The northeast Regional Director for the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau Says Anthem customers or former Anthem customers need to take action now to ensure their identity is protected following the hacking attack against the nation’s second largest insurer. Susan Bach says the hacking attack against Anthem is much worse than the recent hacking attacks against Target or Home Depot. Bach says the first step is placing a credit freeze on […]
Fond du Lac County public health and school officials are trying to get the word out to parents to make sure their kids are immunized for the measles. Fond du lac school officials mailed a letter to parents last week. Fond du Lac County Public Health nurse Joyce Mann says the message comes in the wake of the largest measles outbreak in the United States in more than a decade. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's tax-collecting agency says it's on high alert for any fraudulent filings of income tax returns via TurboTax software. Intuit, the company behind TurboTax, resumed filings of state tax returns Friday evening with increased anti-fraud measures, a day after halting the process when some states reported a rise in fraudulent filings. TuboTax filings have not been interrupted in Wisconsin, however. Revenue Secretary Richard Chandler says the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin students will take a new kind of standardized test next month. The online test is expected to be more rigorous than the traditional pencil-and-paper exam it's replacing. But a technical glitch means school districts will get a scaled back version instead of a more complex system that isn't working properly. As a result, the Department of Public Instruction says, it won't pay the full $11.1 […]
It's not enough to be called the Sturgeon Spearing Capital of the World. Starting Monday, Lake Winnebago will be teeming with activity below the surface and on the ice. Fisherman can expect a larger sturgeon harvest now that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources increased the cap for 2015, and on the ice, racers from around the world will be competing in the 2015 World Ice and Snow Sailing […]
Jim and Ginny Gilmore are this year’s recipients of the UW-Fond du Lac’s Spirit of Excellence Award. They will be recognized at the university’s annual fundraising dinner, Corks & Forks on March 26. The Gilmores are being honored for their long-time support of UW-Fond du Lac and the UW-Fond du Lac Foundation. Former Sheriff Jim Gilmore was a member of the UW-Fond du Lac Foundation Board of Directors for two […]
A Fond du Lac man has been arrested after causing a disturbance at Fond du Lac High school last week. Police say the 24 year old man was arrested after he went to the school this week to confront his 17 year old girlfriend believing she took some of his property. Police say the man first called police then went to the school to make a citizens arrest, grabbed the […]
The University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac has named its 2014-15 Kaplan Award recipients. This award recognizes individuals or teams for significant and innovative improvement in instruction and/or service to students. Professors Richard Gustin, communication and theater arts; Paisley Harris, history; Michaela Nowell, sociology; Lisa Schreibersdorf, English; and Kristi Wilkum, communication and theater arts share the award this year for the “Surviving the Cycle” community service learning project. Recipients receive a $500 […]
On Wednesday, February 11, the Fond du Lac High School staff is hosting a Freshmen Orientation Night and Activity Fair. Information regarding academic opportunities and extra-curricular activities at Fond du Lac High School will be provided to incoming Freshmen and their parents/guardians. Fond du Lac School District 8th grade students are urged to attend as well. Registration materials will be available and counselors will be on hand to answer […]