A Fond du Lac automobile dealership has a new president. Holiday Automotive CEO Mike Shannon has announced the appointment of Thor Gilbertson to the post. Gilbertson has held high level management and leadership positions with two of the state’s largest auto retailers, most recently as vice president of GM brands with Bergstrom Automotive. “Thor is a well known and seasoned automotive executive with outstanding credentials. He was Chief Operating […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources has confirmed round gobies have been found in the lower Fox River. DNR officials said in a news release Thursday that the fish were caught immediately below the Neenah dam. A DNR spokeswoman said one was caught on Monday and two more on Tuesday. The aggressive, bottom-dwelling fish are native to the Black and Caspian seas.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2015 – Kenosha Beef International LTD, a Kenosha, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 89,235 pounds of pork sausage patty products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The frozen, pork sausage patties were produced on May 13, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: 24-oz. cartons of “Johnsonville Grillers CHEDDAR CHEESE & BACON […]
A Fond du Lac Parks group is moving forward with their own ideas to develop a neighborhood park now that a proposed lease agreement between the city and Winnebago Lutheran Academy is no longer on the table. Nancy Sondergard with the group Friends of McDermott Park says the group hopes to be able to present a conceptual plan to the city this fall and will be reaching out to partner […]
A new report from the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families is critical of the impact state budget cuts have had on education policies. Council research director Jon Peacock says funding cuts are resulting in larger class sizes and a sharp reduction in teacher experience. The report says spending on schools has declined in Wisconsin at a time when the national average increased. North Fond du Lac superintendent Aaron Sadoff […]
A Burnett woman will spend some time in jail for her role in the robbery of a Beaver Dam convenience store, as well as dealing heroin. At a plea and sentencing hearing this week, 21 year old Kellie Diels pleaded no contest to charges of harboring or aiding a felon and manufacturing or delivering heroin. Dodge County Circuit Court Judge John Storck imposed and stayed a five year prison sentence and five […]
An Appleton attorney from Fond du Lac is charged with contempt for allegedly misrepresenting his client in a robbery case. Michael Petersen pleaded not guilty at his initial Outagamie County Court appearance this week. A trial is set for October. Investigators say Peterson lied when he told his client that if he pled guilty the charges would later be amended making him eligible for prison treatment programs. Petersen is accused […]
A 22 year old Fond du Lac man has been arrested in connection with the robbery of the Microtel Inn Sunday. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says police officers arrested the suspect without incident Tuesday afternoon at an East Second Street residence. Klein says it appears there may have been other people involved and additional arrests are anticipated. Police say evidence from the crime was found during the investigation. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's bear hunting season is set to begin next week. The season is slated to begin on Sept. 9 and run through Oct. 13. State Department of Natural Resources officials say they've issued a record 10,690 permits. The old record was 10,340 permits, set last year. DNR Large Carnivore Specialist Dave McFarland says that the hunter success rate is typically about 44 percent, which should equate […]