MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Assembly committee has signed off on a Republican bill that would overhaul the state's civil service system. The measure would speed up the hiring process with a goal of filling vacancies within 60 days, eliminate applicant exams, eliminate bumping rights and define just cause for discipline. It also would eliminate a requirement that applicants indicate whether they've been convicted of a crime. The Assembly state […]
Unemployment rates are down in cities and counties across the state in the latest reporting period. The city of Fond du lac’s unemployment rate in September stands at 3.5 percent, down three tenths of a percent from August. The Fond du Lac County rate dropped from 3.6 to 3.2 percent. In Dodge County the unemployment rate fell from 3.8 to 3.5 percent in September.
WHAT: Join John Deere executives and employees, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, WI Senator Scott Fitzgerald, Horicon Mayor Steven Neitzel, WEDC representatives and other elected and business leaders to celebrate John Deere’s commitment to and investment in Horicon. WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 22 WHERE: John Deere Horicon Works 1501 West Lake Street Horicon, WI 53032 DETAILS: John Deere currently employs more than 1,100 people at its Horicon, WI, location. The […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a barn in Fond du Lac County. At 7:22 pm Tuesday the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and St. Cloud Fire Department were dispatched to a barn fire at W111 Glen Rd in the Township of Forest. The barn and its contents are considered a total loss. No livestock were lost and no one was injured in the fire. The cause of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan has told House Republicans he will run for House Speaker if he is the unity candidate of the divided party. Ryan spoke to the House GOP behind closed doors Tuesday and said if all factions can share his vision and he can get the endorsement of the major caucuses, then he will serve as speaker. In a statement released by the Wisconsin congressman, Ryan […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has passed a Republican bill that would prohibit investigators from using secret John Doe probes to look into political misconduct. The Senate took up the measure around midday Tuesday. Debate stretched into the late afternoon before minority Democrats objected to the bill's final reading, the last step before a vote. The move meant the Senate couldn't come back to the bill until […]
A project to bring wireless broadband to the rural areas of Fond du lac County is in operation. Fond du Lac County executive Al Buechel says nearly three years after getting approval the towers are up and in operation. "All ten towers are built and operational," Buechel said. "Everything we had hoped for with this project is occuring." Buechel says the permit process was slower than expected in part […]
The Fond du Lac County executive has officially presented a proposed 2016 budget to the county board. Tuesday night marked the 23rd time County executive Al Buechel has delivered a budget presentation to board supervisors. 'We're going to continue with programs, services and we are not having across the board layoffs of people," Buechel said. "The levy is up a little bit but the tax levy is the same." New […]
Waupun police say a hit and run incident is a case in point that even if you think everything may be okay…you still have to notify authorities if you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident. Police say a Waupun man struck a woman in a crosswalk but left the scene before police arrived. Deputy police chief Scott Louden says the driver says he got out of the car […]