Hello Waupun and happy birthday! March 20th will be Waupun's 185th birthday! On March 20, 1839 Seymour Wilcox and his wife Lucy settled along the banks of the Rock River, by where Shaler Park is today, to build the first homestead and created a new community that was supposed to be named Waubun. Waupun comes from the Ojibwe word "Waubun" which means "the east," "the morning," "the twilight of dawn" and […]
Republican state senator Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac says he voted to fire two Universities of Wisconsin regents because he felt they weren't up to the job. The senate voted this week to reject confirming regents Dana Wachs and John Miller. Both voted against a deal that limited campus diversity efforts. "There was a compromise with the (UW) system and the legislature that put a lot of money into the […]
Voters will decide two constitutional amendments passed by the Republican-controlled legislature regarding elections when they go to the polls in April. One of those amendments includes a ban on election officials accepting private grant money. The amendment was sparked by the grants a group largely funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg gave to state communities ahead of the 2020 election. Fond du Lac Republican state representative Jerry O'Connor says private […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed two of three claims against a former Wisconsin police officer who killed three people of color in five years. Former Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah killed Antonio Gonzales in 2015, Jay Anderson in 2016 and Alvin Cole in 2020. Prosecutors decided not to charge Mensah in any of the deaths but the dead men's families filed civil lawsuits in federal court […]
(MADISON) – More than 300 members of the disability community from all parts of Wisconsin plan to rally on March 20 for the Survival Coalition’s annual Disability Advocacy Day. Grassroots advocates will gather at the Monona Terrace for issue discussions and planning before making the walk to the Capitol to visit their state legislators and share how the issues impact their lives as Wisconsin residents. This year’s goal is to ensure […]
Governor Tony Evers has signed a kinship care bill into law. The bill, authored by Republican state senator Joan Ballweg of Markesan expands the state’s kinship care program to include ‘like-kin’. “I am proud to have this bill signed into law,” said Ballweg. “This legislation will be especially impactful for teens in Wisconsin who are in need of guardianship. Act 119 will also provide clarity for the placement, when necessary, of […]
Fond du Lac will host the 49th Annual National Federation of the Blind of Wisconsin (NFBW) state convention April 5-7 at–the Raddison Hotel and Conference Center. The theme is “Springing Into Action: Advocating for an Accessible Future!” Room reservations can be made now and Rates start at $98 per night. Convention preregistration costs $20 and meals can be purchased for additional costs. At the convention blind people will discuss current issues, share […]
MADISON, Wis. – It’s no secret that the agriculture industry is full of a lot of hard work. Our state’s producers, farm workers, and processors work hard year-round, day after day, to supply the food, fuel, and fiber that make up Wisconsin’s $104.8 billion agriculture industry. But there’s another category of small-but-mighty workers that also help keep our agriculture industry thriving: the honey bee. In 2022, Wisconsin ranked 11th in the […]
Fond du Lac Marian University president Michelle Majewski is retiring. Majewski is stepping down after 37 years with the university, including four years as president. She will remain at the university until a new president is hired. According to a press release a succession task force of current and past Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, will search for applicants to fill the position. "I have relished my time here, supporting students, faculty and staff," Majewski […]