Month: November 2024

Moraine Park Technical College was among 22 employers statewide to be recognized as a Vets Ready Employer for 2024 by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and its Office of Veteran Employment Services (OVES). The annual award recognizes Wisconsin employers that have gone above and beyond to hire and support veterans and their families.  Moraine Park was awarded a gold certification in the large-sized employer category. Applicants are rated and […]

City offices in the City/County Government Center will be closed on November 28th and 29th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.   The Municipal Service Center office will be closed on November 28th and 29th. However, yard waste and brush may still be dropped off during the holiday hours. Note: The bulky waste drop off site will be open on Saturday, November 30th (8am-12pm). Refuse and recycling will be collected as […]

Photo caption: Sandy Juedes (center), an SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Information Desk volunteer, receives a BEE Award from Jason Blonigen (left), SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Volunteer Services hospital coordinator, and Kristi Weis, Ripon Community Hospital lead patient access representative. Sandy Juedes, an SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Information Desk volunteer, has been named the newest recipient of the BEE (Be Exceptional Everyday) Award. Juedes was nominated by […]

Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Columbia-Dodge-Washington-Ozaukee-Including the cities of Lake Wisconsin, Berlin, Fond Du Lac, Mequon, Oostburg, Beaver Dam, Cedarburg, Hartford, Markesan, Columbus, Sheboygan Falls, Mayville, Waupun, Lodi, Plymouth, Germantown, West Bend, Princeton, Portage, Grafton, and Howards Grove ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, […]

FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON  IMPACTS THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE IN  EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN... Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Dodge-Washington-Ozaukee-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-Including the cities of Fond Du Lac, Mequon, Oostburg, Beaver Dam, Cedarburg, Jefferson, Hartford, Racine, Lake Geneva, Elkhorn, Sheboygan Falls, Mayville, Waupun, Milwaukee, Whitewater, Waukesha, Delavan, Kenosha, Watertown, Plymouth, Germantown, Muskego, Brookfield, Menomonee Falls, East Troy, Fort Atkinson, West Bend, New Berlin, Grafton, and Howards Grove ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette University officials announced Wednesday that Kimo Ah Yun will serve as the school's next president.  Ah Yun had served as acting president since June, when President Michael Lovell died in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer.  Ah Yun becomes only the second lay person to serve as the Jesuit university's president. Lovell was the first.   Ah Yun joined Marquette in 2016 as dean of the school's J. […]

There was no significant change in the local unemployment rate last month.   The city of Fond du Lac's unemployment rate inched up a tenth of a percent in October to 2.9 percent.  The Fond du Lac County jobless rate stood at 2.3 percent, down a tenth of a percent.  The Dodge County unemployment rate also dropped slightly from 2.3 to 2.2 percent.

Oakfield school officials are picking up the pieces and deciding the next steps after a school operations referendum was narrowly defeated in the November election.   School District administrator Dr. Sarah Poquette says she is obviously disappointed, but says it's important to listen to the community and constituents.   Dr. Poquette says she believes the school district still has a high level of support, but says there were a lot of factors that came […]

An Eden man arrested this week following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties was on parole for armed robbery.  Sheriff's captain Chris Randall says the chase started Monday morning in the village of North Fond du Lac when sheriff's deputies attempted to stop a vehicle operated by a man wanted on a felony warrant.  The pursuit continued north at speeds up to 100 miles an hour, and then ended […]