A Mount Calvary nursing home is joining Agnesian HealthCare. The Sister Servants of Christ the King has entered into a Letter of Intent for Villa Loretto and Villa Rosa to become part of Agnesian. Villa Loretto has been operating since 1965 as a licensed skilled nursing home, caring for hundreds of residents in Mount Calvary and surrounding communities. General Superior Sister Stephen Bloesl said with the number of Sisters in […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Legislature are meeting privately with individual lawmakers, trying to broker deals that will lead to the budget-writing committee finishing its work on the two-year spending plan. Both Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos were in meetings all day Tuesday to work on budget deals. Fitzgerald spokeswoman Myranda Tanck says it is unlikely that the budget-writing Joint Finance […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Independent charter schools could be approved in 146 public school districts across Wisconsin under a provision that's been added to the state budget. State Superintendent Tony Evers says the expansion of independent charter school authorizers would weaken local control of public education. The measure added to the budget calls for the University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross to appoint someone to approve independent charter schools […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A final tally shows a tornado that struck the UW-Platteville campus nearly a year ago caused $18.6 million in damage. The school released the final damage numbers on Tuesday. The tornado hit the campus on June 16, 2014, breaking windows, destroying roofs, downing trees and bending light towers at the sports stadium. The twister caused $7.3 million in damage to Bridgeway Commons, $4.8 million in damage […]
It went from 620 down to one winner: Chapter 52. Kathy Dreifuerst wins the Fond du Lac Public Library’s Name the Bookstore contest with her entry she said was inspired by great art galleries. Dreifuerst submitted eight name suggestions in the contest to rename the library’s BookCellar. The used-books-and-more store is moving from the basement to the former pharmacy building next door to the downtown library at 52 Sheboygan St. […]
The state Department of Health Services will not change the location of where two high risk sex offenders will be living despite public protests. That according to a spokesperson from state representative Mark Born’s office. The spokesman told WFDL news the Department made the decision after representative Born and state senator Scott Fitzgerald wrote the Department a letter last week asking them to reconsider. The lawmakers wrote that allowing two Chapter […]
A Markesan man has been convicted in Dodge County of making bomb threats and violating restrictions of being a sex offender. 32 year old Aaron Schreiber entered an Alford Plea Friday in Dodge County Circuit Court to five counts of making a bomb scare, three counts of a child sex offender working with children, and four counts of bail jumping. Judge Steven Bauer accepted the plea and found Schreiber guilty. […]
DELAVAN, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he intends to keep his campaign promise not to raise the gas tax or vehicle registration fees to pay for transportation projects in Wisconsin. Walker said Monday that despite his position, he still believes a deal can be reached with the Legislature's budget-writing committee this week on how to pay for highways and other roads projects. The transportation budget is one of […]
DELAVAN, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he will sign a 20-week abortion ban whether or not it includes an exemption for cases of rape or incest. Walker was asked Monday about the bill following a speech at a Boys and Girls Club event in Delavan. Walker says a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy is "rational and reasonable" because he believes after that point the unborn […]