Month: April 2024

A federal court has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Fond du Lac School District principal.   The former principal at Fond du lac High School and Roberts Elementary School, Michelle Hagen filed a gender and age discrimination lawsuit against the District in 2021  Hagen filed the lawsuit in the Wisconsin Eastern District Federal Court alleging that the school district discriminated against her because of her gender and deprived […]

Highway officials are reminding motorists to drive carefully and pay particular attention in highway workzones as the construction season gets underway.   Last week was Highway Work Zone Safety Awareness Week in Wisconsin.   Fond du Lac County Highway commissioner Tom Janke says "Buckle up, put your phone away and pay attention."   Over the past five years there have been more than 11,000 crashes in Wisconsin work zones causing 63 deaths and […]

About one third of socially vulnerable women are missing recommended mammograms.  That according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study found the more health-related social needs a woman had, the less likely she was to get a mammogram.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Services supervisor Michelle Robbins says for women between the ages of 50 and 74, mammography prevalence was 83 percent for women with no health-related […]

This week is dedicated to the women and men who act as the vital link between those in need and the responders who can help.  last week was Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.  Fond du Lac County Sheriff's captain, Eric Halbach, says the week was created to raise awareness of the hard work and dedication of public safety dispatchers.  Halbach says the Fond du Lac County 911 Center serves 18 fire […]

Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg’s bill to aid county and district fairs was signed by Governor Evers. 2023 Wisconsin Act 244 adds to the 27 bills authored by Senator Ballweg that have been signed this session.  “I am happy to have Senate Bill 311 signed into law,” said Ballweg. “This legislation builds on my work to support local fairs. I met with these organizations last session, and provided funding for this program in the […]

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. April […]

The Department of Public Works would like to inform the motoring public of lane restrictions on N Peters Avenue at 755 N Peters Ave (Froedert Healthcare Site).  Peters Avenue will remain open to two-way traffic; however starting Tuesday, April 23, the southbound lanes will be closed. Southbound traffic will shift to the northbound lanes for two to three days. When work is restored and completed in the southbound lane, the […]

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), local health departments, and federal partners, is working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to fresh basil. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 12 people in seven states have become infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella. This includes one person who lives in Wisconsin.  The organic basil was […]

SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital, 845 Parkside Street, is hosting a community blood drive from 11 am - 4 pm on Tuesday, May 21.  The drive - through ImpactLife - is open to the public. Donors will get their choice of a gift card, T-shirt, or a donation to Best Friends Animal Society.  Appointments are encouraged. Walk-ins welcome. To sign up, visit www.bloodcenter.org. Participants are asked to bring a picture ID.  Here’s a helpful […]