City offices in the City/County Government Center will be closed on Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day. The Municipal Service Center will be closed on July 4th & July 5th for all services. However, yard waste and brush may still be dropped off during the holiday hours. Refuse and recycling will be collected as follows: • Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday customers No change to […]
A Madison man is in custody following a high speed chase in Dodge County. The chase started shortly before 12:30am Wednesday in the village of Clyman. Sheriff’s deputies pursued a vehicle with speeds of 100 miles an hour. The chase ended when the vehicle ran over stop sticks on Highway 26 near County Highway S just west of Juneau. Thirty six year old Brian Paluch of Madison was arrested and booked into the Dodge […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump submitted 16 more valid signatures than needed to force a recall election of Wisconsin’s top elected Republican depending on what district the recall should be held in, based on a review by the state elections commission released Tuesday. The Wisconsin Elections Commission will meet Thursday to vote on whether to order a recall election targeting Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. But the key question […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Local election officials in battleground state Wisconsin will be allowed to send absentee ballots to disabled voters electronically in November's presidential election, a judge ruled Tuesday. Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell issued a temporary injunction that allows voters who self-certify that they can't read or mark a paper ballot without help to request absentee ballots electronically from local clerks. The voters can then cast their ballots […]
The Fond du Lac School Board has approved a preliminary 2024-25 budget. School District chief of Finance and Operations Mike Gerlach says the budget comes with a looming $5.2 million deficit next year. Gerlach says the main factors behind the deficit are declining enrollment and expiration of federal COVID stimulus funds. Gerlach says next year the school board will have to decide whether to make cuts, go to referendum or a combination to deal […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal majority of Wisconsin's Supreme Court says taxpayers will pay half of the $128,000 bill for redistricting consultants hired by the court to review proposed legislative maps. The court issued the order Monday, putting Gov. Tony Evers, Republican and Democratic legislators and three groups of voters on the hook for the money. Conservative justices dissented, sharply criticizing the majority for hiring the consultants and not […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A staff member at Wisconsin's youth prison is in critical condition following a fight with an inmate. State Department of Corrections spokesperson Beth Hardtke said the fight happened Monday evening at the Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake Schools, the state's youth prison in Irma. Hardtke said a 16-year-old inmate attacked a staff member in a residence hall and then assaulted another staff member. The first staff member was […]
Photo caption: Tara Rhodes (left), Vice President of Operations for SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital, Ripon Community Hospital and Waupun Memorial Hospital, presents a $10,000 donation to The Arc Fond du Lac representatives, including (left to right) Dawn Scannell Executive Director, and Grant Monroe, Director of Development. SSM Health is giving $10,000 to The Arc Fond du Lac to help introduce a 12-month health and wellness program for its more […]
FOND DU LAC – Step right up and experience the food, music, dancing, and games traditional of Latin America when Holy Family Catholic Community’s Latin Flavor Carnival returns for its third year on Sunday, July 14. Established in 2022, the Latin Flavor Carnival is a celebration of the diverse Hispanic community that makes up not only Holy Family Parish, but also the area, state, and nation. Over the past five […]