Due to extreme cold weather conditions forecasted for the Fond du Lac area this weekend and into next week, the Water Utility is encouraging customers to protect water pipes in their homes and businesses from breaking or freezing. Safeguard your property by taking a few simple precautions: Assure the basement area temperature is above freezing. Insulate pipes or faucets in unheated areas. Utilize heat tape on pipes […]
MADISON, Wis., (January 12, 2024) – With the season’s most frigid temperatures on the way, AAA reminds homeowners and renters that preparing for inclement weather is essential to avoiding wintertime repairs. Prolonged periods of below freezing temperatures can wreak havoc on a home’s heating system, plumbing, and exterior features. “Maintaining your property is essential to reducing your risk of winter damage,” said Nick Jarmusz, director of public affairs for AAA – […]
FOND DU LAC – As the United States marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Holy Family Catholic Community is looking to do its part in raising awareness by offering two free screenings of the film “Sound of Freedom.” Known as modern-day slavery, human trafficking is “the use of force, fraud or coercion to compel a person into commercial sex acts or labor or services against his or his will,” according […]
Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez visited Moraine Park’s West Bend Campus this week, Jan. 10, to learn from a higher level how Moraine Park serves its students and communities in the Washington County area. Moraine Park President Bonnie Baerwald; Douglas Hamm, Vice President of Teaching and Learning; James Barrett, Vice President of Student Services; and Pete Rettler, dean of the West Bend Campus; joined Lt. Gov. Rodriguez in […]
A Fond du Lac man has been convicted in the shooting death of a Fond du Lac man. Following a trial this week a Fond du Lac jury has found 33 year old Timothy Brown guilty of First Degree Intentional Homicide in the August 20th, 2022 shooting death of 40 year old Brandon Johnson. Police say Johnson was found dead in the 200 block of Marquette Street with multiple […]
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Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Columbia-Dodge-Washington-Jefferson-Waukesha-Walworth-Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, and East Troy ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 7 to 12 inches. Winds […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Having state-run dispensaries for medical marijuana in Wisconsin as proposed by Assembly Republicans is a “nonstarter” in the Senate, but there's still the possibility of reaching a compromise that could pass, the Senate GOP leader said Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said at a WisPolitics.com event that the “challenge” for the Assembly bill is that many GOP senators are opposed to having the state operate the […]
MADISON, Wisc. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials are looking to sell the chancellor’s residence as the school grapples with a projected $18.8 million deficit. The university announced Thursday that officials will seek permission from Universities of Wisconsin regents to sell the residence along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Real estate website Zillow estimates the six-bedroom home is worth about $1.4 million. The university's real estate foundation purchased the home in 2012 […]