Month: January 2024

The Rosendale Brandon School District is seeking proposals for the sale and proposed use of the Rosendale Primary School property.   Superintendent Wayne Weber says after voters approved a $36 million building referendum last year, the Rosendale Primary School property will be vacated in the fall of 2025.   The Rosendale Intermediate site will serve grades 4k through 5 and the current Laconia High School will serve grades six through 12.   A new high school […]

North Central Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes (GSNWGL) is kicking off this year’s highly anticipated Girl Scout Cookie Program on Wednesday, January 17.  The Girl Scout Cookie Program, the annual event in which Girl Scouts unbox their futures through the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls, runs from January 17 – March 31, 2024. Girl Scouts will earn funds to fuel amazing […]

Two people were seriously injured in an ATV crash in Dodge County.   The crash happened Saturday night on the Wild Goose Trail south of Shady Lane Road. The  operator, a 31 year old Watertown man, was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. A  passenger, a 30 year old Watertown woman, received life-threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has ruled that the state’s top elections official is legally holding her position and that the commission that appoints her is under no obligation to name a new leader. The ruling Friday from Dane County Circuit Judge Ann Peacock hands yet another defeat to Republicans who have tried to oust Meagan Wolfe from her position. The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked in June […]

DE PERE, Wisc. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman whose car was stuck in snow said she got some sports celebrity muscle from quarterback Jordan Love of the Green Bay Packers.   “He gets out of his car and he’s like, ‘Are you OK?’” Lucy Kurowski, 20, said “And I was like, ‘Are you Jordan Love?!’ I was fangirling.”   Kurowski’s vehicle was stuck Friday as she left a hair appointment in De […]

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The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office responded to dozens of vehicle run-offs during last week's blizzard.   More than a foot of snow and strong winds out of the north created near zero visibility at times on roads throughout southern and east central Wisconsin, followed by bitter cold temperatures.   Blowing and drifting snow reduced visibilities creating dangerous conditions.   Fond du Lac County sheriff's deputies responded to more than 40 vehicle […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former U.S. senator and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks Herb Kohl is being remembered for his love of both the city where he grew up and the state of Wisconsin at a memorial service attended by sports, political and business leaders. The 88-year-old Kohl died Dec. 27 after a brief illness. Speakers, including former President Barack Obama’s strategist David Axelrod, joked on Friday that the spotlight-shunning Kohl […]

Due to extreme cold weather conditions forecasted for the Fond du Lac area this weekend and into next week, the Water Utility is encouraging customers to protect water pipes in their homes and businesses from breaking or freezing. Safeguard your property by taking a few simple precautions:  Assure the basement area temperature is above freezing.  Insulate pipes or faucets in unheated areas.  Utilize heat tape on pipes […]