Hello Waupun! Memorial Day weekend is here, and the parade is scheduled for 9am on Memorial Day, and the Memorial Day Ceremony is at about 10 at Shaler Park. If the weather gets bad, the ceremony will be in the Waupun Ice Arena. Speaking of weather, what a lousy week. Hail storms damaging all of our cars, and tornado warned storms on Tuesday. I want to thank our city employees for […]
Green Lake, Wis. (May 24, 2024) – This summer and fall, Thrasher Opera House will showcase a diverse array of performers, blending familiar faces with fresh talents making their debut on our stage. Executive Director Rachael Avery expresses her anticipation for the upcoming season, highlighting the spectrum of genres—from blues to singer/songwriters, rock n’ roll to jazz, and everything in between. Excitingly, several new artists will grace our stage for the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers announced Thursday they've discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin, and the nonprofit World War II historical preservation group Pacific Wrecks announced in March they were launching a joint search for Bong's Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter. Bong nicknamed the plane “Marge” after his girlfriend, Marge […]
The number of US fatal overdoses fell last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 107,500 people died of overdoses in the US last year. That's down three percent from 2022. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the decline is relatively small. "I would say overall it's a good thing, it's one year though, so it's unknown if it's going to spike up again," […]
A homeless man from Mayville has been charged in the fentynal overdose death of a Waupun man. Twenty six year old Dylan Mayne made his initial Fond du Lac Court appearance this week on a charge of First Degree Reckless Homicide. Bail was set at $500,000 cash. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 27. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
The local unemployment rate continues to fall. The Dodge County unemployment rate stands at 2.5 percent in April, down from 3.0 in March. The Fond du Lac County jobless rate dropped four tenths of a percent to 2.5 percent. The city of Fond du Lac's unemployment rate was 2.9 percent last month, down from 3.3 percent the month before.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office says two serious motorcycle crashes, including one fatal crash in the past week is a reminder that drivers of other vehicles don't always see a motorcycle before it's too late. The state patrol is investigating a motorcycle vs semi-trailer crash on County Highway OO at Rolling Meadows Drive that claimed the life of a Fond du Lac woman and the Sheriff's Office is investigating a motorcycle-van collision on […]
(Fond du Lac, WI) – Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (THELMA) will again present a major national act onstage outside THELMA at 51 Sheboygan St., Fond du Lac, Wis., on a Saturday evening this summer. However, THELMA upped the ante this year by booking not just one but two major street concerts. “These bands play classics that withstand the test of time and speak across generations,” said Shannon Kupfer, THELMA […]
Byron WI, May 22, 2024- The Byron Historical Society, along with historical societies at Lomira, Theresa and Slinger, is hosting a Yellowstone Trail Day on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 9 am to 3 pm. The event is open to travelers journeying on the historic Yellowstone Trail route from Slinger to Byron with stops at each historical society. This day on the road, for adventurers with vehicles old or new, […]