Month: September 2024

MADISON, Wis. -- Two is better than one. Just ask Family Fil on W7711 State Rd. 21 in Wautoma. The Wisconsin Lottery retailer sold a winning $150,000 Powerball ticket for the Monday, September 23, drawing. It is the second time in 2024 Family Fil has sold a winning $150,000 Powerball ticket. The first time was for the March 30 drawing. Last night's winning ticket matched four of five winning numbers (15-21-25-37-45) plus the Powerball (19). The winning play included […]

MADISON - High health care costs are hurting Wisconsin’s business climate and making employers less competitive. According to the Wisconsin Employer Survey, nearly half - 44 percent - of Badger State employers saw health care costs increase by more than 10 percent over the last year. Another 41 percent of businesses saw costs go up between six and 10 percent.  These high costs come at a time when general inflation has increased by […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday.  Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in the state and was also an investor in a biotech company with ties to the case. […]

Two Milwaukee men face drug charges following a traffic stop in Fond du Lac County.  The vehicle was pulled over this month on Interstate 41 and a Sheriff's K9 alerted a deputy to the presence of drugs.  A search of the vehicle found heroin.  The suspects were found to have small amounts of cocaine and illegal mushrooms in their possession as they were being booked into the jail.

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) introduced H.R. 7184, the CBO Data Access Act, on February 1, 2024. This week, the House passed the Senate companion version, an identical bill, by unanimous consent.  This bipartisan initiative will benefit taxpayers by enhancing the efficiency of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) process behind projecting the fiscal impact of proposed legislation. A transparent and efficient federal government is crucial […]

The Fond du Lac Chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace, a non-profit charity whose mission is "NO KID SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR IN OUR TOWN", has reached a milestone this past weekend by building their 1000th bed on Friday.   According to Chapter President Tom Otte "SHP is on a mission to end 'Bedlessness' in Fond du Lac County, and in 3.5 years our local 100% volunteer group has delivered 908 beds […]

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is issuing a public health alert for Wild Rice & Cheddar Cheese Bratwursts and Wild Rice & Cranberry Bratwursts produced by Maloney’s Baloney in Durand. This alert is due to the product being misbranded and containing an undeclared allergen.  The aforementioned products contain wheat, a known food allergen, which was not declared on the products’ labels. The products […]

Walters Buildings generously donated $1,000 to the Horicon Marshmen Foundation to give back to the Horicon community.  Pictured from left to right: Di Bushkie (Director, Horicon Marshmen Foundation), Jerry Traughber (President, Horicon Marshmen Foundation), Marshall Wisth (District Sales Manager, Walters Buildings), Ellen Sunderland (Vice President, Horicon Marshmen Foundation), Jerry Voy (Director, Horicon Marshmen Foundation), Kathy Galvin (Director, Horicon Marshmen Foundation). If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor of the Marshmen […]

photo:fdl fire and rescue One person was transported to the hospital following a fire that damaged a Fond du Lac residence. The lone occupant had escaped out of a second story window of the duplex when firefighters arrived early Tuesday morning at 247 Packer Street. The fire caused significant damage. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.  Fond du Lac Fire Rescue was assisted by North Fond du Lac […]