Hello Waupun! A year ago this weekend we came together as a community to celebrate the centennial of Waupun's oldest sculpture, the Recording Angel. The Angel was donated to Waupun in October 1923 as a tribute to the late Mrs. Shaler and a gift to our community. Over the next several years, Mr. Shaler would donate five sculptures. In the late 1990's, Waupun would acquire two more of Mr. Shaler's […]
Green Lake, Wis. (October 07, 2024) – William Elliott Whitmore will perform a 506 Session at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake, Wisconsin, on Saturday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m. 506 Sessions feature cocktail style seating, with only 80 tickets available. Born and raised on a small farm in Lee County Iowa, a love of the land has always been an important part of William Elliott Whitmore’s life. An appreciation […]
Donald Trump's fourth stop in eight days in Wisconsin focused on the economy and immigration, and the former president highlighted a human trafficking case in Fond du Lac County. Trump spoke Sunday afternoon at the Dodge County Airport in Juneau. Trump told the crowd the story of a 12 year old girl who escaped from a vehicle earlier this year where a man had bound, blindfolded her and attempted to assault her. The suspect had […]
A Hartford man was seriously injured in a one vehicle rollover crash in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened shortly before 4:30 pm Saturday on County Highway Y south of County Highway T. The driver, a 30 year old Hartford man, was flown by helicopter to Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Neenah with serious injuries. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash.
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — The New York Mets' 4-2 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night in the deciding game of the NL Wild Card Series averaged 4,017,000 viewers on ESPN and streaming, making it ESPN's most-watched Major League Baseball game in three years. ESPN and Nielsen reported Friday that the audience peaked at 5.75 million viewers during the ninth inning, when the Mets rallied from a 2-0 deficit to […]
The Fond du lac Public Works Department would like to inform the motoring public of the seven day closure of South Park Avenue between 8th Street and 9th Street. The closure will begin 7:00 AM, Wednesday, October 9th and remain closed until the end of day October 16th. The closure will be in place to allow the water utility to replace and restore a water service on South Park Avenue.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Saturday celebrating an expanded sculpture collection in Waupun. City administrator Kathy Schlieve says under the leadership of local business owner and Waupun Area School District art teacher, Jeni Maly, five new sculptures, with an historical connection to Waupun have been erected in the downtown this past summer. Maly's non-profit is focused on expanding sculpture exhibits in Waupun through an affiliation with the Eau Claire […]
A Fond du Lac-based volunteer animal rescue organization participated in a live fundraising challenge by the Florida based organization Jordan's Way. Jordan’s Way founder Kris Rotonda was in Fond du Lac Saturday evening to help Sandi Paws Rescue raise thousands of dollars to aid its efforts to serve the needs of rescue dogs and cats. The event was livestreamed on Sandi Paws Facebook page, and the public was also invited to […]
FOND DU LAC, Wis. – The Ledge Games (TLG), a local timber competition for charity, returned to Red Cabin at Green Acres on Saturday for the ninth year of competition. The local lumberjack event welcomed hundreds of spectators and more than 100 amateur competitors all vying for the titles of Man, Woman, and Mentor (ages 55+) of the Ledge. Competition challenged the competitors’ strength and finesse with events including caber […]