House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history. The 216-210 vote was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. It’s nearing the end of the political line for McCarthy, who has said repeatedly that he never gives up, but now has almost no options remaining. Neither the right-flank […]
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) — John Gordon, an artist who as a young art student helped design the Green Bay Packers’ distinctive “G” team logo, has died at age 83. Gordon died Saturday, says Matt Cotter, the owner of Cotter Funeral & Cremation Care. Gordon was a St. Norbert College art student in 1961 and working as an assistant for Packers equipment manager Gerald “Dad” Braisher when he was offered […]
Fond du Lac Festivals has announced a new festival celebrating fall. Fondy FallToberFest will be held Saturday October 21st at Lakeside Park. The event will feature several activities for kids and adults including horse drawn wagon rides, kids costume contest, apple flinging course, pumpkin launching and more. Adult activities include axe throwing, kickball tournament and a beer garden, plus plenty of food options and live music. The event will be held […]
The Fond du Lac police chief says he appreciates the support that has been received from throughout the country following an animal cruelty incident in Fond du Lac. A 38 year old Fond du Lac man faces multiple charges, accused of punching and kicking a dog. Police also say there was a social media video post depicting alleged animal cruelty from the same incident. Police Chief Aaron Goldstein says that post has received […]
A Fond du Lac business organization is criticizing the city council for not restoring funding in a proposed 2024 budget, the council president says the money is still going toward economic development. Envision Greater Fond du Lac interim president Joe Venhuizen says the council has rebuffed a public-private partnership by eliminating the city's economic development contribution to Envision. "It's very disappointing. It takes us down to zero for economic development," Venhuizen told WFDL […]
MADISON, Wis. – In observation of Governor Evers’ proclamation recognizing October 2023 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Wisconsin, DATCP is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) and Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) to share educational materials about how individuals and organizations can protect personal data, private information, and the digital networks and systems we all rely on. The theme of this year’s national campaign, “Secure Our World,” emphasizes that […]
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced today it was recently awarded $58 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support the Wisconsin Charter School Program. The five-year federal grant will help the WCSP implement a statewide strategy that strengthens public charter school authorizing, supports the development of high-quality charter schools and the replication and expansion of successful high-quality charter schools, and promotes statewide collaboration and sharing of best practices. The […]
To our Downtown Fond du Lac Constituents, Amber Bodart will be leaving the Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership effective October 28. She has accepted a new position at Verve, a Credit Union. In her time at the DFP she has significantly grown the Saturday Farmers Market from 90 vendors to 150 today. She has established new events including the Soup Walk, Sweet Stroll, Easter Egg Walk, Beer & Selter Crawls, […]
A winning $100,000 All or Nothing lottery ticket has been sold in Plymouth. The winning ticket was purchased at Piggly Wiggly in Plymouth for the Friday, September 29 drawing. The winning numbers were 2-3-4-5-6-7-9-11-17-20-22. This is the second winning $100,000 All or Nothing ticket drawn within a week. On Tuesday, September 26, a winning $100,000 All or Nothing ticket was drawn from a ticket sold at Lucky Seven General Store in Minong. The Plymouth Piggly […]