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Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Angelia Foster, regional president for Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam, will serve as Moraine Park’s keynote speaker at the Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony on May 18.  Foster has more than fifteen years of health care leadership experience, including her past role as executive vice president/chief administrative officer at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. She began her health care career at Memorial Health System in Springfield, […]

STURTEVANT, Wisc. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday laced into Donald Trump over a failed project in the previous administration that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin and trumpeted new economic investments under his watch that are coming to the same spot.  That location in the battleground state will now be the site of a new data center from Microsoft, whose president credited the Biden administration's […]

photo: Shawn Fisher (left), Agnesian HealthCare Foundation executive director, presents the Samaritan Cash Raffle grand prize to Brianna St. Louis, a Fond du Lac resident. Brianna St. Louis is the winner of the $50,000 grand prize in this year's Fond du Lac Agnesian HealthCare Foundation's annual Samaritan Cash Raffle.  St. Louis was working in the SSM Health Cardiovascular lab when her name was drawn Wednesday as the big winner.   "I forgot […]

A Fond du Lac man has made his initial court appearance  in connection with the vandalism more than three years ago of a Fond du Lac restaurant that was owned by a former Fond du Lac city councilmember.  Troy Allen is charged with five counts including burglary-armed with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, theft and criminal damage to property.  Bail was set at $20,000 cash.  A preliminary hearing […]

The North Fond du Lac police chief says a strong armed robbery in the village last week apparently stemmed from an argument over illegal drugs.  A Waukesha man told officers he was attacked  Monday night, April 29th, in the area of Polk Street and Audrey Court.  Police Chief Pete Vergos says it turns out the suspect is the victim's cousin.  Vergos says the victim received substantial injuries.   Anyone with information about the incident […]

Wisconsin may be America's Dairyland, but the number of beef farms here is growing even as the number of dairy farms is declining.  The state has about twice as many beef farms than dairy farms.   Wisconsin Beef Council spokesperson Kaitlyn Kesler says unlike small dairy farms, small beef farms are proliferating in Wisconsin.   Many of the state's smaller dairy farms have been drying up, with the remaining ones getting larger.  This […]

On behalf of all Dodge County Law Enforcement Executives, we would like to invite the public to the annual Dodge County Law Enforcement Memorial.   On Wednesday, May 15, 2023, at 11:15 a.m. our memorial ceremony will take place at the Dodge County Law Enforcement Memorial Site in front of the Dodge County Administration Building at 127 E. Oak St. in the city of Juneau. North Main St. in front of […]

Employers across various industries, including office, service, manufacturing, healthcare, and other professional positions, will be looking for their next new hires at the Fox Cities Employment Fair from 10 am - 2 pm on Wednesday, May 22, at the Fox Cities Exhibition Center, 355 W Lawrence, Appleton.  Job seekers of all skill levels can connect directly with hiring managers and learn about available positions. Some companies might even conduct on-site […]

Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Moraine Park Technical College will be accepting applications for one position on the Moraine Park Technical College District Board: elected official member. The application window is from May 10 to May 24, with the term ending June 30, 2026.   The Elected Official Member position may be appointed from anywhere within the Moraine Park Technical College District.  Interested individuals can receive application materials from the County Board Chairperson or Clerk of any of the following counties: Calumet, Columbia, […]