The Fond du Lac Public Works director says the city hopes to develop its newest neighborhood park next year. Jordan Skiff will update the advisory Park board on the South Park Avenue Park at their meeting Monday night. Skiff sys the park is situated on 4.75 acres near Wisher and Southern Edge Drive. "Right next to the railroad tracks, its meant to be a small neighborhood park," Skiff told WFDL […]
The Fond du Lac Fire Chief says his department would be more than willing to lend his department’s ladder truck to the village of North Fond du lac in the event of an emergency. Fire chief Pete O’Leary extended the offer as the village decides whether to replace an outdated ladder truck that’s nearing the end of its useful life. O”Leary says the cost of a new ladder truck is […]
The Dodge County Sheriff says a fatal crash this week involving two semis is a case in point the dangers of trying to make a u-turn in the median of a major interstate. The driver of a semi was killed when his rig slammed into a semi trying to make a u-turn after apparently missing his stop while traveling north on Interstate 41 near Lomira. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt […]
Baraboo National Bank said it is selling its Fond du Lac branch to Horicon Bank. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal, which needs regulatory approval, is expected to close in the fourth quarter. The branch is Baraboo National's only one in Fond du Lac County. Most of its 10 other branches are in Sauk County. The purchase gives Horicon Bank a location on the west side […]
The Waupun police chief says the death of a K9 in a parked squad at the PGA championship shows that even the most elaborate air conditioning systems can fail. The Brown County sheriff’s office says the dog was in the squad for 47 minutes before being found dead. The sheriff's office says the air conditioning had stopped working, and the car's K-9 heat alarm didn't activate. Waupun police chief […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker's longtime chief of staff is stepping down. The governor's office says Eric Schutt is leaving "to pursue other opportunities and to spend more time with family." Schutt's replacement effective September 4th will be Rich Zipperer, who had been deputy chief of staff since 2012.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Anglers are upset over a move by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources toward selling 1,000 acres of state-owned land that contain several spring-fed ponds with native brook trout populations. The small ponds in Langlade County are fed by rich sources of groundwater that sustain the fish and neighboring streams, rivers and lakes.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers' plans to develop property west of Lambeau Field include a hotel, brewery, restaurant, sports medicine facility and public plaza. The Packers own more than 65 acres around Lambeau Field in the village of Ashwaubenon. Team leaders said Thursday the first phase of development around the stadium includes 34 acres to the west. Plumbing and hospitality company Kohler plans to build a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new poll shows Gov. Scott Walker leads the field of Republican presidential candidates in his home state of Wisconsin. The Marquette University Law School poll released Thursday shows Walker with 25 percent support among Republican primary voters, down from 40 percent he had in the last poll done in April. The next highest in the latest poll is Ben Carson at 13 percent. Donald Trump […]