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MANAWA, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency on Friday for four northeastern Wisconsin counties hit last week by flooding that prompted evacuations and opened a breach in a dam.  The executive order signed by Evers declares a state of emergency for Calumet, Outagamie, Waupaca and Winnebago counties. It comes after last week's heavy rainfall caused flooding across that region and forced evacuations on July 5 in the […]

Pioneer Road – Martin Avenue to CTH V Schedule: April 24 through September 28, 2024 Description: The WI Dept of Transportation, along with Fond du Lac County, and the City of Fond du Lac awarded this project to Vinton Construction. Construction includes common excavation, sanitary sewer, watermain, storm sewer, concrete sidewalk and curb & gutter, an asphalt pedestrian path and roadway, traffic signals & roadway lighting, permanent signing, and other […]

The Department of Public Works would like inform the motoring public of the two week closure of North Marr Street at Merrill Avenue. The closure will be in place Monday, July 15 and remain closed until the end of day Friday, July 26. The closure will be in place to allow the utility contractor complete permanent pavement restoration from sewer work completed in conjunction with the Marquette Street reconstruction project.  […]

The Wisconsin State Fair is known for having the most innovative Fair food and drink offerings around, and this year is no exception. With 100 brand-new foods and beverages like the family-sized Strawberry Funnel Cake Sandwich, flavorful Elote Dog, and decadent Cream Puff Soda, start planning the food and drink adventure of a life-time with this mouth-watering list.  EXPLORE THE FOOD FINDER: The 2024 Wisconsin State Fair kicks off Thursday, Aug. 1 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 11. […]

Ripon, WI –A panel of local officials will be the featured speakers on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 7:00pm join the League of Women Voters of the Ripon Area (LWV). The event will be held in the Council Chambers of the City of Ripon Building 100 Jackson Street, Ripon, WI.  The event will also be carried on the  Ripon Channel YouTube page. The event is free, and the public is […]

Hello Waupun! As we all know, on June 22, 2023, the City issued a Disaster Declaration due to flooding caused by significant rainfall. Let’s start with why the City would issue this type of declaration. When events like this happen, we have a team that is continually evaluating conditions. As conditions worsen, we may choose to issue a declaration like the one issued on June 22 because it allows us […]

A nurse has been bound over for trial in connection with the death of an inmate at the Waupun Correctional Institution.  Probable cause was found at a preliminary hearing Thursday for 50 year old Gwendolyn Peachy Vick on a charge of abuse of residents of a penal facility in the death of 24 year old Cameron Williams.  A Dodge County Sheriff's detective testified that Vick determined it was not medically necessary to enter Williams' cell after […]

Bail has been set at $1 million cash for a Fond du Lac teenager in the shooting death of a Michigan man in Oshkosh.  Eighteen year old Daniel Wilson is charged with first degree intentional homicide in the July 2nd shooting death of the 19 year old man on Wisconsin Street.   A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 15th.  Police say the victim had approached Wilson about buying drugs before he was shot five times.  Wilson […]

With chants of “Justice for D'Vontaye,” family and friends gathered Thursday for the funeral of a Black man who died after being pinned to the ground by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel.  And while remembering D'Vontaye Mitchell as a son, husband and brother, they vowed to push for charges against those responsible for his death.  “We're going to fight. We're not going to give up,” his mother, Brenda Giles, said at Milwaukee's […]