Nearly 450 first Grade students from the Fond du Lac Public School District gathered at Marian University on Friday, May 5, 2023, to celebrate reading in a pilot program – “READ 4 LIFE”. Fond du Lac Morning Rotary Club partnered with Marian University and the Fond du Lac School District to host the first graders, along with their classroom teachers, chaperones and literacy coaches at Marian. The purpose of the […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday is the NBA’s teammate of the year for the second straight year and third time in the last four seasons. The NBA announced on Thursday the voting results for the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. The award recognizes the player deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, leadership and dedication to a team. Current players voted on the winner from […]
Advisory for Ozone (Orange) Start Date/Time: Thursday, May 11 - 3:00 pm EDT End Date/Time: Thursday, May 11 - 11:59 pm EDT Counties: Kenosha, Racine, Walworth, Rock, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Dane, Ozaukee, Washington, Dodge, Columbia, Sauk, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Adams, Juneau, Calumet, Winnebago, Waushara, Brown, Outagamie, Waupaca, Portage, Wood, & Marathon Comments: The air quality index is expected to reach the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS level. People […]
St. Mary’s Springs Academy introducing January Term (J-Term) to the 2023-2024 high school academic curriculum. In an ongoing effort to advance SMSA’s curriculum through innovative styles of teaching and enrichment. SMSA will be the first high school in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and the Flyway Conference to implement J-Term. J-Term courses will provide a unique opportunity for students to immerse themselves in a single subject, an area of interest, along […]
Lighthouse Drive – Lakeside Park Schedule: April through May Description: The project includes the reconstruction of Lighthouse Drive with new pavement, multi-use path, street lighting, parking stall layout, restoration, and tree plantings. May 15 to May 19: Landscaping contractor will continue with restoration. Pavement marking mid-week Traffic Impacts: Lighthouse Drive is closed to through traffic. Eleventh Street – Park Avenue to Vine Street Description: The project includes gas main and […]
SILVER CITY, Mich. (AP) — An 8-year-old Wisconsin boy who spent two days lost in a remote, rugged northern Michigan park says he prayed during his ordeal that he wouldn’t be “stuck out here for the rest of my life.” Second grader Nante Niemi was helping relatives gather wood at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when an uncle told him to return to camp last […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The debate over free speech and racial equity on Wisconsin’s college campuses is intensifying. It's mirroring a national battle as Republicans work to close campus diversity offices and demand students and faculty treat conservative speakers with respect. In just the past two weeks in Wisconsin, a student posted racial slurs, a top Republican proposed eliminating campus diversity offices and a medical college cancelled a diversity symposium. […]
SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac is giving $3,000 to REACH Waupun to support its Get Active! program, which is designed to help improve the health and well-being of youth in the Waupun community. “We’re pleased to help support this very important local initiative through our community benefit program,” according to DeAnn Thurmer, SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital/SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital president. “Studies show that sports play a […]
FOND DU LAC, WI – Look out for speedy Spiders on the basepaths! Each time a Dock Spiders player steals a base at home this season (including playoffs), Silica For Your Home will donate $50 to the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac. Silica For Your Home recently celebrated 100 years of service to the Fond du Lac-area community in 2022 and are proud of their family business […]