Fond du Lac based Mercury Marine has announced a new agreement with Metal Shark Aluminum Boats to power 16 Coast Guard boats with Mercury diesel engines. Merc president John Pfeifer says the partnership is the first of its kind in the United States for Mercury Marine. "This new agreement is unique because its the first time we've done a diesel engine with Metal Shark," Pfeifer told WFDL news. "Diesel lately […]
The local unemployment rate is down in the latest reporting period. The city of Fond du Lac’s jobless rate fell from five percent in March to 4.2 percent in April. The Fond du Lac County unemployment rate stands at 3.8 percent, down from 4.8 percent in March. In Dodge County the unemployment rate fell from 5.6 to 4.2 percent in April.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Legislature's finance committee are planning to reject Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to create a new office to ensure the government continues following a disaster. Walker's budget calls for creating the Office of Government Continuity within the Department of Administration. The office would develop a continuity plan for each state agency. The two-year budget would set aside $676,500 to pay for five employees […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources' board has prohibited hunters from killing antlerless deer in 13 counties this fall in an effort to regrow the herd in those areas. The ban includes Douglas, Bayfield, Sawyer, Ashland, Iron, Vilas, Price, Oneida, Langlade, Forest, Florence and Racine counties as well as a portion of Jackson County. DNR officials say the herd across most of the northern forest remains […]
The Waupun Fire Department in partnership with the Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council (WiPERC) is holding a live fire training on Monday, June 15th, 2015 at 6:00 PM. Approximately 50-80 fire fighters from the Waupun Fire Department and surrounding fire departments in Fond du Lac and Dodge Counties are expected to attend. Local media and other observers are welcome to watch the live fire training beginning at approximately 7 […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a car in Fond du Lac County Wednesday morning. At 6:05am firefighters were called to the scene in the northbound lanes of Highway 151 at Towne Road near Oakfield to find the car fully engulfed in flames.
A new date has been scheduled for a jury trial for a Fond du Lac woman charged in the murder of her husband. The two week trial for Eve Nance has been rescheduled for January 18th. Nance was scheduled to go on trial June first but the trial was delayed after the defense attorney said an expert witness needed more time to evaluate Nance and review the case. The 38 […]
Mercury Marine, the world leader in marine propulsion and technology, has entered an agreement with Metal Shark Aluminum Boats to power 16 Coast Guard boats with Mercury diesel engines. The partnership is the first of its kind in the United States for Mercury Marine. Mercury Marine says it continues its commitment to the government marine sector and this program provides the company an opportunity to show that its products fulfill additional […]
The Fond du Lac County Senior Services Benefits specialist says Jt. Finance committee action last week to save Senior Care is great news. Julie Hilbert says the popular prescription drug program serves 18 hundred Fond du Lac County residents. Governor Walker had proposed cutting $97 million from the program andrequiring participants to first sign up for the federal Medicare Part D drug program. It’s the second time governor […]