Bike to School Day throughout the Fond du Lac School District will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Not long ago, walking or biking to school was the norm. Over the past 30 years, the percentage of children biking and walking to school has declined from 50% or more to closer to about 15% currently. Today, parents drive as many as 50% of children traveling to school. School […]
A Fond du Lac High School senior is the recipient of a Herb Kohl scholarship. A $3000 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2015 Excellence Scholarship was recently presented to Emily Belling, at a recognition luncheon hosted by the retired U.S. Senator. The Herb Kohl Fellowship recognizes students who have demonstrated academic potential, outstanding leadership, citizenship, community service, integrity and other special talents.
A Lomira woman charged in connection with a fatal traffic crash in Fond du lac County last summer has waived her preliminary hearing. Twenty six year old Heather Cleveland was bound over for trial on a charge of homicide by negligient operation of a motor vehicle. Investigators say last June 25th Cleveland was texting on her cellphone minutes before her SUV slammed into the back of a pick-up truck that […]
A Fond du Lac man accused of setting fire to his home has been bound over for trial. Twenty nine year old Colin Habram waived his preliminary hearing. He is charged with arson, accused of setting fire to a residence at 410 Ellis Street April 14th. Investigators say Habram was trying to collect insurance money to buy heroin. Habram is being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have selected defensive back Damarious Randall with the No. 30 overall pick in the NFL draft, hoping to fill a glaring need in their secondary following departures in free agency. The 5-foot-11 Randall played safety at Arizona State. But the Packers might be looking at him as a cornerback after veteran Tramon Williams left for Cleveland and Davon House left for […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Dunleavy scored 20 points and the Chicago Bulls came close to an NBA playoff record, finally putting away the Milwaukee Bucks with a 120-66 victory in Game 6 to clinch their first-round series Thursday night. The Bulls, who move on to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, finished four points away from the NBA playoff record for largest margin of victory. Minnesota beat St. […]
The North Fond du Lac School district is accepting applications for a vacancy on the school board. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the vacancy was created when board member Ryan Pelot stepped down because he moved out of the district. Sadoff says applications are being accepted now through June first. The applications are available on the school district website. The school board will hold a special meeting June 8th to interview […]
The American Lung Association’s State of the Air report shows Wisconsin’s air quality is improving, with several communities reporting their lowest level of pollutants in the report’s 16 year history. American Lung Association of Wisconsin’s Donna Wininsky says five counties, Ashland, Eau Claire, LaCrosse, Taylor and Vilas counties received As for both ozone and short-term particle pollution. Fond du Lac county slipped in the latest report card…receiving only a D […]
The leader of the state Assembly's new public benefits reform committee says he hopes to have bills that would require food stamp users to buy healthy foods and establish drug screening for public benefit recipients ready for a floor vote by mid-May. Rep. Mark Born, a Beaver Dam Republican, said during a news conference Thursday that he wants the bills ready by May 13. "Its trying to focus on some […]