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Several different health care organizations and coalitions have come out in opposition to a proposed pedal pub ordinance in the city of Fond du Lac.  Fond du lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says eight groups or organizations have stated their opposition to the proposed ordinance expressing concern about the message it sends to children  The organizations opposed include Drug Free Communities of Fond du Lac County, Comprehensive Service […]

The Fond du Lac school superintendent says there seems to be some confusion over a fee that is being charged this year to watch Junior Football League games.  A number of people have complained about being asked to pay a fee by JFL volunteers to park at Fond du Lac High School when games are played at the high school football field.  Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the JFL decided to […]

An Illinois man accused of sexually assaulting a 12 year old Fond du Lac girl has been bound over for trial. Thirty seven year old Paul Zidarich is charged with first degree sexual assault of a child and attempted sexual assault of a child.  He is accused of fondling the girl during an incident at the child’s home two years ago.  He is being held in the Fond du Lac […]

A Ripon man accused of hiding his brother's body has been bound over for trial in Fond du Lac County. Robert Diamentis was back in court Thursday for  a preliminary hearing and facing a new charge..recklessly subjecting an individual at risk to abuse causing death.  That charge carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. Investigators say Diamentis placed the body of his 45 year old brother in a […]

A group of Republican lawmakers from Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties is asking a federal judge to reconsider his decision that halted the expansion of Highway 23 to four lanes between Fond du Lac and Plymouth.   Seven area lawmakers including Senator Rick Gudex and representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt signed a letter mailed to federal judge Lynn Adelman.   Gudex says he believes DOT traffic counts justify the expansion project, contrary […]

Nobody was injured and no livestock were lost in a fire that destroyed a barn in Fond du Lac County.  Firefighters were called to the scene on County Highway B in the town of Eden shortly before 11:30am Thursday.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker has appointed a bank executive who has contributed thousands of dollars to his campaign to lead the state's troubled economic development agency. Walker announced Thursday that he has tapped Mark Hogan to serve as the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation's chief executive officer. Hogan replaces Reed Hall, who plans to retire this month.

TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — The director of the Tomah VA Medical Center has been fired, becoming the second top official to depart amid reports of over-medication practices.  Acting director John Rohrer sent an email to employees Wednesday stating only that Mario Desanctis "is no longer employed" by the VA.  The VA did not immediately say whether say whether Desanctis was fired or quit, but U.S. Rep. Ron Kind's office says […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The first television ad backing Republican Gov. Scott Walker's presidential campaign to begin airing in Iowa next week highlights his 2011 battle with public sector unions.  The 60-second ad was released Thursday by the Unintimidated super PAC that has announced it is spending $17 million in the next six months on an ad campaign backing Walker. The ad will begin airing statewide in Iowa on Tuesday […]