The number of US fatal overdoses fell last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 107,500 people died of overdoses in the US last year. That's down three percent from 2022. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the decline is relatively small. "I would say overall it's a good thing, it's one year though, so it's unknown if it's going to spike up again," […]
A homeless man from Mayville has been charged in the fentynal overdose death of a Waupun man. Twenty six year old Dylan Mayne made his initial Fond du Lac Court appearance this week on a charge of First Degree Reckless Homicide. Bail was set at $500,000 cash. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 27. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
The local unemployment rate continues to fall. The Dodge County unemployment rate stands at 2.5 percent in April, down from 3.0 in March. The Fond du Lac County jobless rate dropped four tenths of a percent to 2.5 percent. The city of Fond du Lac's unemployment rate was 2.9 percent last month, down from 3.3 percent the month before.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office says two serious motorcycle crashes, including one fatal crash in the past week is a reminder that drivers of other vehicles don't always see a motorcycle before it's too late. The state patrol is investigating a motorcycle vs semi-trailer crash on County Highway OO at Rolling Meadows Drive that claimed the life of a Fond du Lac woman and the Sheriff's Office is investigating a motorcycle-van collision on […]
(Fond du Lac, WI) – Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (THELMA) will again present a major national act onstage outside THELMA at 51 Sheboygan St., Fond du Lac, Wis., on a Saturday evening this summer. However, THELMA upped the ante this year by booking not just one but two major street concerts. “These bands play classics that withstand the test of time and speak across generations,” said Shannon Kupfer, THELMA […]
Byron WI, May 22, 2024- The Byron Historical Society, along with historical societies at Lomira, Theresa and Slinger, is hosting a Yellowstone Trail Day on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 9 am to 3 pm. The event is open to travelers journeying on the historic Yellowstone Trail route from Slinger to Byron with stops at each historical society. This day on the road, for adventurers with vehicles old or new, […]
MADISON, Wisc., (May 23, 2024) — As AAA prepares to rescue more than 378,000 drivers nationwide with car trouble during the Memorial Day weekend, it will also work to keep impaired drivers off the road. The Auto Club Group is activating its Tow to Go program in Wisconsin and other select states (see below), offering a confidential safe ride for would-be impaired drivers and their vehicles. The Auto Club Group has provided the Tow to […]
Photo: Katherine Vergos (fourth from left), SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital past president, presents a $7,500 donation to the Sigma members, including Barb Piatt, Amy Marx, Arin Boldt, Kathy Gravelle, and Mary Mueller. SSM Health is giving $7,500 to Sigma of Fond du Lac, a non-profit women’s organization, to support its annual homeless students program. Each holiday, Sigma adopts 30 homeless students at Fond du Lac High School, North […]
‘Memorable Meals’ cookbook benefits support food pantries in FDL, Waupun and Ripon SSM Health recently donated $1,000 to the Fondy Food Pantry thanks to a grassroots effort that raised more than $8,375 in total to help feed the hungry in Wisconsin. Together, employees created and designed a cookbook featuring family favorite, taste-tested recipes. Entitled Memorable Meals, the cookbook features more than 100 recipes, stories about the dishes and photographs of […]