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Two Fond du Lac restaurants are closing their doors.  Commonwealth Companies has announced Trinity restaurant and Commonwealth Coffee Company and Deli are closing.  Commonwealth says in a press release that the businesses are closing because they were not able to meet customers’ expectations.  Commonwealth says that coupled with concerns in the community of the company’s involvement in too many local ventures eroded sales.  “Given Commonwealth’s growing success outside the city and […]

The Fond du Lac Police Department held it’s 18th Annual Awards Recognition dinner on October 23rd at the Marian University Stayer Center in Fond du Lac. The following is a list of this year's award recipients.   Recently Retired  Detective Patrick Primising--31 Years of Service Longevity Service Awards 5 Years…School Resource Officer Kristina Meilahn, Officer Shawn Provot 10 Years…Officer Ben Hardgrove 15 Years…School Resource Officer Denny Vokes, Crime Prevention Officer […]

On Monday November 10 , 2014 at 2:36 p.m.  the Fond du Lac Fire Department responded to a report of building evacuation for unknown reason at Plant 98 at Mercury Marine.  Upon arrival fire crews were met by plant personnel who reported that a fire had occurred in a dust collection system which is connected to the building.   The automatic fire sprinkler activated and extinguished the fire. “The fire […]

Nobody was injured when a high powered rifle accidentally discharged in a Waupun apartment over the weekend.  Police chief Dale Heeringa says officers were called to the Whispering Oaks apartment complex at 450 E. Franklin St. Saturday after receiving a report of shots fired.   Heeringa says the gun accidentally discharged while the owner was attempting to clean the weapon.  Heeringa says at this time it appears the round stayed […]

A preliminary hearing will be held next month  for the Berlin man accused killing his estranged wife and her boyfriend.  The hearing is scheduled for December 2nd in Green Lake County Circuit Court for 33 year old Nicholas Tuinstra on two counts of first-degree intentional homicide.   Tuinstra is accused of shooting to death Melissa Tuinstra and Justin Daniels, both 28 on September 27th.   The Tuinstras filed for divorce […]

A Fond du Lac state lawmaker has been elected to a leadership post.  Republican state senator Rick Gudex was named senate president pro tempore. Gudex will preside over debate when the senate president, Mary Lazich,  is not able to.  "When she is on the floor and we are running proceedings I serve at the president's discretion,"  Gudex said.  "If Mary Lazich decides that at some point throughout the proceeding that […]

The Republican state representative from Fond du Lac says last week’s election gives him a sense of validation that Wisconsin residents support the Republican agenda.  State representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt was re-elected without opposition and Republicans are in control of the state capitol.  "The temptation is to crow about the success you had, but that isn't what the people want to see.  What they want to see is for us to […]

The Fond du Lac School District is in the process of updating its lease with Fond du lac Baseball Inc. for the Woodworth baseball-softball complex.  Superintendent Dr. Jim Sebert says the district wants to modernize the lease when the 15 year agreement expires next year.  "The land is owned by the school district.  The improvements that have been put on the property have been by the gratiousness of Baseball Inc. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Superintendent Tony Evers is calling for increasing state aid to public schools by $613 million over the next two years, a request that will have to pass the Republican-controlled Legislature and be signed by Gov. Scott Walker before taking effect.  The two year budget request Evers submitted Monday would increase aid to public schools 2.6 percent in the 2015 school year and 4.7 percent the […]