MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of Wisconsin farms where bird flu has been detected keeps rising. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said Monday that a fifth case has been detected in Barron County and a third case in Jefferson County. That brings the number of cases in the state to 10. The latest case in Barron County involves a commercial turkey operation with more than […]
Members of Moraine Park Technical College's Business Practice Class spearheaded a campaign to raise funds for Riverside Elementary School’s Girls on the Run program. The class raised a total of $645.00. The coordinators of this fundraising effort were Sharon Hinz (left) and Liz Hamm (right - front) and Cassie Bonney. Not pictured: Tiffany Konen, Jacob Sedarski, Kelly Collins, and Ashley Schroedel. Front row: Leahne Pusser, Amory Adkins, Kira Olesen , Cynthia […]
Marian University will hold its 75th spring commencement on Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16. The Commencement weekend will begin on Friday, May 15, with the School of Nursing pinning ceremony beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Marian’s Sadoff Gymnasium. The School of Education will also hold its pinning and commissioning ceremony on Friday, May 15 at 5:00 p.m. in Dorcas Chapel. All graduates and guests are invited to the […]
The Rosendale Memorial Day celebration begins at 10 a.m. in the Rosendale Intermediate School south gymnasium. The 2015 Poppy Princess and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Merit Citation winner will be announced. Also, winners of the Memorial Day Essay Contest and Poster Contest will be announced. Following the ceremony and weather permitting, local organizations including the VFW, Scouts, 4-H, Lions Club and the Laconia High School Band will march […]
MENASHA, Wis. (AP) — Four people are dead and another person is injured after a shooting on a bridge in eastern Wisconsin that a police chief says appears to be a "random act." The Menasha Police Department said in a statement that the shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday on the Fox Cities Trestle Trail bridge. Menasha Police Chief Tim Styka said late Sunday night that the shooter was […]
A Ripon area man has been arrested in connection with the death of a town of Ripon man. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s office says the body of a 45 year old man was found in a residence on Olden Road Saturday evening. Investigators say it appeared the man had been deceased for several months. A 45 year old Ripon area man was taken into custody. The […]
The future of the Fond du Lac County Rolling Meadows golf course is the topic of a joint meeting this week of two county committees. The county finance and education, ag and recreation committees are meeting Thursday to discuss the issue. County Board chairman Marty Farrell says the course has lost money for seven consecutive years including $256,000 last year. "We want to maintain it but obviously the losses of […]
WAUTOMA, Wis. (AP) — Six buildings caught fire and 15 homes had to be evacuated as warm weather and dry conditions helped fuel wildfires in central Wisconsin. Catherine Koele, the wildfire prevention specialist for the state Department of Resources, says three houses and three outbuildings caught fire Saturday in Juneau County. She says the homes were used for storage and no one lived in them. In Waushara County, about 15 […]
Fond du lac area residents who live near Lake Winnebago and as far east as St. Peter got a jolt Friday night after hearing what sounded like an explosion. Fond du lac police say an old hand grenade found at a residence earlier Friday was detonated at Lakeside Park west shortly after 10:30pm Friday. The grenade was found by relatives of the homeowner at a home in 100 block of […]