Flu vaccine clinics are underway throughout Fond du lac County. The Fond du lac County Public Health Office is holding the clinics at locations throughout the county. Public Health officer Kim Mueller says the flu shot or flu-mist is available for $30 a dose. Mueller says early response has been good. Mueller says the public health department will be offering flu vaccine in the schools starting this week. You can […]
The Fond du Lac Salvation Army Coats for Kids program is underway. Salvation Army Director of Social Services Ron Jacobson says last year the program served more than a thousand children and adults. "It kind of goes hand in hand with you basic human needs. People who need food because they don't have the money really can't afford to get those winter coats to keep warm during our harsh winters," […]
WATERTOWN, Wis. (AP) — A 29-year-old man accused of killing another man with a sword in Watertown, Wisconsin has been declared incompetent to stand trial. Young Choi, of Watertown wanted to represent himself at trial Friday in Jefferson County. Doctor Kent Berney, caretaker of Choi after the incident, testified he believed Choi was incompetent to proceed with the trial, which the state agreed to. According to a criminal complaint, […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A freeze could stop the growing season in the upper Midwest as far south as Nebraska and Iowa, leaving farmers in a difficult situation because much of the region's corn and soybean fields are not quite ready for harvest. The area of most concern includes the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, where just 40 percent to 50 percent of the corn crop is mature, but a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen won't defend Wisconsin elections officials against a new lawsuit connected to a secret probe of Governor Scott Walker. On Thursday, a conservative Milwaukee County group sued the Government Accountability Board and prosecutors involved in the John Doe probe, arguing it has a constitutional right to collaborate with candidates. The prosecutors are investigating whether Walker and the Wisconsin Club for Growth […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Candidates for Wisconsin governor are trying to win over women. First lady Michelle Obama is making two stops in eight days to boost Democrat Mary Burke. And Governor Scott Walker is turning to a domestic violence victim to tout his record in an emotional new television ad. The fight for the female vote comes as the race remains razor-thin, despite a massive gender divide. Last week's […]
The Department of Public Works would like to notify the motoring public of two street closures due to the City’s Manhole Rehabilitation Project. The west traffic lane and parking on South Park Avenue will be closed to southbound traffic between Guindon Boulevard and 21st Street. The closure will begin Tuesday, October 7th and continue through Friday, October 10th. Traffic will be detoured on 9th Street, west to Main Street, then […]
Waupun police are warning residents about a telephone scam. The Waupun PD has received a couple of calls from local residents. According to the complaints the male caller states that person has won the Publisher Clearing House sweepstakes and is eligible to receive $2-million dollars. To get the $2-million they have to obtain a $150.00 or $250.00 pre paid card from Walgreens in Waupun and then call back to claim […]
Did you know… In Dodge County the number of people who have died from accidental opiate overdoses has doubled in the past year?? Most of those who die first use opiates in early high school?? Those addicted often turn to crime to support their habit?? Learn how heroin and other drugs are affecting your children and your community: WHAT: WHERE: Presentation ~ 6:30 p.m. Beaver Dam High School […]