Schools are confronting soaring absence rates. Some are calling for parents to send their children to class even if they are not feeling 100 percent well. During the pandemic schools urged parents and children to stay home at any sign of illness. Now that the emergency has ended, guidance on when to keep children home varies widely. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says every school can be a little […]
Join the Fond du Lac Public Library on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. as the library celebrates the reopening of its Allen J. Buechel Branch with an open house. Drop in anytime during the open house for self-guided tours of the space, photos with library mascot Browser the dog, cupcakes, and more. The Buechel Branch has been open since Feb. 1 at its new location of 1139 […]
MADISON, Wis. – Today, the results from the 2022 Census of Agriculture were published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Census of Agriculture is taken every five years in order to aggregate agricultural information for each state including farm size, commodities, and impact. “The census data released today highlights that Wisconsin’s agricultural diversity is our strength,” said Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and […]
Fond du Lac police are calling the death of a woman involved in a traffic crash suspicious. Shortly before 6:30pm Tuesday rescue personnel responded to a crash in the area of West Follett and North Main Street. The driver, a 33 year old woman, was found slumped over the steering wheel and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. A three year old passenger was not injured. Police are investigating the circumstances that led […]
Waupun interim police chief Jeremy Rasch has been hired as chief. The Waupun Police and Fire commission made the appointment by unanimous decision. Rasch has served in the department for more than 20 years and has been the deputy chief since 2017. He has been the interim chief since Scott Louden resigned in December. Rasch will be sworn into office Monday.
The Fond du Lac County Executive is coming under fire for using the official county Facebook page to make a political statement about the singing of the Black National Anthem at the Super Bowl. County Executive Sam Kaufman posted "Enough. 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' is a beautiful song and well written, but it is not the National Anthem. We have one national anthem 'The Star-Spangled Banner' and I will always […]
Two Beaver Dam firefighters injured in an airboat crash on Beaver Dam Lake have been released from the hospital and a third remains hospitalized. The crash happened shortly after 7:30pm Monday while the Department was conducting ice rescue training on Beaver Dam Lake near Grape Island. During the training, a fire department hovercraft struck the island and injured three Firefighters on board. All three Firefighters were treated on scene by Beaver Dam Paramedics […]
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Tuesday for a new health care facility in Fond du Lac. Froedert ThedaCare Health Inc. is building a new health campus, including emergency department, ambulatory care services on West Johnson Street. Cathy Jacobson is the CEO of Froedert Theda Care Health. "We are confident our combined health system will continue to promote health and wellbeing for everyone that we are privileged to serve," Jacobson said. Froedert […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's GOP-controlled Legislature on Tuesday passed legislative maps that were proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers — a move designed to prevent the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from implementing maps that might be even worse for Republicans. Republicans conceded defeat, while Democrats said they were afraid of being tricked. “It pains me to say it, but Gov. Evers gets a huge win today,” Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said, adding that […]