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Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Moraine Park is hosting a Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Field Day on May 15 from 5-7 p.m. at the West Bend Campus (T-101). This is an exploratory event for the College’s CNC/Tool and Die Technologies program allowing interested students, their families, incoming students and the public to learn more about the program. No RSVP is required.   Moraine Park’s CNC/Tool and Die Technologies two-year diploma prepares students for an […]

Haley Birschbach, RN, Medical Oncology and Hematology, has been named a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses winner at SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic.  The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® is part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day.   The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes by members of his […]

An SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital medical/surgical and oncology registered nurse was recently recognized by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing and the College of Nursing Board of Visitors at the annual Nightingale Awards ceremony.  Amy Schroeder, RN, was among an elite group of Wisconsin nurses recognized on April 25. She was among four top Wisconsin nurses awarded for their outstanding service.  For 30 years, UW Oshkosh has hosted the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberal justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court showed signs Monday of being willing to overturn a ruling that all but eliminated the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state.  At issue is whether the court should overturn its July 2022 ruling that said nothing in state law allowed for absentee drop boxes to be placed anywhere other than in election clerk offices. Conservative justices controlled […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans said Monday that the state Senate would vote to override up to 36 of the governor's vetoes, including a bill to fight PFAS pollution — moves that Democrats derided as desperate election year stunts.  At the same time, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers countersued the Republican-controlled Legislature in a fight over the spending of $50 million on a new literacy program.  Both moves come six months before the election […]

The Fond du Lac School Board has approved the hiring of an interim principal at Waters Elementary School.  Kelly Sarah will serve as interim principal at Waters succeeding Kristin Bowers who will become the Chief of Schools, for the 2024-25 school year.  Sarah has been the assistant principal at Woodworth Middle School for three years.  Fond du Lac High School assistant principal Mackenzie Olszewski will replace Sarah at Woodworth Middle School.  In addition, four teachers […]

A second defendant has been convicted in a Fond du Lac fire bombing incident.  Elliot  Schneider was convicted of property damage by use of explosives, recklessly  endangering safety and bail jumping. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 24.   District Attorney Toney stated “We greatly appreciate the years of dedicated investigation by our law enforcement partners to help secure these convictions today. The defendant’s dangerous and violent actions threatened the safety and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the upper Midwest for the second straight year. Smoke from fires burning in British Columbia and Alberta have settled over parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued its first statewide air quality alert of the season. Wisconsin also warned of unhealthy air pollution levels until noon on Monday. The National […]

More than two dozen Republican senators including Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson are calling a potential proposal by President Biden to accept Palestinian refugees from Gaza a national security risk, following the administration’s acknowledgment that discussions are underway to help Palestinians  in the U.S. bring families over from the region.   In a letter sent to president Biden the senators state they are not confident the administration can adequately vet a "high-risk" population for terrorist ties and […]