Month: July 2024

Madison, WI- The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) has announced the launch of the Wisconsin Disability Policy Program, an innovative program designed to empower people with developmental disabilities and their family members to engage in policy advocacy and leadership. This program is funded by the Inclusa Foundation, with an aim to foster inclusive communities.  BPDD is dedicated to improving the independence and inclusion of people with developmental disabilities […]

A house fire in Wisconsin killed six family members, authorities said Monday, adding that early indications are that the blaze was accidental.  Emergency responders were called to a house fire in Necedah around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a news release posted Monday on the Juneau County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. They arrived to find the home engulfed in flames.  Firefighters battled the blaze for three hours. Authorities have not released the […]

A Beaver Dam man was killed in a car vs semi crash in Dodge County.  The crash happened shortly after 2:30am Tuesday on County Highway A/I and County Highway W, a couple miles west of Juneau.  A preliminary investigation shows a car driven by a 25 year old Beaver Dam man was northbound on A/I, and was left of center at the intersection when it was struck by a semi hauling a flatbed trailer.  […]

A downtown Fond du Lac restaurant has closed it's doors.  Copper Cock tavern closed June 30th.  The owner posted on the restaurant's website the decision to close the restaurant, thanking family and the Fond du Lac community.

The Charter Spectrum Call Center in Fond du Lac is closing resulting in the layoff off more than 120employees.  Envision Greater Fond du Lac president Sadie Howell says the layoffs at the office on Knight's Way will take place in the third quarter of this year.  According to Charter the layoffs will begin August 27th.  Howell says some of the affected workers may be offered jobs at other Spectrum call […]

The clinical supervisor for addiction medicine with SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac says she thinks people's belief that drinking in moderation may actually be good for you may have resulted in more people becoming addicted to alcohol.   In the early 1990s some prominent researchers were promoting the idea that moderate drinking was linked to greater longevity.  Red wine, researchers theorized, might have some anti-inflammatory properties that extended life and protected cardiovascular health.  For […]

The United States has the highest rate of maternal deaths among high income nations.  There were about 22 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births in the United States in 2022, the most recent year for which data was available.  That rate was more than double sometimes triple, those seen in most other high-income countries.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says its about a lack of care for […]

The Fond du Lac city council got it's first look at how next year's city budget is shaping up.  City manager Joe Moore gave a budget overview at last week's council meeting.  Moore says money in the capital improvement plan will be proposed for housing development in the city.  Moore says the budget will also continue to invest in the city's stormwater system.  Moore says he anticipates a decrease in […]

Representatives of Fond du Lac County, in partnership with the Ripon Noon and Early Bird Kiwanis Club are excited to announce the grand opening of the All-Inclusive Playground at Riggs County Park on Douglas Street.  On Saturday, July 13 th , at 11am, the County and the Kiwanis Clubs will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new playground at Riggs Park, which features play equipment suitable for children […]