Month: June 2024

An emergency response unit from the Dodge Correctional Institution was called to the Waupun Correctional Institution Thursday afternoon after several inmates refused to return to their cells from the prison recreation area.  Sources told WFDL news there were as many as 19 inmates involved.  Sources also tell WFDL news that as many as 12 correctional officers called in sick Thursday.  All of this happened a day after the Dodge County Sheriff 's Office announced that […]

Fond du Lac police say a fire that damaged a Fond du Lac High School concession stand restroom is suspicious and police are continuing their  investigation.   Nobody was injured in the fire Wednesday afternoon that caused significant damage  to the new restroom.  When firefighters arrived on the scene they found smoke coming from the maintenance room and restroom and quickly extinguished the fire.   Anyone with information is asked to contact Police detective […]

The Department of Public Works would like inform the motoring public of the 2-week closure of N. Park Avenue at Ledgeview Avenue. The closure will be in place Tuesday, June 11 and remain closed for at least 2 weeks. The closure will be in place to allow the utility contractor to install sanitary and storm sewer in combination with concrete pavement restoration on N. Park Avenue.  The Northbound traffic detour […]

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. […]

Hello Waupun! It's been a tough week!   You've all seen the news about Waupun Correctional and the charges that have been filed because of the deaths of inmates. Quickly, many politicians, most who've done nothing to fix the problems over the last 15 years, are sending out press releases and running to the cameras angling for good media coverage; going so far to even be calling for the prison to […]

Photo caption: Jayne Harmsen (right), REACH Waupun executive director, accepts a $5,000 donation from Nicole Gill (left), vice president, clinical administrator, and DeAnn Thurmer, president, SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital/SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital, for its Get Active! program. SSM Health is giving $5,000 to REACH Waupun to support its Get Active! program, which is designed to help improve the health and well-being of youth in the Waupun community.     […]

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) has introduced the Biodiversity Oversight Scaled-back And Fully Erased (BIOSAFE) Act, co-led by Congressman Tom Tiffany (R-WI). This bill will prevent the Biden Administration from forcing state and local wildlife conservationists to forego final authority on conservation decisions resulting in the prioritization of Washington’s one-size-fits-all initiatives over decades of local conservation efforts.  The Biden Administration is currently promulgating a rule through the Department of Interior’s […]

Kim Graff, RN, with SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Medical/Surgical, has been awarded The DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes nurses who have devoted their life's work to the compassionate care of others.  Award recipients are nominated for their dedication to nursing through active mentoring, role modeling, advocating for their patients and promoting the positive image of nursing. They serve as a beacon of inspiration to those at all stages […]

FOND DU LAC, Wis., (June 7, 2024) – Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), today introduced 8 and 9.9hp EFI FourStroke and 9.9hp EFI ProKicker™ outboard engines. These new outboards feature an advanced Mercury electronic fuel injection system designed to provide boaters, fishing enthusiasts and pro anglers with easy starts and efficient performance.  “In recent years, Mercury Marine has pushed the envelope at the top of the outboard performance […]