Month: March 2024

As students continue facing growing mental health challenges, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced it has allocated nearly $12 million in federal funding to local education agencies across the state to help meet their unique individual needs.  The Stronger Connections competitive grant is part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden in June 2022. In addition to helping school districts establish safe, inclusive, healthy, […]

Significant mismanagement and poor record keeping, but no criminal conduct was found following a a more than year long investigation of finances at Mayville City Hall.   At the request of Mayville Police,  the Dodge County Sheriff's Office conducted the investigation into allegations of significant financial discrepancies, missing and or deleted records, and city dollars that could not be located totaling $700,000.   Sheriff Dale Schmidt says after over a year of investigation,  detectives determined […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other campuses in the system would increase 3.75% next school year under a recommendation announced Thursday by UW President Jay Rothman.  The proposal is up for a vote of approval by the UW Board of Regents on April 4. If approved, it would be the second year in a row tuition increases after a 10-year tuition freeze was lifted by […]

Three people have been arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop in Waupun.  The incident happened last week when a Dodge County Sheriff's deputy stopped a vehicle and believed the driver may be impaired.    Deputy Mayer and K9 Cade of the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene. K9 Cade was deployed, and he positively alerted to the odor of illicit drugs coming from the motor vehicle. Deputies conducted […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service has approved Wisconsin’s plan for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program to help families feed kids over the summer months. Wisconsin is the first in the nation to receive this federal approval. Created by the U.S. Congress, the Summer EBT program is based on similar efforts used during the coronavirus pandemic […]

Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Moraine Park Technical College has been named the top Wisconsin public sector employer, earning the state Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Pro Patria Award, from the Secretary of Defense. The College was recognized at the March 23 banquet and in addition to the ESGR Pro Patria Award, the College also received the Seven Seals and Patriot awards.   The ESGR Freedom Award is the […]

Teens have just a few more days to enter the Fond du Lac Public Library’s 10th-annual Teen Photo Contest for a chance to win a Visa gift card. This is one of many activities planned during April for youth at the library. Teens are invited to submit photos in three categories:  Wildlife: Share a photo of your pet(s) or animals you encounter in nature  Black & White: Set […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday signed into law bipartisan bills that are designed to better protect the safety of judges following the killing of a retired judge and combat the rise in human trafficking.  In total, Evers signed 29 crime-related bills, most of which passed with broad bipartisan support.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court had recommended three of the bills that Evers signed, which were initiated in response to threats […]

The local unemployment rate is up in the latest reporting period.  The jobless rate in Dodge County jumped six tenths of a percent to 3.1 percent last month.  The Fond du Lac County rate stands at 2.7 percent, up from 2.3 percent in January.  The unemployment rate in the city of Fond du Lac increased from 2.7 to 3.2 percent last month.