In what has become an annual event, Mercury Marine, the global leader in marine propulsion, honored both past and present military veterans with a celebration today at the company’s global headquarters in Fond du Lac. The day started with a message of thanks at 11:11am and was followed by a presentation, honoring Mercury Marine veterans past and present, featuring Mercury Marine president John Pfeifer, Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs […]
November 04, 2015 A morning of cake doughnut sales at Bob & Bonnie’s Donuts and Cakes, located at 54A Halbach Court in Fond du Lac, have led to a donation that will help patients and their families who benefit from Agnesian Cancer Care services. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dan and Jessica Fishelson, Bob & Bonnie’s owners/operators, donated proceeds from a two-hour doughnut sale to the Agnesian HealthCare […]
This time of year we like to take a moment to give readers a refresher on the city ordinances relating to winter parking and snow and ice removal. Winter parking regulations state that on any day that we receive 2 or more inches of snow, and the day after, vehicles cannot park on city streets or alleys between the hours of 2:00am and 6:00am. Snowfall is measured at the Waupun […]
The Fond du Lac County Board has approved a 2016 budget. County executive Al Buechel says the tax rate is down a penny from his orginal budget due in part to savings in health insurance. "We are going to continue with programs, services and we are not having across the board layoffs of people," Buechel said. Buechel says the budget reflects a lot of pressure the county is realizing in […]
The Fond du Lac County Board has approved a modest increase in per diem for certain committee assignments. County executive Al Buechel says board members are getting a ten dollar increase for serving on appointed boards and commissions. "If they take extra appointments from me, because the county executive makes other appointments, they are paid a per diem and its been $35 for nearly two decades," Buechel said. "...they […]
A school crossing guard in Ripon was transported the hospital after being hit by a car. The incident happened Tuesday morning at the intersection of Highway 44 and West Sullivan Drive. Ripon police say the crossing guard was struck by a car driven by a 17 year old Ripon resident. The crossing guard was transported to Ripon Medical Center and later transferred to Theda Clark Regional Medical Center in Neenah. […]
The Dodge County Emergency Management director says two train derailments in Wisconsin over the weekend are perfect examples of why its important for first responders to train for these types of situations. More than 18,000 gallons of ethanol spilled in a derailment in western Wisconsin Saturday and hundreds of gallons of crude oil spilled in a derailment Sunday afternoon in Watertown. Emergency Management director Amy Nehls says ironically a […]
The Fond du Lac city council will consider a new contract for the firefighters union at their meeting Wednesday night. The three year contract through 2018 includes a three percent wage increase the first two years and a 3.25 percent increase in 2018. The deal also includes a three percent employee contribution to WRS (Wisconsin Retirement System) beginning in 2018 and modifies employee premium contributions to health insurance to match […]
The Fond du Lac city council is considering abolishing two boards that city officials say are rarely used. At their meeting Wednesday night the council will consider resolutions to abolish the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Ethics Board with the city attorney will handing the duties instead. City Attorney Deb Hoffman says the city will continue to prohibit discrimination through its ordinance and enforce the discrimination law. Hoffman says the […]