One person was seriously injured in a one vehicle crash in Fond du Lac County. Shortly before 2am Friday rescue personnel were called to the scene on County Highway W north of Johnsburg and began treating the driver who was found on the highway near the vehicle before he was flown by helicopter to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah.
A former facilities repair worker at the Waupun Correctional Institution has been convicted of smuggling contraband into the prison in exchange for bribe money. Forty seven year old William Homan of Fox Lake has pleaded guilty to receiving more than 120 bribe payments totaling nearly $54,000 while working with inmates, former inmates and their associates. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for December 12th. He faces a maximum sentence of five […]
A former Fond du Lac firefighter convicted of possession of child pornography is going to prison. Fifty one year old Edgar Ramirez Tellez was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison followed by three years extended supervision. He pleaded no contest in June to one count of possession of child pornography and nine other counts were dismissed. Ramirez Tellez was a nearly 19 year veteran of the fire department.
An incident at a Fond du Lac elementary school shows just how on edge residents are following the latest school shooting in Georgia last week. Shortly before 10am Thursday police were called for a report of a man dressed in all black clothing carrying what appeared to be a gun in a bag strapped around his shoulder who had just walker into Evans Elementary School. Police officers and Sheriff's deputies immediately responded and the school […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that damaged a house in Fond du lac. Shortly after 11:30am Thursday firefighters were called to 563 West Scott Street. The fire was extinguished in about ten minutes, but not before damaging the siding on the west side of the house with smoke damage inside the home. Firefighters were able to rescue three pet dogs inside the house. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Wisconsin will go for its highest-ranked nonconference win in 50 years when No. 4 Alabama visits Saturday. If the Badgers win as 16 1/2-point underdogs, it would be their biggest nonconference win since they upset a No. 4-ranked Nebraska in 1974. Nebraska was in the Big Eight then. No. 9 Oregon visits an Oregon State team that will be highly motivated in the wake of the Pac-12 breakup. Washington visits […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she expects the number of people sickened by a multistate salmonella outbreak caused by raw eggs to grow. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says so far there have been no salmonella cases reported in Fond du Lac County. Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following the outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a […]
Vaccines for COVID-19, flu, and RSV arriving across Wisconsin The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is encouraging Wisconsinites to get vaccinated against respiratory illnesses this fall. An updated COVID-19 and a new annual flu vaccine are now available to protect against COVID-19 and flu strains circulating this season. RSV vaccines are also available for people who are eligible, including most older adults and people who are pregnant. An RSV antibody to protect infants from […]
photo identification, pictured left to right: Adam White (Past-President), Christine Schiek (President), John Hawkins, Jeff Reed, Deb Witkowski, Christine Martin, Dr. Ted Miller, Michael Schumacher, Mark Daniels (Treasurer), Tim Taylor (Sergeant at Arms); Barb Senn. Missing: Kim Laws, Mike Retelle Fond du Lac Morning Rotary Club installed the following Rotarians to the lead the club during 2024-2025 Rotary year: President, Christine Schiek; President-elect, Kim Laws; Club Secretary, Mike Retelle; Treasurer, […]