Month: December 2022

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office says fortunately nobody was seriously injured following dozens of crashes on area roadways during last week's winter snow and wind storm.   Sheriff's captain Bill Tadych says deputies were busy responding to several crashes on slippery roads last Thursday night and Friday.   "Friday I think there were over 20 accidents and runoffs,"  Tadych told WFDL news.  "For the whole winter event I counted over […]

Nancy Vanderkin is being remembered as a person who loved her community.  Funeral services were held Tuesday for the longtime Waupun alderwoman.   Vanderkin passed away last Wednesday at the age of 74.    Waupun mayor Rohn Bishop says it seems that Vanderkin was involved in everything in the community.   "Celebrate Waupun wouldn't have happened without her.  She was very involved in the Lions Club.   She served on the Police and Fire […]

New decals branding Waupun as the 'City of Sculpture' have been placed on the city's wayfinding signs.    Mayor Rohn Bishop says the signs feature silhouettes of four of Waupun's famous statues and were paid for through donations.  Bishop says earlier this month Department of Public Works Crews placed  the new statue silhouettes on the wayfinding signs throughout the city.   The statue silhouettes replace a crop logo.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has picked a county administrator to lead the state Department of Natural Resources. Evers announced Tuesday that he has appointed Sheboygan County Administrator Adam Payne as DNR secretary. Payne replaces Preston Cole, who retired last month. Payne has served as Sheboygan County administrator for the last 20 years, coordinating and directing county administrative and management functions and developing the county's annual budget. Before […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin waitress got a $1,000 tip from Christmas morning customer. Twenty-nine-year-old Callie Blue was waiting tables at Gus's Diner in Sun Prairie at 6 a.m. Sunday. She started chatting with one of the few customers in the restaurant at that hour. He left her a $1,000 tip. The customer was Michael Johnson, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County. He […]

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Even though he’s still playing great football, it looks as if J.J. Watt is ready to call it a career. The three-time AP Defensive Player of the Year indicated Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the season, posting pictures of his wife and family on social media while writing: “Koa’s first ever NFL game. My last ever NFL home game. My heart is […]

In observance of the New Year’s holiday, and in accordance with Fond du Lac County’s holiday schedule, the county offices in the City/County Government Center, the Sheriff’s lobby/records office, the Department of Community Programs, Department of Social Services and the Veteran Services Office will be closed all day  January 2, 2023.  The county offices in the City/County Government Center, the Department of Community Programs, Department of Social Services and the […]

City offices in the City/County Government Center will close December 30th and will be closed all day January 2nd in observance of the holidays.  The Municipal Service Center will close at 11:00am on  December 30th and will be closed all day January 2nd. Refuse and recycling will be collected as follows: • Friday customers  December 30 o Refuse/garbage will be picked up on Friday – NO CHANGE o Recycling will […]

Nobody was injured in a fire that damaged a garage in Fond du Lac County.  Shortly after noon Monday firefighters from four area departments were called to a residence on Marshvirew Road and quickly extinguished the fire to an attached garage.  The fire is believed to have started from  embers from burning materials outside.   Damage was minor and isolated to the garage area.