NEW YORK (AP) — Kroger plans to buy fellow grocer Roundy's for about $178 million to expand in the Midwest. Roundy's Inc., based in Milwaukee, owns about 151 stores in Wisconsin and Illinois. Its stores include Copps, Mariano's, Metro Market and Pick 'n Save. Kroger said the deal will give it a presence in new areas. Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. operates more than 2,600 stores in 34 states. It owns several […]
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Pat Roggensack is telling the state's judges that she plans to lobby legislators to raise their salaries. Roggensack made the remarks at the annual state judicial conference Wednesday in Middleton during her State of the Judiciary Address. The speech was her first State of the Judiciary Address since taking over as the high court's leader earlier this year. She said she […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a pair of bills expanding and simplifying Wisconsin's concealed carry law. One bill he signed Wednesday allows active military personnel from other states who are stationed in Wisconsin for more than a year to apply for concealed weapons permits. Until the change, the permits were available only to state residents. The other bill Walker signed simplifies the application process […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker says the best way to celebrate Veterans Day is to try harder to reach out to fellow citizens and stand up for everyone's rights and freedoms. Walker delivered the message at a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday in the state Capitol rotunda. Two Wisconsin residents killed in action in Vietnam, Leonard Thompson and Lawrence Joseph Butler, were honored during the ceremony.
In what has become an annual event, Mercury Marine, the global leader in marine propulsion, honored both past and present military veterans with a celebration today at the company’s global headquarters in Fond du Lac. The day started with a message of thanks at 11:11am and was followed by a presentation, honoring Mercury Marine veterans past and present, featuring Mercury Marine president John Pfeifer, Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs […]
November 04, 2015 A morning of cake doughnut sales at Bob & Bonnie’s Donuts and Cakes, located at 54A Halbach Court in Fond du Lac, have led to a donation that will help patients and their families who benefit from Agnesian Cancer Care services. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dan and Jessica Fishelson, Bob & Bonnie’s owners/operators, donated proceeds from a two-hour doughnut sale to the Agnesian HealthCare […]
This time of year we like to take a moment to give readers a refresher on the city ordinances relating to winter parking and snow and ice removal. Winter parking regulations state that on any day that we receive 2 or more inches of snow, and the day after, vehicles cannot park on city streets or alleys between the hours of 2:00am and 6:00am. Snowfall is measured at the Waupun […]
The Fond du Lac County Board has approved a 2016 budget. County executive Al Buechel says the tax rate is down a penny from his orginal budget due in part to savings in health insurance. "We are going to continue with programs, services and we are not having across the board layoffs of people," Buechel said. Buechel says the budget reflects a lot of pressure the county is realizing in […]
The Fond du Lac County Board has approved a modest increase in per diem for certain committee assignments. County executive Al Buechel says board members are getting a ten dollar increase for serving on appointed boards and commissions. "If they take extra appointments from me, because the county executive makes other appointments, they are paid a per diem and its been $35 for nearly two decades," Buechel said. "...they […]