The Fond du Lac County board has approved a request to give the Fond du Lac County Fair more time to pay a $50,000 no-interest loan from the County. The board approved the request for a two year extension at their meeting Tuesday night with supervisors Zorn and Schumacher voting against. Fair board secretary Matt Immel says he's very grateful for the board's support. "We've always been very thankful for […]
John S. Provo Birthday: July 14, 1952 Race: White Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 185 Hair: Brown/Gray Eyes: Hazel This is a change of address notification on John S. Provo who was released back into the Community on July 29, 2014, after serving time in prison for child enticement-exposing sex organ in 2002. In addition he was convicted in 1982 in the State of Michigan for Assault with Intent to […]
With less than two weeks to go before Christmas the Fond du Lac fire chief says he wants to keep the streak going…no Christmas tree fires in the six years that he has been chief. Between 2007-2011 U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 230 home fires that started with Christmas trees per year. Fond du lac fire chief Pete O’Leary says that’s down about half from the previous […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's decision to "actively explore" running for president doesn't affect his own consideration of getting into the race. Walker says Bush's action "doesn't affect me one way or another." Walker says whether he decides to run for president will be "based upon me, my family and my state and what I may or may not be able […]
The Fond du Lac County Clerk says a proposal to do away with the Government Accountability Board would be a foolish waste of taxpayer money. Republicans in charge of the legislature are talking about doing away with the board of retired judges and replacing it with a partisan model. Fond du Lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says the board replaced the Elections Board which was widely viewed as ineffective and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he's open to making changes to the nonpartisan board that oversees elections, campaign finance, ethics and lobbying laws in Wisconsin. But he says he doesn't know whether the best approach is modifying the current setup, creating something entirely new, or reverting back to the separate elections and ethics boards that were made up of partisan appointees. An audit that found problems with […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The head of the state board that oversees elections in Wisconsin is defending its work amid calls from Republicans to overhaul the agency in light of a recent audit that detailed a variety of problems. Government Accountability Board director Kevin Kennedy discussed the audit with the board at its meeting Tuesday. Board chairman Tom Barland asked whether Kennedy believed elections duties should be separated from its […]
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — The Baraboo School Board has amended its athletic and co-curricular activities policy to prohibit discrimination against transgender students. The change adopted by board members on a vote of 4-3 Monday night includes "gender expression" and "gender identity" in the district's anti-discrimination policy. School board members in favor of the policy amendment say it's necessary to comply with federal guidelines and those from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new state report says Department of Workforce Development call centers were too busy to answer almost 1.7 million calls from people looking to claim unemployment benefits in the year that ended June 30. The Legislative Audit Bureau issued findings Tuesday showing that DWD placed people in hold queue when call center staff were busy. If more calls were received than the queue would hold, the […]