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2-9-24 waupun business alliance

1.  The Waupun Business Alliance Annual Banquet is now open for registration! Join us on March 28 for an annual update on economic momentum happening in Waupun. This year will be very special as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of four different member businesses. Can you guess them all? Check out the event page to find out. We will also honor a winner of the Community Impact Award, which is currently open for nominations. […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024

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2-9-24 fdl county board meeting cancelled

The County Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 13, 2024 has been canceled.    The next meeting of the County Board will be the regular meeting, scheduled Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

todayFebruary 8, 2024

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2-9-24 no serious injuries in 3 vehicle crash in fdl county

There were no serious injuries in a three vehicle crash on Highway 23 in Fond du Lac County.  The crash happened shortly after 6:30am Thursday on Highway 23 and County Highway I east of the city of Fond du Lac.   One person received minor injuries.

todayFebruary 8, 2024

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2-8-24 daughter of waupun prison inmate who died in solitary files federal lawsuit against prison officials

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The daughter of a Wisconsin inmate who killed himself in solitary confinement has filed a federal lawsuit against state prison officials, alleging they failed to provide adequate mental health care and medications.  Dean Hoffmann was found dead in his cell at Waupun Correctional Institution in June on the ninth day of a stint in solitary confinement. He is one of at least three Waupun inmates who died in […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024

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2-8-24 universities of wisconsin system launches website for online courses

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Universities of Wisconsin have launched a new website listing all online courses available across the system’s 13 campuses, system officials announced Wednesday.  The website, online.wisconsin.edu, lists more than 200 online programs, including courses in 10 associate, 99 bachelor and 95 master programs. The site includes links to the campuses that offer the courses.  The site went live on Feb. 1. System President Jay Rothman said in a statement […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024

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2-8-24 flood insurance awareness week

Fond du Lac city officials are taking steps to protect residents from future flooding events like the Fond du Lac River ice jam flooding in 2019.   Wisconsin Insurance commissioner Nathan Houdek made a stop in Fond du Lac this week to highlight Flood Insurance Awareness Week.    Fond du Lac is one of just 17  Wisconsin communities in the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System that Houdek says can save residents up to […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024

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2-8-24 huber inmate walkaway-captured

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says a Huber inmate walkaway has been arrested.  Sheriff Dale Schmidt says  43  year old Jennifer Patricia Petersen is in custody as a result of a follow up investigation conducted by sheriff's deputies in collaboration with Milwaukee police.  Petersen left the jail  for a doctor's appointment at Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam, but  failed to report back to jail.

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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2-8-24 break out the sweatshirts

Record high temperatures are a possibility this week as unseasonably warm winter weather is in the forecast all week.   National Weather Service meteorologist Taylor Patterson says in addition to the mild temperatures, strong winds will also cause any ice on Lake Winnebago to shift with the sturgeon spearing season set to open this weekend.  "As that low pressure system comes in it will get gusty and it will be rainy,"  Patterson told […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024

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2-8-24 sturgeon spectacular this weekend in downtown fdl

Fond du Lac's premier winter tourism event is being held this weekend with one major change due to the warmer than normal temperatures.  Destination Lake Winnebago Region's Craig Molitor says all of the events for Sturgeon Spectacular this weekend will be held in downtown Fond du Lac.  "It's not ideal.  Generally speaking everything that happens for Sturgeon Spectacular is still going to happen, there are some qualifications there, but it's […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024