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MADISON, Wis – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the six top candidates to become the 77th Alice in Dairyland. The candidates are Cierra Essock, Halei Heinzel, Katrina Hoesly, Michaela King, Kiley Pagel, and Lauren Siemers.  Prior to being selected, the top candidates completed an application and preliminary interview.   Over the next two months, they will participate in a rigorous interview process that will allow […]

FOND DU LAC, Wis., Mar. 1, 2024 – BCI Burke, a leading U.S. playground equipment manufacturer since 1920, has introduced the BCI Burke Community Scholarship Program for Wisconsin high school students pursuing higher education degrees.   The BCI Burke Community Scholarship Program was developed to help students move their minds and further their education. Burke will award two scholarships to help offset selected students’ educational expenses. One $1,000 scholarship will be […]

For a third   year in a row Holy Family Catholic Community is working with Fond du Lac area restaurants to shelter the homeless and feed the hungry.   Area restaurants donate gallons of soup, with the proceeds from the sale of the soup, going to  the Holyland Food Pantry and Holy Family Warming Shelter.   The Soup du Jour event  was  held Saturday  at Holy Family Church in Fond du Lac.

(L-R): Brian Mand (Empty Bowls Committee), Loaves & Fishes Representative, Tracy Qualmann (Empty Bowls Committee) Fond du Lac, Wis. (February 29, 2024) – Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Leadership Alumni hosted Empty Bowls on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Thanks to attendees, donors, and sponsors, the 2023 event raised more than $8,400. The event was sponsored through the generous support of the Fond du Lac County Sheriff Benevolent Association, SSM Health, FDL […]

Nobody was injured and a Green Bay man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County.  The chase started shortly after 2am Friday when a sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on  northbound Interstate 41 at Hwy 151 in the town of Fond du Lac.    The vehicle continued northbound on  41,  took the Hickory Street exit, got back onto Highway 41 northbound.   The […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The last remaining child of famed conservationist and author Aldo Leopold has died at age 97.  Estella Leopold, a researcher and scientist who dedicated her life to the land ethic philosophy of her famous father, died on Sunday in Seattle after several months in hospice, the Aldo Leopold Foundation announced.  “She was a trailblazing scientist in her own right,” Buddy Huffaker, executive director of the foundation, said Wednesday. “She […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill that raises the cost for bow and crossbow deer hunting licenses for out-of-state residents. The Republican-authored measure raises the cost of the licenses by an additional $35 to $200. The state Department of Natural Resources estimates the increase will generate an additional $543,200 annually for the state's fish and wildlife account. The DNR has projected that dwindling license sale […]

The Fond du Lac city council has adopted a TNR policy to deal with a feral cat population.  Under a trap, neuter, return program, feral cats are trapped, vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and returned to the area where they were trapped.  City manager Joe Moore says he believes the policy is compatible with the city's Bird City status, but also will put the feral cat population in check.  The issue has […]

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), and Burgess Owens (R-UT) have introduced the bipartisan Empowering Learners Through Competency-Based Education Act, which will assist universities in cultivating learning environments that will allow students to learn at their own pace, called competency-based education (CBE), in an effort to more quickly lead young Americans to meaningful careers with less student loan debt.  This legislation has received support from the Western Governors University, […]