Starting Wednesday Fond du lac County residents are being asked to participate in a community health survey. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the health department, Agnesian Healthcare, Fond du lac School District, United Way, YMCA and other groups have partnered to conduct the phone survey. Mueller says information will supplement a community health assessment done six years ago to allow officials to analyze trends over time. Mueller says the survey […]
After being forced to close the swimming beach at a Fond du Lac county park for several years in a row…that hasn’t been the case so far this summer. Fond du Lac County Parks director Sam Tobias says a new bathroom facility was built at Wolf Lake County Park and attendance is up this summer. "During construction of the new bathroom, all of that activity chased the geese away. We […]
The Fond du Lac police chief says he’s hopeful a new collaborative effort will help at-risk children who are exposed to illegal drugs. The Drug Endangered Children program was unveiled at a press conference recently. Fond du lac police chief Bill Lamb says it’s a team effort between police, social services, public health, probation and parole and the DA’s office. Lamb says the program is particularily important with the explosion […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin's elections board is anticipating recounts in three races following the Aug. 12 primaries. A notice on the board's website says it considers recounts likely in the 6th Congressional District and two state legislative districts. Recounts are not automatic in Wisconsin. Candidates must request them, and they can't do that until counties finalize their election results. Government Accountability Board spokesman Reid Magney says it has asked […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It's unclear whether a federal appeals court will release nearly three dozen documents linked to a secret investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign. Prosecutors have been looking into whether Walker's campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups. The prosecutors are using a so-called John Doe procedure in which information is tightly controlled. A federal judge halted the probe after one of the groups, Wisconsin Club […]
A nine year old Illinois boy has died from injuries suffered in a three vehicle accident in Dodge County. The accident happened Friday afternoon at the intersection of County A and Indian Hills Trail in the town of Beaver Dam. The victim was a passenger in a vehicle that was rear ended by a tractor-trailer forcing the car into the northbound lanes where it collided with another vehicle. The drivers […]
Severe thunderstorms rolled through Fond du lac County early last night and again early this morning…flooding roads and knocking down some trees. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain Rick Olig says water was running across the road on Highways B and K causing a traffic hazard. A truck was stopped in the roadway on Highway 175 between Byron and Fond du Lac due to flooding and water was reported on […]
Patients and families of Agnesian HealthCare’s Hospice Hope and Community Cancer Care are the big winners in this year’s Agnesian HealthCare Foundation Hospice Hope Cancer Care Charity Open. A total of $267,000 was raised to support these vital healthcare services. Raffle winners included: Dave Gitter, Mt. Calvary, grand prize – 2014 Jeep Cherokee Latitude FWD or a $15,000 cash; Paul Huenink, Fond du Lac, second prize – $5,000 cash; and […]
The Department of Public Works will be closing a portion of the intersection of Winnebago Drive and North Park Avenue at 6:00 AM Wednesday morning, August 20th to facilitate the repair of a water main leak. The following lane closures will occur: East bound Winnebago Drive will be closed with traffic diverted around the construction site via East Scott Street and North Park Avenue. *South bound Park Avenue will be […]