An Eden man has been convicted of attacking and trying to disarm a sheriff’s deputy. Twenty two year old Colton Obrien pleaded no contest to multiple charges including attempting to disarm a peace officer. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. Obrien is accused of punching the deputy and trying to grab his service revolver during a scuffle. Nineteen year old Tanner Gremminger is accused of pointing the deputy’s Taser at […]
An intoxicated Minnesota man is accused of causing a disturbance at two Fond du Lac businesses. Jon Clennon made his initial Fond du lac court appearance this week on charges of disorderly conduct and bail jumping. He is accused of grabbing a customer and threatening to shoot other customers at Family Video and Marco’s Pizza. Police say Clennon had a blood alcohol content of .31 percent, nearly four times 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. Recipients receive a $500 grant. The award honors Arthur M. Kaplan, who retired in 1993 as vice chancellor of the UW Colleges. Professors Richard Gustin, communication and theater arts; Paisley Harris, history; Michaela Nowell, sociology; Lisa Schreibersdorf, English; and Kristi […]
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 (FHS) will be provided to incoming Freshmen and their parents/guardians. Fond du Lac School District 8th grade students are urged to attend as well as those who are not currently in the District but interested in […]
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Superior officials say work will resume on an ice sculpture that collapsed this week. Roger Hanson was trying to create a 75-foot-tall ice sculpture that would be the centerpiece of a festival on Barker's Island this month. But the creation, more than a month in the making, collapsed Tuesday after its core apparently was weakened by warm weather. In a statement, Mayor Bruce Hagen says the […]
A Sheboygan Dairy company is closing. Verifine Dairy Products has notified the state Department of Workforce Development it will close its Sheboygan facility with layoffs of 70 workers expected to begin on or before April 30, 2015. DWD says it will be working with the Bay Area Workforce Development Board staff to assist the affected workers. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Dislocated Worker Program provides assistance to workers, companies, […]
Republican Gov. Scott Walker has resurrected his plan to cut $15 million from Wisconsin's prescription drug program for seniors. Walker's 2015-17 budget includes provisions from his 2011-13 budget that would require SeniorCare enrollees to first sign up the for Medicare Part D. They could use SeniorCare to cover drugs that program doesn't. That plan would have saved $15 million over the two-year budget but the Legislature ultimately removed it from […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has abruptly backed off his proposal to eliminate the University of Wisconsin System's public service mission statement. Walker tucked language into his budget proposal that would have replaced the statement, known as the "Wisconsin Idea," with the charge of meeting the state's workforce needs. The move drew the ire of UW System President Ray Cross, who says the Wisconsin Idea is the reason […]
The North Fond du lac School superintendent says the governor’s proposed budget reflects what he says is an ongoing assault on public education. The governor’s budget contains no major increase in state aid for public schools and lifts the cap on the private school voucher program. "For the past four years it seems that we have created and developed things at the state level through the governor's office and also […]