Month: May 2024

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office stepped up presence at Lomira Schools after a threat was received on the school district's automated voicemail Friday morning.  According to the Sheriff's Office the message was vague, did not name the Lomira School District specifically, and the message was more political in nature. The message was regarding a Judge in Utah who gave a light sentence to a subject who was charged and convicted of crimes against children.  In partnership […]

The city of Fond du Lac says it bypassed the city's wastewater treatment plant following heavy rainfall earlier this week.  The city says due to the heavy rains May 20 and May 21, the city diverted wastewater into nearby storm sewer pipes at four locations, discharging into nearby creeks, rivers and storm ponds.  The city says while this wastewater is untreated, it is heavily diluted and does not pose a threat to public health.  […]

Pioneer Road – Martin Avenue to CTH V Schedule: April 24 through September 28, 2024 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 summer season kicks off this weekend with the Fondy Food Truck Festival at Lakeside Park.  John Papenheim with Friends of Lakeside Park says the event will feature 36 food trucks on Oven Island, plus music, and other family activities.  The Festival runs from 11am to 5pm Sunday on Oven Island at Lakeside Park.   Papenheim says a second Food Truck Festival will be held in September.  

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that he is promoting a deputy secretary at the embattled Wisconsin Department of Corrections to be the new leader of the state's prison system that has been plagued by overcrowding and understaffing.  Jared Hoy will take over from Kevin Carr, who retired in March after leading the department since Evers appointed him at the beginning of his first term in 2019.  Evers said Hoy […]

Retired Maj. Gen. Jerald Slack, Wisconsin’s adjutant general from 1989 to 1996, passed away May 18 following a brief battle with cancer. He was 88 years old. Slack’s 37-year career began in 1959 when he enlisted in the Illinois Air National Guard. He transferred to the Wisconsin Air National Guard in 1961 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He completed undergraduate pilot training in 1963 and interceptor training in 1964. […]

Hello Waupun! Memorial Day weekend is here, and the parade is scheduled for 9am on Memorial Day, and the Memorial Day Ceremony is at about 10 at Shaler Park. If the weather gets bad, the ceremony will be in the Waupun Ice Arena. Speaking of weather, what a lousy week. Hail storms damaging all of our cars, and tornado warned storms on Tuesday. I want to thank our city employees for […]

Green Lake, Wis. (May 24, 2024) – This summer and fall, Thrasher Opera House will showcase a diverse array of performers, blending familiar faces with fresh talents making their debut on our stage. Executive Director Rachael Avery expresses her anticipation for the upcoming season, highlighting the spectrum of genres—from blues to singer/songwriters, rock n’ roll to jazz, and everything in between. Excitingly, several new artists will grace our stage for the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers announced Thursday they've discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in the South Pacific.  The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin, and the nonprofit World War II historical preservation group Pacific Wrecks announced in March they were launching a joint search for Bong's Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter. Bong nicknamed the plane “Marge” after his girlfriend, Marge […]