Recent layoffs at Mercury Marine and Spectrum Charter Communications are reflected in the latest local unemployment rate. The July unemployment rate in the city of Fond du Lac nearly doubled from 3.6 percent in June to 6.9 percent in July, the highest jobless rate in the state. The Fond du Lac County rate jumped from three percent to 4.7 percent last month. The Dodge County unemployment rate held steady at 2.8 percent.
(Charlottesville, VA) - The University of Virginia Partnership for Leaders in Education (UVA-PLE), a prominent national education leadership development provider, today announced its new cohort of school and district leadership teams. A joint initiative of the Darden School of Business and the School of Education and Human Development, UVA- PLE is a multi-year engagement with superintendents, principals, and other leaders that combines world-class executive education and thought partnership grounded in research. The […]
Milwaukee, Wis. – Data breaches are scary; they expose customers’ personal information and leave them vulnerable to fraud. With many recent data breach announcements from all types of industries, it's become clear how common data breaches are these days. BBB has tips for consumers to protect personal information and reduce identity theft risks. This is important whether you’re a customer of the affected companies or not. What is a data breach? Companies […]
SSM Health Dale Michels Heart & Vascular Care at St. Agnes Hospital has achieved a 4-stars rating in the American College of Cardiology and the National Cardiovascular Data Registry’s Cath Lab PCI registry. The ratings are publicly available in Cardio Smart’s Find Your Heart - a tool available online at CardioSmart.org/FindAHospital. “This honor affirms our commitment and efforts to provide the best possible care for patients who are experiencing a […]
Nobody was seriously injured when a Dodge County Sheriff’s squad pulled over for a traffic stop was struck by a vehicle. The crash happened Thursday morning on County Highway E between Highway I and state highway 26. A passing motorist struck the driver’s side of the squad and pickup that was pulled over. The state patrol is investigating.
Jason Lindemann, 53, of Oshkosh, was sentenced today to five month in jail and three years probation after being found guilty of fourteen counts all related to his involvement driving a powerboat. The powerboat struck a paddlewheel cruise boat on the Fox River on July 9, 2022, including two counts of Second Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, eleven counts of Fail to Render Aid after a Boating Accident Resulting in Injury, […]
Join Hogs for Heroes this weekend as we return TWO injured Wisconsin Army Veterans back to the road with Harley Davidson motorcycles for the healing benefits of wind therapy, marking the 49th and 50th gifting for the small Wisconsin charity. Sergeant Brandon Wheaton of Appleton, WI will be the 49th recipient and Sergeant Major Tony Glugla of Oakfield, WI will be the 50th recipient. Both will receive their keys at […]
Update From The Fond du Lac Police Department Is Below: The City of Fond du Lac Police Department wants to express our sincerest sympathies to the families, friends, and loved ones of Lincoln C. Menne (08/14/2018) who died yesterday while at the hospital from injuries he sustained after being struck by a vehicle on August 21, 2024. FDLPD has been in constant contact with the family and they want to share […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Universities of Wisconsin officials are asking their regents to approve a request for $855 million in new state funding to stave off another round of tuition increases, cover raises, subsidize tuition and keep two-year branch campuses open in some form. President Jay Rothman said during a brief Zoom news conference Monday that his administration plans to ask regents on Thursday to approve asking for the money as […]