One person was seriously injured when a school bus collided with a motorcycle in Dodge County. The crash happened shortly after 3:30 pm Wednesday at the intersection of state Highway 33 and North Crystal Lake Road. The motorcycle operator, a 62 year old Beaver Dam man, was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. The school bus driver was not injured. The crash remains under investigation.
Pioneer Road – Martin Avenue to CTH V Schedule: April 24 through September 28, 2024 Description: Construction includes common excavation, sanitary sewer, watermain, storm sewer, concrete sidewalk and curb & gutter, an asphalt pedestrian path and roadway, traffic signals & roadway lighting. September 9 to September 13: The contractor will continue to pour sidewalks and driveway aprons. The bike trail will be graded and S Martin Ave will be paved […]
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (September 4, 2024) — Two men who worked at Ground Zero in New York City during and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, will be the featured speakers at the EAA Aviation Museum’s annual 9/11 memorial presentation coming on Wednesday, September 11, at 7 p.m. in the EAA museum’s Eagle Hangar. Charles Blaich is a retired New York City deputy chief who was […]
MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Promotion and Education Committee is hosting a one-day Leadership Boot Camp on October 26 at the Cranberry Country Lodge in Tomah. The topic for this year’s Leadership Boot Camp is ‘Engaging Your Consumer Audience’. Attendees will learn how to build meaningful connections with their audience, engage consumers through targeted marketing and on-farm experiences as well as effectively promote consumer-focused activities. “Connecting with consumers and sharing accurate information about agriculture […]
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Wednesday afternoon for a new music stage at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds. County executive Sam Kaufman says the new stage is expected to be completed before the end of the year. "If you're sitting in the grandstands you would be facing the front of the stage," Kaufman told WFDL news. "...the wings would come out at an angle. One wing would be going northwest, […]
MADISON, WIs. (AP) — A Wisconsin mayor is condemning a campaign ad run by a Republican independent group that links a Democratic senator with a 2021 Christmas parade massacre. Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly called the ad a “pitiful political tool” that “hurts the whole entire community.” U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin faces Republican Eric Hovde in one of the country's most hotly contested Senate races this year. The race is crucial […]
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An ultra swimmer nicknamed The Shark was back on shore Wednesday, having given up on yet another quest to cross Lake Michigan after 40 hours in the water. An online tracker showed Jim Dreyer returned to Grand Haven, Michigan, where he started his planned 82-mile (130-kilometer) swim to Wisconsin on Monday night. He posted on Facebook that he was safe. “There were only two good hours in this 40-hour swim. If […]
It’s September and whether your child returns to school this week or has been back to school for a couple weeks already, now is the time to check in on their mental well-being. Recently released data on Wisconsin students’ well-being shows persistent problems: more than half reported anxiety; more than a third reported feeling sad and hopeless every day for over two weeks, a mark of depression; a quarter of girls […]
The Fond du Lac Women's Chorus will begin rehearsals on Monday, September 9, 7pm at Refinery Bible Church (formerly Memorial Baptist Church) 645 Forest Avenue, Fond du Lac. Founded in 1949, The Fond du Lac Women's Chorus will be entering its 75th year of entertaining audiences in Fond du Lac and surrounding areas. Two concerts are performed annually: their holiday concert which is held in December and their spring concert […]