The city of Fond du Lac has unveiled a new music garden at a near downtown park. The new education and recreation space is located at Hamilton Park and is the result of a girl scout project by Natalie Johnson in partnership with the city and Boys and Girls Club of Fond du Lac. Johnson, is a Fond du Lac High School graduate and freshman at the University of Nebraska studying elementary and early education […]
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital will be consolidating its dialysis center facilities in Beaver Dam and Waupun into one newly remodeled facility at N8131 Kellom Road in Beaver Dam, conveniently located off Highway 151. SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital has been offering outpatient dialysis services for patients who live with end-stage renal disease for more than 50 years. Dialysis is the process of removing excess water and toxins from the […]
A Fond du Lac man is dead following a shooting incident Saturday morning. Police were called to a report of a domestic incident at a residence in the 500 block of Drury Place just off Western Avenue where a woman said she was being held at gunpoint. According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice law enforcement responded and upon arrival encountered a man inside a vehicle. Gunfire was exchanged between a sheriff’s deputy and […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff could miss the 2024 season after surgery Friday to repair the anterior capsule in his throwing shoulder. The Brewers said Woodruff is expected to sit out most, if not all, of next season. The injury caused the two-time All-Star to miss the Brewers’ NL Wild Card Series loss to Arizona. “Brandon is not only one of the best pitchers in our franchise’s history, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Leshon Williams scored the game’s lone touchdown on an 82-yard breakaway and finished with 174 yards rushing Saturday to lead Iowa to a 15-6 victory over Wisconsin. The Badgers lost quarterback Tanner Mordecai to a hand injury. Iowa has beaten Wisconsin in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2008-09 and gets to maintain possession of the Heartland Trophy, Williams' 82-yard touchdown in the second quarter […]
The City of Fond du Lac’s annual leaf collection will begin on Monday October 16, 2023 with crews starting in the northeast section of the city. The collection will proceed in a clockwise direction – to the southeast, southwest, and northwest sections. The crews typically will be able to make three complete rounds of the city during the October and November months. For collection purposes, Main Street divides the city […]
The City of Fond du Lac Water Utility has scheduled bi-annual citywide unidirectional water main flushing to begin on Monday October 16, 2023. The schedule for the flushing is as follows: Monday – Northeast Section, Tuesday –Southeast, Wednesday/Thursday – Southwest and Northwest. Flushing operations will take place each day between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm. The City is divided into quarters with Main Street, Fourth Street and […]
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital is hosting a community blood drive from 12 - 3 pm on Tuesday, October 17 in the Plaza Level Conference Center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac. Appointments are encouraged. Donors will get a choice of a gift card or bonus points to shop the ImpactLife rewards store for a new Halloween shirt and more. Donors should eat before donating and bring a photo ID. […]
Since announcing a national blood and platelet shortage a month ago, thousands of donors across the country have rolled up a sleeve to help rebuild the American Red Cross blood and platelet supply. As that generosity continues, the Red Cross is working around-the-clock to ensure patients have access to lifesaving transfusions and must collect 10,000 additional blood and platelet donations – over and above expectations – each week over the next month […]