The Fond du Lac School District is implementing a new employee wellness program. Superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says LeapCare is an employee emotional well-being program. Under the program a Care coach provides emotional care to the 850 employees of the Fond du Lac School District. Dr. Fleig says the hope is that LeapCare will lead to higher levels of employee wellness.
A jury trial has been scheduled for next spring to determine whether the so-called Halloween Killer, Gerald Turner, should be released or remain in custody. Following a hearing this month a four day jury trial was scheduled to begin April 16th, 2024. The 73 year old Turner was convicted of killing nine year old Lisa Ann French while she was trick or treating in Fond du Lac on Halloween, 1973. Turner was initially scheduled for […]
A Fond du Lac man has been convicted in connection with a stabbing incident outside a Fond du Lac tavern a little more than a year ago. Thirty two year old Vickendricka Jones pleaded no contest to attempted first degree intentional homicide, and a pre-sentence investigation was ordered. Police say Jones stabbed a 40 year old Fond du Lac man multiple times outside the Press Box Tavern on Forest Avenue. Police Chief […]
A Fond du Lac restaurant damaged by fire has reopened for business. Boda's restaurant on East Pioneer Road reopened for business Tuesday morning. Last Friday evening firefighters were called to a report of smoke in the basement and smoke detectors sounding at the restaurant and arrived to find the fire had self-extinguished in a closed mechanical room. Nobody was in the building at the time. A neighbor was outside the building watering flowers heard […]
Every summer Fond du Lac families participate in a back to school supply give away. Event organizer Jason Porter says more than two thousand kids have signed up for this year's event. Fond du Lac School District Equity Coordinator Terrance Lofton says with the start of school right around the corner the program is greatly needed and appreciated. Distribution Day is this Saturday at the Fond du Lac Boys and Girls Club.
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital, through its Mission Action Team, is sponsoring a free community rummage for individuals and families within the Waupun community. The sale is scheduled from 8 am - 4 pm on Wednesday, August 23, and from 8 am – 2 pm on Thursday, August 24 in the hospital’s Marsh Conference Room (lower level), 620 W. Brown Street in Waupun. It will feature gently-used clothing for all […]
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – August 15, 2023 – The 172nd Wisconsin State Fair, presented byUScellular, closed out on Sunday evening after 11 outstanding days. Wisconsin State Fair officials are delighted to announce 1,043,350 Fairgoers visited the annual event this year located just outside of Milwaukee. “We’re blown away by the commitment our incredible Fairgoers, exhibitors, vendors, and staff have that continue to make the Wisconsin State Fair a time-honored tradition,” […]
Bergstrom Automotive has reached an agreement to acquire Broadway Automotive, continuing Bergstrom’s growth trajectory and adding to its long-standing position as the largest automotive sales and service company in Wisconsin. Bergstrom and Broadway are both family owned and operated with a strong focus on training, teamwork, and providing outstanding guest service. Bergstrom Automotive started in Neenah, Wisconsin in 1982, expanded throughout the Fox River Valley, and then into Madison and […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an elderly man who got caught in some farm equipment over the weekend. Shortly before 4pm Saturday rescue personnel were called to the scene on Rose-Eld Road for a report of an 85 year old man caught in a tractor-mower with severe injuries. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators are not sure if the man suffered a medical condition […]