Month: April 2024

Pioneer Road – Martin Avenue to CTH V Schedule: April 24 through September 28, Sharb+8482024 Description: The WI Dept of Transportation, along with Fond du Lac County, and the City of Fond du Lac awarded this project to Vinton Construction. Construction includes common excavation, sanitary sewer, watermain, storm sewer, concrete sidewalk and curb & gutter, an asphalt pedestrian path and roadway, traffic signals; roadway lighting, permanent signing, and other incidentals. […]

The Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association is launching a new web-based program to help teach safety while driving in work zones.  Association spokesperson, Lane Kimble, says Work Zone Safe Wisconsin is an effort to overhaul and vastly improve safety for everyone.  Kimble says the program is a web-based driver education platform teaching the basics of navigating a work zone safely through personalized stories, videos and anecdotes.  Last year nine people were killed and […]

April 26, 2024 (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) - Fond du Lac Festivals is excited to kick off the start of summer with Walleye Weekend (June 7th - 9th, 2024). 2024 marks Walleye Weekend’s 45th year as the largest free family-friendly festival in Fond du Lac and the surrounding region. To celebrate, Fond du Lac Festivals (FFI) is planning the most entertaining Walleye Weekend yet!   In 2023, J.J. Raflik (Fond du […]

Nobody was injured in a fire that damaged a Culver’s Restaurant in Fond du Lac. Shortly before 2am Friday firefighters were called to the West Pioneer Road Culver’s to find smoke showing from the roof. Crews were met by a construction company and opened holes in the ceiling to quickly extinguish the fire.  The fire caused smoke and water damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has called on the United States Department of Agriculture to take immediate action to contain the ongoing avian flu outbreak in dairy cattle.  On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the virus has been found in pasteurized milk. In a letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack, Senator Baldwin called on USDA to quickly deploy additional resources to contain the spread of disease, including public education sessions, working with […]

The Fond du Lac School District superintendent says the school board will be facing some tough budget decisions when federal pandemic aid comes to an end this fall.    Superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says that coupled with declining enrollment are contributing to a projected $4.9 million budget deficit in next year's budget.   On a scale of one to ten, Dr. Fleig says the likelihood the school board will have to wrestle with […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s top official has taken the first steps toward removing a faculty member who was earlier fired from his job as chancellor over his fledgling porn career. Former Chancellor Joe Gow said Wednesday that interim Chancellor Betsy Morgan filed three charges against him in late March. They accuse him of unethical conduct, among other things. Gow has requested a hearing before a […]

Two Beaver Dam residents were arrested for illegal drugs following a traffic stop in Dodge County.   A Dodge County Sheriff's deputy stopped a vehicle in the town of Burnett and observed suspicious behavior from the vehicle occupants.  A sheriff's K9 search located a significant amount of cocaine, fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.   Thirty seven year old Alan Douglas Jr. and 33 year old Amy Kompga, both of Beaver Dam face charges of possession of illegal […]

Rosendale - Laconia High School was recently named in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools in the Nation report, finishing among the top 40% of schools in the Nation once again.  Principal Diane Raue stated, “We continue to be thankful for the hard work and dedication that we see everyday from our staff and students as well as the support we receive from our families. Making education […]