MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials have dramatically increased salary ranges for top leaders, giving them more leverage as they search for the next system president and UW-Madison chancellor. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the Board of Regents on Monday unanimously approved boosting the system president's salary range by almost 7%; the UW-Madison chancellor's range by 21.7%; and the UW-Milwaukee chancellor's range by 32%. The regents […]
Running Back Braelon Allen is coming home and he is bringing some friends with him! The Fond du Lac native will host a charity softball game at Herr-Baker Field on the campus of Marian University on Sunday, July 17 at 1:05pm. Tickets will be available through the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders beginning on Tuesday, December 28 a 10:00am. Allen will be joined on the field by current Wisconsin athletes […]
The Fond du Lac School Board is again discussing whether it's worth spending taxpayer money to build a new artificial turf football field two years after the board rejected the idea. The school board met in a workshop session to get an update on the cost of placing turf at Fruth Field or building a new artificial turf stadium at the High School. Superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says because of the flooding […]
Less than a week after high winds caused significant damage to the Fond du Lac Lakeside Park Lightshow, a modified lightshow is back up and running. Fond du Lac Parks superintendent John Redmond says repairs were made over the weekend. Redmond says the middle structure featuring a large piano was knocked to the ground and had to be dismantled and will not be used for the rest of the season. Redmond […]
A wood stove is being blamed for a fire that destroyed several chicken coops at a Fond du Lac County residence. Firefighters were called to the scene on Hillcrest Road shortly after 8pm Monday. Four chicken coops were destroyed and 50 chickens died in the fire.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials and Gov. Tony Evers are urging residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and take other precautions, such as wearing masks and keeping holiday gatherings small. The warning Monday comes as the new omicron variant is expected to create a surge in cases over the coming weeks. Evers is urging everyone who hasn't already been vaccinated and received their booster dose to do so […]
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise the Fond du Lac County Health Department is expanding it's free COVID-19 testing for residents in Ripon. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the Health Department is partnering with Accelerated Clinical Laboratories to offer testing every Tuesday beginning December 21 at Alliance Laundry Systems from 10am to 5pm. You do not need to be experiencing symptoms to be tested. The PCR tests are free.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Rep. Greta Neubauer, of Racine, has been elected to serve as leader of Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly. Neubauer was the only Democrat to run for the post Monday. She will take over for Rep. Gordon Hintz, of Oshkosh, who is stepping down from the job on Jan. 10. Neuabuer was first elected to the state Assembly in a special election in January 2018. Hintz […]
A retired Ripon College economist says a key Democratic holdout to president Biden's sweeping domestic policy package is wrong on his fears the roughly $2 trillion bill would cause more inflation. Democrats were hoping to send the bill to the president's desk by Christmas. But Biden does not yet have the votes. Economist Paul Schoofs says the bill has stalled in large part because of opposition from one holdout: Senator Joe Manchin of […]