lac president Sadie Parafiniuk says she doesn't know if the rate can go much lower. Parafiniuk says its good to see the […]
Fond du Lac's Mercury Marine is moving it's distribution center to Indiana and at the same time expanding in Fond du Lac. Merc announced Thursday it plans to build a more than half million square foot distribution center near Indianapolis, Indiana, slated to open in October. Merc president Chris Drees says the current distribution center in Fond du Lac will be converted into additional manufacturing space to meet record demand […]
MADISON, Wisc. (AP) — A group supporting former President Donald Trump's agenda is working to bypass Wisconsin's Democratic governor to change the swing state's election laws. The disclosure was made by former Trump spokesman Hogan Gidley during a meeting a conservative group held for state lawmakers. Wisconsin Republicans are trying to change the state's election system but anticipate being blocked by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Gidley said his Center for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has signed bipartisan bills establishing a first-ever process for collecting and tracking sexual assault evidence kits, proposals that stalled for years over partisan bickering despite widespread support among law enforcement agencies, victims’ advocates and others across Wisconsin. Evers’ signature of the measures Monday drew praise from Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul and Republican lawmakers. It completes a yearslong struggle to create protocols in […]