Month: October 2023

The Fond du Lac city council has postponed action on a motion to restore economic development funding for a Fond du Lac business organization in the city's 2024 budget.  City council member Jane Ricchio made the motion to restore funding for Envision Greater Fond du Lac during a public hearing on the budget last week.   Instead the council voted to postpone any action, and possibly meet with Envision to discuss the […]

When Lisa Ann French was murdered while trick or treating in Fond du lac on Halloween in 1973, the community was shaken and the annual tradition would be changed forever.  No longer would kids trick or treat at night or by themselves.  Jean Herbold is a Fond du Lac native and documentary filmmaker who now lives in Vancouver, Washington.  Herbold was in Fond du Lac over the weekend filming and […]

The Fond du Lac Symphonic Band will present its 47th annual Cathedral Concert at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday, Nov. 12.  Concerts at St. Paul’s have been held every November since 1976, with the exception of 2020 due to pandemic restrictions. Under the direction of Music Director Dr. Evan Chancellor and Associate Conductor Jill Wagner, the concert will begin at 3:00 p.m.  According to Dr. Chancellor: “(the) upcoming fall Cathedral Concert […]

West Division Street Bridge Replacement over West Branch of Fond du lac River Schedule: September 2023 through May 2024 Description: In partnership with the WI Department of Transportation the project includes replacing the existing bridge structure and approached. Other work includes replacing concrete pavement, sidewalk, storm sewer, grading and restoration and landscaping. October 30 to November 3: The contractor is planning on pouring the west abutment and starting to work […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Universities of Wisconsin officials would be prohibited from considering race and diversity when awarding state-funded financial aid under a Republican-backed bill debated Thursday at a state Assembly committee hearing.  The bill would require the state Higher Educational Aids Board, which manages financial aid programs, and officials at UW system schools and technical colleges to only weigh financial need and not factors including race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation […]

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) — No. 3 Ohio State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) at Wisconsin (5-2, 3-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) Line: Wisconsin by 14 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Series record: Ohio State leads 27-11-2 WHAT’S AT STAKE? Ohio State is seeking to remain unbeaten as it continues its playoff pursuit. Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan are the only two Big Ten teams that remain undefeated overall and in conference […]

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — People go to Noodles & Company to save a buck, not to have one interrupt their meal. But that’s what happened in Beloit, Wisconsin, on Tuesday when a deer came crashing through a restaurant window. Surveillance footage shows a buck charging into the crowded restaurant around lunchtime, prompting diners to scatter. According to a spokesperson for the restaurant, the deer then explored the dining area and […]

After spending more than $5 million out of the district's fund balance to pay for an artificial turf football field the Fond du Lac School District is considering upgrades to high school baseball and softball fields.   At a workshop session this week superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig told the school board the district cannot afford the initial  estimated $5.2 million cost, which would have included parking, and a concession stand.   Dr, Fleig says there are […]

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a fatal head on collision near the Dodge-Fond du Lac County line that claimed two lives.   The crash happened early Wednesday morning on Highay 151 near Highway 49, when a wrong-way box truck collided head on with a car, killing the driver and a passenger in the car.  Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says investigators are trying to determine why the truck driver, from out of […]