A psychotherapist with SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac says coming out of the pandemic we need to think about the impact to children's social and not just academic skills. Research shows children who struggled socially prior to the pandemic had more pronounced difficulties three years later. Fond du Lac psychotherapist Keziah Love says SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Behavioral Health is offering a wide variety of social skills groups for […]
Manish Sharda, DO, an SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic family medicine physician, will be sharing a presentation on how brain games can help enhance a person’s memory, and prevent or slow down the progress of dementia. The free presentation will be hosted by the Waupun Senior Center, 301 E. Main Street, at 1 pm on Tuesday, July 11. Games are among the many activities that can keep the […]
Brunswick Corporation says an IT security incident this week impacted some of its systems and global facilities, including Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac. According to a press release the company has activated its response protocols, which include pausing operations in some locations, engaging leading security experts and coordinating with relevant law enforcement agencies. Sources say the computer problem resulted in the cancellation of first and third shifts at Merc in Fond […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have suspended a vote on funding for University of Wisconsin campuses, just hours after a top GOP leader promised to slash the college system’s budget as part of an ongoing fight over diversity and inclusion initiatives. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the state’s top Republican, said Tuesday that he wants to cut all spending on diversity initiatives in the university's budget, generating a wave of […]
SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac is giving $10,000 to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County to support its Bigs and Littles program. Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit agency that matches children with adults who help by simply being a special friend. Big Brothers Big Sisters executive director Tammy Young says children who have a mentor are less likely to begin using illegal drugs or alcohol, […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two attorneys from North Carolina have pleaded guilty in federal court in Wisconsin to charges they created a sham political action committee. The U.S. Attorney's office in Milwaukee announced Monday that Jack Daly and Nathanael Pendley pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit mail fraud and lying to the Federal Election Commission. According to court documents, the attorneys formed a political action committee they said was designed to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's top elections official is nearing the end of her term, and uncertainty looms over who will hold the position through the 2024 presidential election. Meagan Wolfe is the current, nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Republicans who control the state Legislature could have a chance to ouster her and pick someone new to oversee elections in the critical battleground state. But Wolfe could also […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s craft brewers, large retailers and other producers, wholesalers and retailers are getting behind a rapidly moving proposal that would overhaul the state’s alcohol laws and lead to stricter enforcement efforts. The measure has been hammered out in secret the past five years largely between Republican lawmakers and the multi-billion dollar alcohol industry. It is moving quickly through the GOP-controlled Legislature. It was introduced on Friday […]
Come to the historic Peniel Welsh Chapel on Saturday, June 24, at 6pm for a delightful hour of familiar hymns featuring bell ringers from the Covenant United Methodist Church in Fond du Lac, accompanied by piano and directed by Thomas White. There will also be a reed organ with congregational singing. The event will be followed by an ice cream social. A free will offering will be taken. Take highway […]