Three incumbents are running unopposed for Waupun Common Council. Julie Nickel in District 1, Ryan Mielke in District 3 and District 5 alderman Mike Johnson returned their nomination papers before Tuesday’s 5pm deadline.
Five dogs rescued shortly before Christmas after they were abandoned along the side of busy Highway 41 are up for adoption. Fond du Lac Animal Shelter manager Renee Webb says the dogs may have spent weeks in the elements before they were spotted by passing motorists. Webb says a couple of the dogs were easily captured…but authorities had to use a tranquilizer dart to capture one of the puppies. Webb […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly is expected to consider limits on debates this week. The Republican-controlled Assembly is scheduled to convene its first floor period of the session Wednesday. The only item on the agenda is a Republican proposal to limit debate. Last session Republicans and minority Democrats agreed on time limits ahead of each floor period to keep debate from stretching into the wee hours. Now Republicans […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — It's looking like another big winter for snowy owls in Wisconsin. Numerous sightings have been reported of the big birds staging their annual mass migration south from Canada. Ryan Brady, a research scientist with the state Department of Natural Resources, had recorded 226 snowy owls in Wisconsin based on data from a variety of sources. That's compared to 173 at the same time last year. Brady says […]
The Fond du Lac Moraine Park Technical College District Board announced that Bonnie Baerwald, who is presently the vice president of finance and administrative services at the college, has been selected to serve as interim president and will begin in this new role immediately. “Moraine Park has been fortunate to have so many skilled leaders within our ranks,” said District Board President Vernon Jung. “Bonnie Baerwald has provided a […]
A Fond du Lac woman has been convicted of abusing two children. Forty six year old Jeana Riehl pleaded no contest to two counts of child abuse. Four counts of child abuse were dismissed and read into the record and two counts of child abuse and two counts of neglecting a child were dismissed on the prosecutor’s motion. According to a criminal complaint Riehl was accused of abusing two boys […]
Five Fond du Lac residents are running for three seats on the Fond du lac City council this spring. The candidates who have returned nomination papers are incumbents Greg Giles and Catherine Block and challengers Kay Ann Miller, Brian Kolstad and Mick Burroughs. Council president Sam Meyer is not running for re-election.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers say they will make 300 standing-room-only tickets available for Sunday's NFL divisional playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field. Spokesman Aaron Popkey says details on the tickets will be released later this week. The tickets are $105 each and are located in the south end zone's 400 level. Seats for the playoff game are sold out, but can […]
VILLAGE OF CASDADE, Wis. (AP) — Firefighters from 18 departments were called to battle a stubborn house fire in frigid weather near Sheboygan. Sheboygan County authorities say 200 firefighters helped battle the blaze Monday at a business located in a home in the Village of Cascade. The fire was reported just before 10 a.m. Cascade Assistant Fire Chief Paul McMullen says it took firefighters four hours to bring the blaze […]