Month: May 2024

Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Alex Prunty, of Kewaskum, will serve as Moraine Park’s alumni speaker at the Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony on May 18. Prunty graduated from Moraine Park’s Engine Research and Development program in 2013.   For the past three decades, the Prunty brothers have been synonymous with asphalt short track racing in Wisconsin. Since 1991, the Prunty family has clinched 15 championships at Slinger Speedway, showcasing their enduring legacy […]

A Fond du Lac man was arrested after climbing on the roof of International Paper and a stand off with police. Police say the man was dressed in camouflage and exhibiting bizarre,erratic behavior,  and making threats toward law enforcement.  The man also has been recently exhibiting escalating behaviors around the City and the FDLPD was looking to take him into custody for felony retail theft, criminal trespass to a dwelling, […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to override nine vetoes of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in a mostly symbolic move that comes less than six months before the November election.  The overrides included bills combatting PFAS pollution, setting a population goal for gray wolves and requiring a new post-election audit.  But despite the Senate's votes, all of Evers' overrides are likely to stand.  To be successful, two-thirds of both the […]

Anti-smoking groups are suing the U.S. government over a long awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been stalled at the White House for months.  The lawsuit aims to force federal officials to publish a rule banning menthol cigarettes, which are mostly used by Black smokers and young people.  Johanna Brotz is the Fond du Lac County Tobacco Prevention and Control coordinator.  Brotz says banning the minty flavor could prevent hundreds of thousands […]

The Waupun Police and Fire Departments and Dodge County Sheriff's Office teamed up recently to conduct a mock crash with Waupun High School students.  Waupun Police Chief Jeremy Rasch says the mock fatal drunken driving crash comes with prom and graduation season fast approaching.  Rasch says the purpose is to educate students on what agencies do following a crash including providing medical care and investigating the crash.  Rasch says its a […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #225, calling a special election for the 4th Senate District, and Executive Order #226, calling a special election for the 8th Congressional District.  The 4th Senate District seat is currently vacant due to the resignation of State Sen. Lena Taylor following her appointment to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court. The 8th Congressional District seat is currently vacant due to the resignation […]

Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Moraine Park is hosting a Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Field Day on May 15 from 5-7 p.m. at the West Bend Campus (T-101). This is an exploratory event for the College’s CNC/Tool and Die Technologies program allowing interested students, their families, incoming students and the public to learn more about the program. No RSVP is required.   Moraine Park’s CNC/Tool and Die Technologies two-year diploma prepares students for an […]

Haley Birschbach, RN, Medical Oncology and Hematology, has been named a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses winner at SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic.  The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® is part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day.   The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes by members of his […]

An SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital medical/surgical and oncology registered nurse was recently recognized by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing and the College of Nursing Board of Visitors at the annual Nightingale Awards ceremony.  Amy Schroeder, RN, was among an elite group of Wisconsin nurses recognized on April 25. She was among four top Wisconsin nurses awarded for their outstanding service.  For 30 years, UW Oshkosh has hosted the […]