A West Virginia man accused of violently spanking a Waupun toddler has been charged. Twenty two year old William Streets is charged in Dodge County Circuit Court with physical abuse of a child-intentionally causing bodily harm and obstructing an officer. According to a criminal complaint a worker at The Wee Care Day Care Center in Waupun reported the alleged abuse to the Dodge County Department of Social Services a little […]
PULASKI, Wis. (AP) — Del Monte Foods is closing food processing plants in Pulaski and Oconto Falls soon after acquiring the company that owned them. Forty full-time jobs will be lost, along with 200 seasonal positions. The plants process and store corn, green beans and peas. Del Monte acquired their owner, Sager Creek Vegetable Co., earlier this month. Del Monte said in a statement the decision was difficult but would […]
The following high school seniors are the 2014-15 recipients of Fond du Lac High School’s Academic Excellence Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to students based on their cumulative grade point average (GPA) and their future plans to attend a state of Wisconsin public or private institution. The Higher Education Aids Board (HEAB) in partnership with the college the scholarship recipient is attending funds these scholarships, valued at $2,250 per year […]
March 21, 2015 5K Run/Walk to Benefit the Fond du Lac Police K-9 Unit 7:30 am * Registration 9:00 am * Start 5K Run/Walk 10:15 am * Kids Fun Run Where: Marian University Sadoff Gymnasium 45 S. National Avenue Fond du Lac Website Link for More Information
The City of Fond du Lac announced last week that John Redmond has replaced John Kiefer as its Parks Superintendent. Mr. Kiefer retired on Friday, March 13th, after almost 25 years in the position. Mr. Redmond has served as a Park’s Foreman since 2012, and was a long-time manager for Stuart’s Landscaping before that. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Horticulture and Landscaping from UW—River Falls. He […]
A North Fond du Lac woman faces charges after allegedly posting an ad on Craigslist to get back at a woman seeing her boyfriend. The Waupun Police department received a call from a Waupun woman complaining that she was receiving strange messages and pictures from men who had seen an ad posted on Craigslist, stating “she would do everything and anything for men.” Police say it appears the North Fond […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is pitching himself in South Carolina as a leader with the experience to put the U.S. on a conservative course. In his first visit this year to the early presidential primary state, Walker got an enthusiastic reception in Columbia today as he recounted his 2012 recall election victory and his successful efforts to weaken labor unions for public and private workers back […]
The UW Fond du Lac Dean says the governor’s proposal to cut $300 million from the UW system would result in job losses at the Fond du Lac campus. Dean John Short says how many position would be cut locally is not known yet. "There's no question that if it does happen there would be layoffs," Short told WFDL news. "There would be layoffs at UW-FDL, and as I've said […]
The North Fond du Lac School superintendent says it seems the governor and some Republican legislators treat public education as an expense rather than an investment. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff testified this week at a public hearing before the legislature’s jt. Finance committee. "We have seen a fundamental shift from this governor and quite a few of the people in the legislature that see public education as an expense not as […]