The state Department of Health Services has submitted it's plan to the legislature's joint finance committee on how to use $36 million in opioid settlement funds. The plan spreads out the money to prevent opioid use disorder, while continuing efforts for harm reduction, treatment and recovery. Fond du Lac County Public Health Services supervisor Michelle Robbins says she hopes Fond du Lac County will receive some of that money. Robbins says Fond du […]
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says he does not plan to ask the Wisconsin National Guard to help with understaffing in state prisons. The governor said this week that in order to dispatch the Guard, members would have to be appropriately trained — a process that takes time. Prisons are receiving more applicants for guard positions, thanks to an increase in the pay rate that went into effect last year. Waupun and Green Bay Correctional […]
For over a decade, Wisconsin Republicans have prioritized giving more money back to the hardworking people of our state. Since 2011, our tax cuts have totaled over $31 billion. That’s an accomplishment I am proud to be a part of—because it’s your money and you know best how to spend it. These cuts will save Wisconsin families $1,707 this year alone. Whether that helps buy groceries or gas; funds a […]
Jazz performers ranging in age from middle school to seasoned musicians will perform classic and improvisational jazz during the Fond du Lac Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 20 at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (THELMA), 51 Sheboygan St., Fond du Lac, Wis. THELMA will present the annual Fond du Lac Jazz Festival as part of April’s Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), a monthlong, statewide celebration wherein Wisconsin joins communities, schools, artists, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced Thursday that she will not seek another term, setting up a high-stakes fight for control of the battleground state's highest court. Bradley, who is part of the court's 4-3 liberal majority, said she felt confident she could win a fourth 10-year term but that it was time to “pass the torch.” Her term will end July 31, 2025. “My decision has […]
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital president Katherine Vergos is stepping down. Vergos is leaving SSM Health in Fond du Lac in May after accepting a job as the market president for CommonSpirit Health in Las Vegas. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve this ministry and this community and am most grateful for all the love and support I have received over the years from SSM Health, the employees, the […]
Nobody was injured in a marsh fire in Fond du Lac County. The fire in the area of Lakeshore Drive and cemetery Road started as a controlled burn and spread to a nearby marsh. Firefighters worked to prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby tree line. The fire burned approximately 30 acres of marsh land. No structures were damaged. Fire danger in the area is listed as high.
Nobody was injured in a kitchen fire in Fond du Lac County. Wednesday afternoon firefighters from 10 departments were called to the Gail Johnson residence on Highway G for a fire that started in an oven. The fire was contained to the kitchen but there was smoke damage throughout the house.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin elections officials say the effort by supporters of former President Donald Trump to recall Wisconsin’s top elected Republican did not gather enough signatures to trigger the recall election and therefore should be rejected. The recommendation released Wednesday was to be considered Thursday by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Trump backers angry with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos launched the recall effort, citing his refusal to decertify President […]