The Fond du Lac Women's Chorus will hold its annual spring concert "We Will Sing The World Whole Again" on sunday,, April 28, 2pm at memorial Baptist Church, 645 Forest Avenue. Song highlights include: "What The World Needs Now Is Love Sweet Love", "Tomorrow" from the musical Annie; "What A Wonderful Word" from Miss Saigon, "Put A Little over In Your Heart", and more. Intermission entertainment will be provided by Jason […]
The City of Fond Du Lac Municipal Service Center is collaborating with RecycleThatStuff.com to offer a one-week electronic recycling event beginning Monday, June 17 th 2024 through Saturday, June 22 nd . This event will be located at the Municipal Service Center Bulky Waste Drop-Off Site at 530 Doty Street during regular hours of operation. Hours of operation can be found at www.fdl.wi.gov/public-works/bulky-waste-disposal/ under “Hours of Operation”. This recycling event […]
The executive director the Wisconsin Citizens Utility Board says in observance of Earth Day think about ways you can improve energy efficiency in your home. CUB director Tom Content says LED lighting is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to save money on your utility bill. Content says all month long Focus on Energy is offering a great deal on smart thermostats. Content says weatherize your home. He says […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican candidate in Wisconsin’s closely watched U.S. Senate race emphasized this week that he doesn’t oppose elderly people voting after initially saying that “almost nobody in a nursing home is in a point to vote.” Eric Hovde faces Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in the race that is essential for Democrats to win in order to maintain their majority in the Senate. Baldwin and Democrats have […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say a vehicle crashed into a Milwaukee County bus late Saturday, killing one person and injuring nine others. The crash happened just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday in Milwaukee when a car traveling south at West Wisconsin Avenue and North 35th Street crashed into a bus heading east. A passenger in the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Two others, including the driver of the car, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor said Friday that she won't bring charges against a Republican lawmaker accused of trying to evade state campaign finance laws in order to unseat the powerful speaker of the Assembly. Waukesha County District Attorney Susan Opper said she would not be filing felony charges against Rep. Janel Brandtjen as was recommended by the bipartisan Wisconsin Ethics Commission. She is the fourth county prosecutor to decide against filing […]
A federal court has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Fond du Lac School District principal. The former principal at Fond du lac High School and Roberts Elementary School, Michelle Hagen filed a gender and age discrimination lawsuit against the District in 2021 Hagen filed the lawsuit in the Wisconsin Eastern District Federal Court alleging that the school district discriminated against her because of her gender and deprived […]
Highway officials are reminding motorists to drive carefully and pay particular attention in highway workzones as the construction season gets underway. Last week was Highway Work Zone Safety Awareness Week in Wisconsin. Fond du Lac County Highway commissioner Tom Janke says "Buckle up, put your phone away and pay attention." Over the past five years there have been more than 11,000 crashes in Wisconsin work zones causing 63 deaths and […]
About one third of socially vulnerable women are missing recommended mammograms. That according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study found the more health-related social needs a woman had, the less likely she was to get a mammogram. Fond du Lac County Public Health Services supervisor Michelle Robbins says for women between the ages of 50 and 74, mammography prevalence was 83 percent for women with no health-related […]