Month: June 2023

Fond du Lac, Wis. – Fond du Lac High School students in the school's German program have the opportunity to take part in an authentic learning experience overseas. This learning experience is the Young Economic Solutions (YES!) competition in Germany, where students will be immersed in German language and culture.  Students from Fond du Lac High School and STEM Academy will compete against other students from Germany and around the […]

Fond du Lac, Wis. – The Fond du Lac School District is pleased to announce that the National Exchange Bank Foundation (NEBF) has been selected for the 2022-23 Friend of Education Award.   The Fond du Lac School District partners with the Fond du Lac Education Association to select an individual or group each school year to recognize as a Friend of Education.   “National Exchange Bank Foundation has been a strong […]

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a dump truck in Dodge County.   The crash happened shortly before 5:30pm Thursday on County Highway R near Highway O.   A  preliminary investigation showed the motorcycle was southbound on R when it collided  with the truck as the truck was turning into a driveway. The motorcycle operator, a 61 year old Watertown man, was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.

WATERTOWN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a second person has died after a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff in southern Wisconsin. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the second death Thursday. The identities of the persons killed haven’t been released. The plane had taken off Wednesday from Watertown Municipal Airport, about 4 miles from the crash site. It crashed around 9 a.m. at Brandt Quirk Park in Watertown, a city […]

MADISON, Wis . (AP) — A proposal to regulate wedding barns in Wisconsin as part of an overhaul of the state’s liquor laws won bipartisan support, advancing as the Republican-controlled Legislature moves swiftly to enact the sweeping bill. An Assembly committee voted Thursday 12-2 to pass the measure just two days after a public hearing at which owners of wedding barns across the state said the proposed changes would put […]

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul Friday announced the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. The drug makers and pharmacies will start releasing funds to a national administrator later this summer and money is expected to start flowing to state and local governments by the end  of 2023.   Kaul says "The opioid crisis has resulted in harm to countless people, […]

The Fond du Lac County Board has approved an agreement to have the village of  Brandon-Fairwater contract out police services with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office.   Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the village board president reached out to his office after the village police chief announced that he would be retiring this month.  Waldschmidt says its a trend that is being seen across the state.   Waldschmidt says a sheriff's […]

The Fond du Lac County Board has voted to eliminate two county committees.  Meeting Tuesday night the board approved resolutions eliminating the Natural Beauty Council and the Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum Advisory committee.  County executive Sam Kaufman interest in participation in the Natural Beauty awards has seen a steady decline in recent years.   Kaufman says the Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum committee was never intended to be a long-term committee.  Kaufman says his  suggestion is […]

SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac is giving $5,000 to the Family Resource Center of Fond du Lac County to support their services for families and children.  The Family Resource Center of  Fond du Lac County serves children and families through a variety of services and parenting programs.   The Family Resource Center’s parent education services and Distribution Center have served more than 800 families and just about 2,000 children in the past five years.  […]