Month: February 2023

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rebecca Blank, an economist who served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has died, less than a year after announcing that she had an aggressive form of cancer. She was 67.  Blank's illness forced her to step aside last July from a new job as president of Northwestern University.   “Becky was a transformational leader for UW–Madison, serving during challenging times,” said Provost Karl Scholz, the school's chief […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the two conservative candidates for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was paid by state and national Republicans to advise on election issues, including voting by fake electors to cast ballots for Donald Trump even though he lost the state. Dan Kelly is a former state Supreme Court Justice who is one of four candidates in Tuesday’s primary. The top two vote-getters will advance […]

The Fond du Lac St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place Saturday, March 11th at 3pm on Main Street from Rees to Western Avenue.  The annual parade is sponsored by Holiday Automotive and all are encouraged to participate and or attend this green tradition.  Clubs, businesses and individuals are encouraged to register their parade entry at www.961therock.com      The best adult entry will take home a $100 gift card to the Copper […]

(CBS news)  We won't officially know Aaron Rodgers' plans for next season until he gets back from a darkness retreat. But we may already have a clue as to what the Green Bay Packers want to do. According to longtime Packers beat writer and insider Bob McGinn, the Packers are ready to move on.   "They are done with Rodgers," McGinn said on a podcast with GoLong's Tyler Dunne. "He's not […]

Mercury Marine®, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), has received a Miami Innovation Award honoring the company’s first electric outboard offering in the marine marketplace. The Mercury Avator™ 7.5e electric motor, introduced in January 2023, took the top spot in the Electric Motor / Battery-Powered Propulsion / Hybrids category.  At a breakfast and ceremony Thursday on the grounds of the currently underway 2023 Miami International Boat Show (MIBS), the National Marine Manufacturers […]

For a third year in a row Holy Family Catholic Community is working with Fond du Lac area restaurants to shelter the homeless and feed the hungry.  Area restaurants donated gallons of soup, with the proceeds from the sale of the soup,  going to  the St. Katharine Drexel Homeless shelter and the Holyland Food Pantry.  The event raises several thousand dollars.  The Soup du Jour event was held Saturday afternoon  at Holy […]

Fond  du Lac residents were able take a trip around the world over the weekend.  The 14th annual Celebrate Community was held  Saturday at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Expo Building.  United for Diversity president Kristel Lougher says the event is packed with art,  culture, food, music and entertainment.  "We have so many organizations throughout Fond du Lac that truly embrace diversity,"  Lougher told WFDL news.  Lougher says the […]

Envision Greater Fond du Lac hosted a ribbon cutting with member organization, Ebony Vision, to celebrate the opening of their new location.   Ebony Vision is comprised of a diverse group of community residents who are reflective of the overall Fond du Lac area. They are a non-profit, working collaboratively with the community for several years. They have created cultural events/programs that are important to every community. Their cultural events bring people of […]

U.S. cities and towns that have challenged their 2020 census population figures appear to be winning only small victories. Of the dozen or so municipal appeals that the U.S. Census Bureau has resolved and made public, the biggest gain so far has been for tiny Whiteville, Tennessee, which won recognition for an additional 1,958 residents. That brings Whiteville's official population to 4,564. Nothing can be done to change how congressional […]