Ahern has been ranked as one of ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors for 2022. Each year, Engineering News-Record (ENR) chooses the top specialty contractors across the United States based on annual results provided by each participating company and revenue generated during the preceding calendar year. Out of this year’s top 600 firms, we achieved a rank of 88th overall. The list also captures the top contractors in various sub-categories. In the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers tried to cast his Republican challenger Tim Michels as a radical in a Friday debate, while Michels argued that Evers has failed the state and doesn't deserve a second term. Michels is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, which he touted during the Republican primary, but he did not mention that backing in Friday's debate. Evers defended his record and made a push for increasing funding […]
A fundraiser was held in Fond du Lac over the weekend to help breast cancer mastectomy patients. Breast cancer survivor Karen Jo Dobyns helped organize the sixth annual Bags for Bags Plus Scarves fundraiser. All of the money raised from the sale of donated scarves and purses goes toward the purchase of a necessities bag with personal care items for mastectomy patients. Dobyns says over the years the event has […]
Butler Street from Russell Street to Portage Street Schedule: July 7 through October Description: The project includes gas main and service relocations, reconstruction of sanitary sewer and laterals, storm sewer and laterals, water main and laterals, roadway, sidewalk and approaches, street lighting and restoration/landscaping. October 17 to October 21: Concrete contractor will continue pouring sidewalk and driveway aprons. Electrical Contractor will install street lights and access boxes. Restoration of terraces […]
AAA – The Auto Club Group and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers are highlighting the dangers faced by roadside emergency responders, and encouraging motorists to be alert and drive safely when approaching disabled motorists or crash scenes. AAA - The Auto Club Group worked with the Office of Governor Evers on a proclamation declaring October 15th “Slow Down, Move Over” day to help “remind all drivers of their duty to drive […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors say no charges will be filed in the death of a man who fell from a Milwaukee drawbridge that was raised as he was walking across it. The county prosecutor's office said in a statement Friday that investigators found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing. A 77-year-old man from Providence, Rhode Island, was crossing the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge in downtown Milwaukee on Aug. 15. Richard Dujardin was […]
Gov. Tony Evers has announced the appointment of attorney Anthony Nehls to the Fond du Lac County Circuit Court – Branch 1. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by the retirement of Judge Dale English, effective December 5, 2022. Nehls will complete a term ending July 31, 2024. “Mr. Nehls is a knowledgeable, well-respected attorney who has served the Fond du Lac County community for more than a decade,” […]
Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe in Rio, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for various packaged foods purchased on or before Oct. 12, 2022. The affected products, which carry a mark of inspection with establishment No. 293, include 18 products.: Potato Soup, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Beef Stroganoff, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Shredded Beef, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Chicken Vegetable Soup, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Beef Stew, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. packages Italian Lasagna, vacuum-sealed 1.5-lb. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes got personal in their final debate Thursday before the Nov. 8 election, with each candidate attacking the other as being a liar, radical and out of touch with the average Wisconsin voter. Johnson, who is seeking a third term, and Barnes, the lieutenant governor, are locked in a tight race that could determine which party controls the […]