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Photo: Katherine Vergos, SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital president, and Bonnie Baerwald, MPTC president, recently accepted the Eden-Schneider Award from Envision Greater Fond du Lac. SSM Health Treffert Studios and Moraine Park Technical College were recognized by Envision Greater Fond du Lac with the Eden-Schneider Award at its annual meeting on April 25.   The Eden-Schneider Award is for an individual or organization who has embodied the grit, determination, and barrier-busting […]

SSM Health Treffert Studios, 231 N National Ave, Fond du Lac, is collaborating with local partners to offer a “Touch a Truck Event” from 4:30 - 5:30 pm on Tuesday, May 21 at the Fond du Lac County Skyport, 260 S. Rolling Meadows Drive, Fond du Lac.  This free event will provide opportunities for children and their families to experience the thrill of big machines, including fire trucks, police cars, airplanes, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Perhaps neither Milwaukee nor Philadelphia would've been good enough to beat a Boston team that ran away to the NBA's best record.  The Bucks and 76ers surely never thought about going out in the first round of the playoffs, though.  Both teams will be facing that possibility Tuesday on a night of Game 5s in the Eastern Conference, with the New York Knicks able to eliminate the 76ers […]

The North Fond du Lac Police Chief says "significant leads"  have been developed in connection with a drive-by shooting in the village.   Nobody was injured in the shooting last Monday afternoon in the 700 block of Wisconsin Avenue.  A man told police a vehicle drove by his home following an argument in the city of Fond du Lac and a passenger in the vehicle fired a gun at him.   Police […]

Thousands of women between ages 50 and 74 are not receiving life-saving mammograms,  according to new federal data.   Researchers from the CDC found about one-third of socially vulnerable women are missing recommended mammograms.  Radiologist Dr. Steve Falkner with Radiology Associates of the Fox Valley says in Fond du Lac annual mammograms are generally very accessible, easy to obtain and very affordable, regardless of whether a woman has insurance.   Dr. Falkner says mammogram screenings are […]

The owner of a popular candy store damaged by fire says it could be several weeks before the store reopens.    Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire early last Wednesday morning at Confections for Any Occasions by Joel, but not before it cause significant damage.  Owner Joe Bernhard says the fire started in a window air conditioner.  He says the mystery is that the air conditioner was plugged in, but not turned on.   Bernhard […]

The City Council has approved a No or Low Mow May for 2024. The initiative behind the program is to increase the habitat for bees and other pollinators. City residents will be allowed to let their grass lawn grow in the month of May without being in violation of City Ordinance 746-10, which limits the height of grass to six inches.  Information regarding registration and participating properties can be found […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center will be testing the County wide tornado sirens on Tuesday April 30 at noon. The test will be canceled if inclement weather is forecasted. If Fond du Lac County residents hear the tornado sirens Tuesday at noon, please remember there is no emergency.

As the need for timely and quality life-saving heart care services continues to grow, SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital is responding most recently with the successful completion of a $8.5 million expansion project.  The project, completed over the past two years to avoid patient disruption, was supported by a $3 million gift from the Michels family. Members of the Michels family, as well as Agnesian HealthCare Foundation and SSM Health Greater […]