The nation's economy expanded at a robust 4.9 percent annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs is surprised. "I definately would have thought you were kidding me if you had told me six months ago that would be the number," Schoofs told WFDL news. "In fact I […]
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A live cluster bomblet and ammunition have been found in a donation dropped off at a thrift shop in southeastern Wisconsin. Police say an employee at the Janesville Goodwill made the discovery while conducting inventory Friday morning. The store and surrounding area were evacuated as a bomb squad was called in to remove the small bomb and ammunition. Bomblets are part of cluster bombs which contain […]
Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Rashan Gary announced Monday that he agreed to a four-year contract extension, bringing a bit of good news to a team that has lost four straight games. Gary announced the four-year, $107 million extension that included a $34.6 million signing bonus on social media. The Packers announced the extension later Monday without revealing terms. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that […]
Wisconsin Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says he's glad congressman Mike Johnson has been elected speaker. Grothman says Johnson is very well liked by fellow Republicans and everyone wishes him well. Grothman says Johnson benefitted from not being in a leadership position where he had to make enemies. Grothman says Johnson was never in a powerful enough position "to have to punish people or tell people what to do." That may […]
Engineering News-Record (ENR) has listed Ahern as a ‘Top 600 Specialty Contractor’ of 2023. Ahern was ranked 86th this year, moving up after ranking 88th in 2022. The annual ranking is determined by a company’s construction revenue from a subcontracting capacity. The list also captures the top contractors in various sub-categories. Ahern was ranked 3rd in the ‘Top 20 Firms in Fire Protection and Sprinklers.’ The firm also ranked 10th in ‘Top 20 […]
For more than 127 years, SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac has played an instrumental role in offering quality, compassionate care close to home, while giving back to the community through donations to non-profit organizations or planning how to address unmet health needs with community partners. Those years of caring service, as well as SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac’s overall impact on the many communities its team serves, was […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A vote by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate last month to fire the state's nonpartisan top elections official had no legal effect, and lawmakers are barred from ousting her while a lawsuit plays out, a Dane County judge ruled on Friday. Administrator Meagan Wolfe will continue serving as head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission pending a decision on whether elections commissioners are legally required to appoint someone for […]
A happy ending for a pet dog who was missing for more than three months. Lisa Gyr is the constable in the towns of Friendship and Eldorado and says the border collie had been missing since July when he was spooked, possibly by fireworks, while staying with a caretaker in Oakfield while his family was on vacation. Gyr says the dog had been spotted wandering around Eldorado for about a month. […]
Wisconsin ranked number one in the United States for last spring's Drug Take Back Day according to the state Department of Justice. The state collected the most unwanted prescription medications totaling more than 55,000 pounds. The fall Drug Take Back Day was held Saturday. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the day was meant to provide people with a safe, easy and responsible way to dispose […]