photo L-R shane smith, dr. brent meier SSM Health has announced a new leadership team for SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital and its Fond du Lac operations. Shane Smith has been named president for SSM Health's Fond du Lac market, including St. Agnes Hospital. Smith has been the vice president of Medical Group Operations for the Fond du Lac Regional Clinic since January. Smith brings to his new role more than 20 years of […]
MADISON, Wis. – As winter approaches and before colder temperatures set in, now is the perfect time to plan and be prepared for the upcoming season. To help encourage everyone to be winter ready, Gov. Tony Evers has declared Nov. 18 – 22 as Winter Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin. “Winter weather can lead to dangerous conditions including snowstorms, icy roads, and below freezing temperatures, said Greg Engle, Wisconsin Emergency Management […]
Fond du Lac, WI. – Engineering News-Record (ENR) has listed Ahern as a ‘Top 600 Specialty Contractor’ of 2024. Ahern was ranked 77th this year, moving up after ranking 86th in 2023. The annual ranking is determined by a company’s construction revenue from a subcontracting capacity. The list also captures the top contractors in various sub-categories. Ahern was ranked 3rd in the ‘Top 20 Firms in Fire Protection and Sprinklers.’ The firm […]
FOND DU LAC – This Thanksgiving, Holy Family Catholic Community will seek to spread goodwill through great food when it offers its fifth year of free Takeout Thanksgiving Meals on Wednesday, November 27. As people isolated to stay healthy during the pandemic, Thanksgiving looked different for many in 2020. Such a change led Holy Family to ask the question: What can we do to share the feeling of community and […]
MCFARLAND — As Wisconsin public schools face severe financial constraints brought on by over a decade of underfunding from the state, State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today proposed more than $3 billion in state funding to help meet the growing needs of local schools, students, and educators. Her proposal includes increasing state reimbursement for special education costs, and increased per-pupil and general aid, while limiting local property tax increases. Dr. Underly made […]
Proceeds from this year’s Love Lights, presented by the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation, will help increase public access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) within local communities. Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone. It’s a life-threatening condition that can occur at anytime, anywhere. The most common arrhythmia is ventricular fibrillation, in which the heart’s electrical impulses suddenly become chaotic and ineffective. Blood flow to the brain abruptly stops; the victim then collapses […]
Megan Siedschlag, an SSM Health Samaritan Clinic Affordable Care Act navigator, has been named the newest recipient of the BEE (Be Exceptional Everyday) Award. Siedschlag was recognized by two colleagues. “Megan received a phone call from a patient stating that her husband’s Medicare insurance was going to end due to not renewing his Medicaid. Megan contacted Moraine Lakes Consortium to discuss with the patient how this could be resolved so the […]
[Oshkosh, Wisc., Nov. 12, 2024] - Cody Johnson, Kane Brown, and Parker McCollum will headline the XRoads41 music festival in Oshkosh on August 7-9, 2025. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, November 15 at 10 a.m. After a successful inaugural year in 2024, XRoads41 (pronounced Crossroads 41) is excited to officially launch the second year of this premier music and camping festival. In addition to Johnson, Brown, and McCollum, […]
Green Lake, Wis. (October 21, 2024) – Mr. Sun –will perform at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake, Wisconsin, on Friday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Sun comprises some of the most original musicians to apply themselves to the American String Band. Legendary fiddler Darol Anger is at home in a number of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent, and is a member of the original […]