The Fond du Lac city council has recognized an Eagle Scout for his heroic, life saving actions involving a lake rescue in the Boundary Waters canoe area near the Minnesota-Canadian border. The council last week honored North Fond du lac Horace Mann High School junior Michael Meisenberg with a proclamation. Michael, his father Jeff and another adult, Michael Zagar were on a scouting expedition attempting to cross a deep lake […]
Fond du Lac city officials are moving forward with plans to extend two bicycle trails in the city. Public Works Director Jordan Skiff says the city is using a donation from Agnesian HealthCare to hire an engineering firm to site bike trails in Lakeside Park and on Camelot Drive in the southern portion of the city. Skiff says the Brooke Street trail would be extended through the park closer to […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The sturgeon spearing season has ended, with more than 2,100 fish harvested. State Department of Natural Resources Senior Fisheries Biologist Ryan Koenigs says this was the sixth highest harvest since 1940. In a news release, he says fisherman speared nearly 1,900 sturgeon on Lake Winnebago and about 290 from the nearby lakes by the time the season closed Saturday afternoon. The agency sold a record number […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin AFL-CIO plans rallies Tuesday and Wednesday in Madison to protest a bill that would make Wisconsin a right-to-work state. On Friday, Governor Scott Walker backed a surprise move by Republican legislators to quickly vote on the bill, an action the likely 2016 presidential candidate initially said should be delayed to avoid re-igniting massive pro-union protests. Walker rose to prominence in 2011, when he pushed […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal aid for Wisconsin highways has dropped by 3.6 percent, nearly $28 million, over the five years ending in 2013. That's according to data obtained by The Associated Press. It shows a declining money stream that is worsening the state's woes in paying for road projects. Wisconsin's loss wasn't as large as some neighboring states. Minnesota saw a nearly 33 percent drop because of unique circumstances, […]
MADRID, Iowa (AP) — Demand for goat milk and other dairy products has steadily increased in the U.S. in recent years largely because of growing interest in artisan cheeses and populations accustomed to goat products. That's left goat farmers and dairy producers scurrying to keep up and find new and better ways to develop their goods. The nation's dairy goat herd climbed 2 percent in the past year to 365,000 […]
Dodge County officials are looking to make security upgrades at the Dodge County courthouse and jail for the first time since the facility was built 15 years ago. Dodge County administrator Jim Mielke says the present courthouse security system is outdated and state of the art security features are needed from a safety standpoint. Mielke says upgrades are also needed in the jail.
Several businesses and individuals have been recognized at the Ripon Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Incorporated annual dinner. ConAgra Foods was awarded the Large Business of the Year. The Small Business of the year award goes to Watson Street Tea and Treats. The Chamber also recognized the Ripon Rotary as its Community Service Organization of the year. Ripon Main Street manager Craig Tebon was presented with the Distinguished Service […]
The Oakfield High School girls basketball team recently raised more than $1,300 to benefit the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation’s Caring for You Fund. The fund was established for families requiring assistance with basic life needs they are unable to afford during cancer treatment, or care for other long-term illnesses. The fund, supported by the Farrah Fawcett Foundation out of California, has already been used to help people make rent, cover utility […]