Fond du lac area veterans are being recognized during a special fundraising dinner. The second annual Veterans Gala is being held Tuesday evening, November 10th at Marian University. The cost is $75 a person with proceeds going to Salute the Troops to benefit area veterans. Local veteran Ed Barnes says dinner starts at 6pm with a presentation at 7pm. Tina Treffert with Salute the Troops says a silent auction will […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Several museums in Great Lakes states are holding events for the 40th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking. The 729-foot iron ore carrier went down on November 10th, 1975, in Lake Superior. All 29 crew members died. The Lansing State Journal reports that the Michigan State University Museum has an exhibit called "Iron Hulls and Turbulent Waters." Exhibits and events also are planned at other […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has passed a bill that would dissolve the state elections board. The GOP measure would dismantle the Government Accountability Board, which oversees elections and enforces ethics law. The agency is led by six nonpartisan judges. Republicans are upset with the board's role in an investigation into whether Governor Scott Walker's campaign illegally coordinated with outside groups. The state Supreme Court halted the probe […]
Elijah G. Thomas Birthday: August 2, 1982 Race: White Height: 5’ 8” Weight: 161 Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue The Fond du Lac Police Department has been notified of a change of address for Elijah G. Thomas. Thomas was released back into the Community this past August after serving additional prison time for rule violations while on extended supervision. Thomas was released back into the community on September 6, 2011 […]
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is requesting attempted first degree Intentional homicide charges against an inmate who attacked a correctional officer at the Waupun prison. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says the inmate, 46 year old Bobby Kimble, attacked the 26 year old female officer on Friday October 30th. She was transported to the hospital where she was treated and released. Schmidt says the investigation is ongoing.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has sent out a fundraising plea to backers asking for their help as he faces an estimated $1 million debt from his failed presidential campaign. Walker says in the email he "incurred a campaign debt" before seeking donations as low as $10 to "end this campaign in the black." Walker says in the email he is disappointed the presidential campaign "didn't turn out […]
The Fond du Lac Sheriff’s Office has recently taken several reports of telephone scams targeting elderly residents in Fond du Lac County. In each call, the caller states that they are the grandson of the person answering the phone and informs them that are in serious trouble. The “grandson” then put the arresting Officer on the phone. The Officer tells the person answering the phone that they need to send […]
Recent national statistics show that more than 1.6 million people receive hospice services each year, and that number is expected to climb as Baby Boomers continue to age and begin to face the end of their lifetimes. Agnesian HealthCare’s Hospice Hope is already seeing this upswing, and is taking action thanks to the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation and community support to expand its Hospice Home of Hope residential facility, located […]
A soup lunch/bake sale/raffle drawing will be held on Thursday, November 19th from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at the City/County Government Center located at 160 S. Macy Street in Fond du Lac. Soup choices will be Chicken Noodle which will be prepared by MPTC culinary students; Chili or Tuscan. The cost is $4.00 which includes soup and bread. Bake sale items will be 50¢ each. Raffle tickets are $5.00 […]