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Fond du Lac, Wisconsin — The Republican Party of Fond du Lac County is deeply disappointed to announce that despite a recent decision by the National Historic Landmark Program and the National Register of Historic Places Program, the Ripon Chamber of Commerce plans to relocate the Little White Schoolhouse — which is the birthplace of the Republican Party in Ripon, Wisconsin — at 9 am on Monday April 17th, 2023.  […]

The Little White Schoolhouse has now moved six times. It was first located on the triangle of Blackburn, Thorne, and East Fond du Lac Streets, where it served as a schoolhouse until 1860. When the school outgrew the building it was moved and remodeled to be a private home. In 1908 it was moved to Ripon College, where it occupied three different locations. The building then moved to Blackburn Street […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The defrocked Roman Catholic cardinal who became the face of the church’s clergy sex abuse crisis has been charged in Wisconsin with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man more than 45 years ago. Theodore McCarrick is accused of fondling a man in 1977 while staying at a cabin on Geneva Lake, according to court documents filed Friday. The alleged victim, who is not named, told investigators that […]

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer expressed cautious optimism regarding the status of Giannis Antetokounmpo after the two-time MVP left Milwaukee’s Eastern Conference playoff opener with a bruised lower back.  Antetokounmpo isn’t the only prominent player already dealing with a health issue after the first weekend of the playoffs. Injuries to some of the NBA’s top stars have dimmed the start of the postseason, with title hopes possibly fading just as quickly depending […]

North Fond du Lac Police continue to investigate a report that gun shots were fired in the  Lighthouse Point Mobile Home Community  Sunday afternoon.  Shortly after 1pm Sunday police received several 911 calls reporting 7-12 gunshots fired in rapid succession.   Responding officers located 9mm shell casings in the roadway on Swan Drive west of Prospect Avenue.   Officers did not locate property damage  or receive any reports of injuries from the gunfire.    A resident supplied […]

A motorcycle crash in North Fond du Lac has claimed the life of a town of Friendship man.    North Fond du Lac police say early Saturday morning a motorcycle was southbound  on North Pioneer Road,  failed to negotiate a curve near Winnebago Street, skidded across the road and struck  a guardrail.  The 33 year old operator was pronounced dead at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.   According to police, […]

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash in Dodge County.   According to the Sheriff's Office 58 year old  James Jansen of  Beaver  Dam was killed Friday evening when a Volvo Pay Loader pulled from a driveway onto state Highway 33 near Noble Road into the path of Jansen's  motorcycle.  Jansen  was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the truck, a 74 year […]

Fond du Lac Police Officers are credited with helping prevent a Fond du Lac woman from carrying out a suicide threat over the weekend.  Shortly before 11:30pm Sunday police were called to Lakeside Park for a report of a woman armed with a knife threatening suicide.  Police located the woman on a bridge in the park who was armed with a knife and telling officers to kill her.  After making pleas for the woman to […]

Two teenage girls escaped serious injury in a one vehicle rollover crash in Fond du Lac County.   The crash happened shortly before 9pm Saturday when the driver of a car failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 45 near Mitchell Road.  The car entered a ditch and overturned after striking a culvert and burst into flames.  A passerby and sheriff's deputies extinguished  the fire and helped rescue the occupants from the vehicle.    A 16 […]