City offices in the City/County Government Center will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The Municipal Service Center will also be closed on Monday, September 4th for all services, including refuse and recycling collection and bulky waste drop off. There will be no refuse and recycling collection on Monday, September 4th. • Refuse/garbage normally collected on Monday will be collected on Tuesday, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's top elections official says she won't testify at a Senate committee hearing on her reappointment next week. Meagan Wolfe's decision relies on a letter from Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul saying that lawmakers don't have the authority to force a vote on firing her. Republicans who control the Senate have vowed to oust Wolfe before the 2024 presidential election. She serves as the nonpartisan Wisconsin […]
A tight inventory continues to push Wisconsin home sales down and prices up. The Wisconsin REALTORS® Association released its July 2023 Real Estate Report Thursday. Weak inventories continue to limit sales of existing homes and drive prices up significantly. July 2023 closings slid 20.8% compared to July 2022, and the median price rose 7.5% to $300,000. This was the second straight month where the statewide median price was at or above the $300,000 […]
Starting November first the Fond du Lac Family YMCA will be offering around the clock access to the facility. The Y says it is responding to the needs of community members by expanding accessibility to adult members, and that making time to exercise is the first step to a healthier, more active lifestyle. The Y says 24/7 facility access will allow existing adult members ages 19 and older the ability to work out on their […]
Salmon’s Meat Products in Luxemburg is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for a variety of ready-to-eat meat products sold at retail stores throughout northeastern Wisconsin. The following products being recalled carry a Wisconsin mark of inspection for establishment No. 742 with “Best if used by” dates of 09/11/2023 and before. These products include: Country Smoked Sliced Ham, approximately 2 lb. vacuum sealed packages Cooked Smoked Ham Steaks, approximately 0.4 […]
The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group, Inc. (WILEAG) has formally announced and presented the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office with its prestigious Certificate of Accreditation at a board meeting on Monday, August 21, 2023. WILEAG’s motto of “Challenging Wisconsin’s Law Enforcement Agencies to Achieve Excellence” resonated with Sheriff Dale Schmidt and as a result, the sheriff’s office continuously strives to meet the standards set forth by the Accreditation Group. The Community […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have asked that the newest Democratic-backed justice on the state Supreme Court recuse herself from lawsuits seeking to overturn GOP-drawn electoral maps, arguing that she has prejudged the cases. Republicans argue in their motions filed Tuesday with the Wisconsin Supreme Court that Protasiewicz can’t fairly hear the cases because during her campaign for the seat earlier this year she called […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brice Turang beat out an infield hit with two outs in the 10th inning to bring home Willy Adames with the winning run, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-7. Adames also homered for the second straight day and singled home the tying run earlier in the 10th to help the NL Central-leading Brewers complete a two-game sweep and win their fifth straight. Milwaukee rallied […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans are demanding to know where three of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees to the Department of Natural Resources board stand on wolf management, a sandhill crane hunt and PFAS pollution. The Senate's Republican-controlled sporting heritage committee held a confirmation hearing Wednesday for Sharon Adams, Dylan Jennings and Paul Buhr. Committee members pressed them on whether they support a population limit for wolves, whether the state […]