All are invited to the 79th annual Cambria Welsh Hymn Sing on Sunday, October 13, at the historic 1st Presbyterian Church, 121 West Florence St in Cambria. There will be two sessions, one at 2:30pm and one at 5:30pm. Along with other special numbers, the special guest is: award winning soloist and director Katherine Crusi from Philadelphia. The Hymn Sing will be sung in mostly English in rich 4 part […]
A Fond du Lac man was seriously injured and a Fond du Lac man is in custody following a shooting incident over the weekend. Shortly after 8pm Saturday police officers responded to the area of First and Adams Streets for reports of gunshots and found a 48 year old Fond du Lac man with multiple gunshot wounds to his left leg and arm a few blocks away on South Portland Street between Sheboygan […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has voted unanimously to fire a communications professor who was seeking to retain tenure after his dismissal as chancellor of one of the system’s campuses for making pornographic films. The board on Friday rejected his wish to remain a professor. Joe Gow had served as chancellor of UW-La Crosse for nearly 17 years. He argued last week that he […]
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened shortly after 1:30pm Friday on Highway 151 and Martin Road. A preliminary investigation shows the the motorcycle was southbound on Hwy 151 and was cut off by what witnesses described was an SUV with Oklahoma license plates. The motorcycle hit the rear of the SUV and the operator was ejected from the cycle. He was transported from […]
A Menasha man has been arrested in connection with a fire that significantly damaged a Fond du Lac duplex. Shortly after 11pm Monday firefighters were called to the 200 block of Packer Street to find the east side of the house engulfed in flames and smoke coming from the residence. A 16 year old girl attempted to escape out of a second story window and fell to the ground. She is listed in stable […]
The first of nine staff members at the Waupun Correctional Institution charged in connection with the deaths of inmates at the prison has been convicted of a misdemeanor. As part of a plea agreement, 36 year old Sarah Anne Ransbottom pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor of violating the law of a state or county institution. She originally faced a felony charge of misconduct in public office. Dodge County Circuit judge Martin De Vries ordered […]
Lakeside Park Pedestrian Bridge Replacement – Oven to Fountain Island Schedule: September 16 through November 15, 2024 Description: Construction includes removal of the existing wood bridge structure, pouring new concrete abutments and setting a new steel truss bridge. Site grading, restoration and asphalt pedestrian path will be replaced. September 30 to October 4: Pile driving was completed for both the east and west abutments. Crews will tie steel and form […]
MADISON — As previously announced, on Sat., Sept. 28, 2024, and Sat., Oct. 12, 2024, the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin will be flown at half-staff coinciding with the Final Alarm Ceremony and Silent Procession at the Wisconsin Fire & EMS Memorial Park in Wisconsin Rapids, which is hosted by the Wisconsin Fire & EMS Memorial, and in honor of Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial Day. In May, Gov. […]
Tracey Reinders, RN, SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital Home Care, has been named a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses winner. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® is part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes by members of his family. Patrick died at the age […]