Month: May 2022

The portion of U.S. children getting routine vaccinations required for kindergarten dipped slightly during the pandemic.  A government report looked at vaccination rates for the 2020-21 school year.  It shows rates were close to 94-percent for measles, whooping cough  and chicken pox vaccinations.  That was down one percent from a year earlier.   It means  35,000 U.S. children entered kindergarten without evidence of complete vaccination  for extremely contagious diseases.   Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer […]

Work is expected to begin this summer on a major project to repair the Fond du Lac Lakeside Park Lighthouse.  The Lighthouse has been closed since last September when water damage to the inside upright wood members was discovered during routine maintenance.   Public Works director Paul DeVries says an architectural engineer has been hired to develop plans  and specifications for repairs.  Repair work will include replacing the rotted wood studs, and rebuilding […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down those who vandalized and threw two Molotov cocktails into the office of a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group’s office. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said Monday that no one has been arrested and there are no suspects in custody in the fire early Sunday morning. Barnes says one Molotov cocktail thrown into the Wisconsin Family Action […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Details are emerging about a Wisconsin congressional candidate who was found with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag at an Iowa airport last year. Republican Derrick Van Orden, who is seeking the seat being vacated by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, Van Orden was cited in August for having a loaded 9mm Sig Sauer handgun in his bag at the security screening checkpoint at the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has dropped a federal lawsuit against a police officer who shot him during a domestic disturbance in Kenosha nearly two years ago. Neither attorneys for Jacob Blake nor Kenosha Officer Rusten Sheskey indicated in their Friday court filings why the lawsuit was being dropped, including whether a settlement had been reached. Sheskey, who is white, shot Blake, who is Black, after Blake resisted […]

Improperly discarded smoking materials are blamed for a porch fire in Fond du Lac.  Shortly before 10:30am Sunday firefighters were called to a house on West Scott Street where residents were trying to extinguish the fire.  A large portion of the front porch was damaged by the flames.   Fire officials say the damage could have been a lot worse if it had not been spotted by a passing motorist.  Nobody was injured. photo: […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin officials have issued wildfire warnings across the state. The state Department of Natural Resources has listed 52 counties in the “very high risk” category for fires, mostly in northern areas. Eight counties are listed as “high risk” and all other counties are at “moderate risk.” Authorities say high winds, dry conditions and low humidity will make it easier for fire to spread. Officials are asking people […]

Fond du Lac city officials are planning for a reconstruction of Lighthouse Drive on the Lighthouse peninsula at Fond du lac's Lakeside Park.  Public Works director Paul DeVries says one of the big questions that still has to be answered is when the street is repaved, will a walking trail along the lake be extended.  DeVries says the concern voiced by some advisory park board members is that by adding the trail, […]

New guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says people over the age of 60 should not start taking daily, low-dose aspirin to prevent cardiovascular events like heart attacks or strokes.  Low-dose aspirin had been a popular prevention measure, but as more evidence has accumulated its benefit has come into question. On Tuesday the task force finalized new recommendations for the  practice. The task force concludes that initiating daily aspirin in adults 60 years or […]