Hello Waupun, As we get ready to celebrate Waupun at Celebrate Waupun, I was reminded that we have many great things to celebrate about Waupun! First, 2024 has been a tough year. Hail, severe storms, and the flooding event have all happened in a month's time. I can't say enough good things about the city staff. City Administrator Schlieve and I were at city hall during the flooding, Our Utilities […]
A Neosho man received life-threatening injuries in an alcohol-related motorcycle crash in Dodge County. The crash happened shortly after 5:30pm Thursday on Grant Road west of County Road P in the township of Rubicon. A preliminary investigation shows a motorcycle westbound on Grant Road when the operator lost control and the bike overturned. The 27 year old operator was ejected and flown by helicopter to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help after an elderly man was found dead following a traffic crash. Shortly after 2pm Thursday, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a car in the ditch on US Highway 151, south of State Highway 49. First responders found the driver, a 91 year old Waupun man dead in the car. The crash and death remain under investigation. Anyone who may […]
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing person. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says deputies are searching the Clyman area for 37 year old Crystal Rasch. Schmidt says his office is not releasing details of this investigation and is not asking for volunteers to assist with the search, and is asking that people avoid the area. Law enforcement presence will be increased in the Clyman area and potentially other areas of the county. […]
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 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday rejected an effort to force a recall election of the state's top Republican after determining that not enough valid signatures were collected. The vote by three Republican commissioners and one Democratic commissioner means Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will not have to stand for a recall election unless a court intervenes. Vos was targeted for recall by fellow Republicans and supporters of […]
The Fond du Lac County Board chairman says a county jail ad hoc committee is comprised of five counties board supervisors and five members of the public. The committee was formed to explore options for a new or expanded jail. County board supervisors are Tom Dornbrook, John Venhuizen, Dean Will, Mike Will, and Kathryn Griffith. Community members are sheriff's chief deputy Kevin Galske, school board president Mark Henschel, Dr. George Koonce from Marian University […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court called for an investigation Wednesday after the leak of a draft order that showed the court would take a case brought by Planned Parenthood that seeks to declare that access to abortion is a right protected by the state constitution. Chief Justice Annette Ziegler called for the investigation after Wisconsin Watch reported on the draft order that it obtained. The order […]
SSM Health and the Fond du Lac County Health Department are partnering to hear from residents about what their health concerns are. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says an older adults and aging population conversation was held earlier this week at the Waupun Senior Center. "We gather it all together along with our community health assessment data. At the same time we're meeting with stakeholders to understand how they […]