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Lakeside Park Pedestrian Bridge Replacement – Oven to Fountain Island Schedule: September 16 through November 15, 2024 Description: Construction includes removal of the existing wood bridge structure, pouring new concrete abutments and setting a new steel truss bridge.  Site grading, restoration and asphalt pedestrian path will be replaced. October 14 to October 18: The bridge abutments are poured, finished and backfilled. Crews will complete the riprap along the front face […]

Milwaukee, Wis. – Healthcare scams are as varied as just about any con out there. The fraudster often poses as a government authority to persuade you to provide personal information related to your Medicare or Medicaid account for identity theft.  In other cases, the con artist is after your health insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare information to submit fraudulent medical charges. How the scam works: The scam typically starts with an email, text […]

The second Fondy Falltoberfest was held Saturday at Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac.  The event was held on Oven and Softball Islands at the park.  In addition to food and beverages the family-friendly festival featured a number of activities including pumpkin painting, costume contests, horse-drawn carriage rides and music.

MADISON, Wis. – Each day, farmers across Wisconsin care for their livestock, land, and crops. For them, it is more than just a job, but rather a lifestyle and a promise to care for the land just like generations before them. Ahead of National Farmers Day on October 12, I wanted to extend my sincerest gratitude to all of Wisconsin’s farmers.  Every day, I have the opportunity to advocate for and […]

You are all cordially invited to celebrate 100 years of the Ripon Noon Kiwanis club, in a celebration filled with fellowship, pizza and pasta; on Thursday, November 7th in the Knuth Brewing Company upstairs banquet hall. Established in 1924, 2024 marks the centennial anniversary of the Noon Kiwanis; which has been serving the youth of the Ripon community for over 100 years. • 6:30 Social Time, • 7:00 Dinner • […]

Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after tearing a path of destruction across Florida, killing at least 14 people and knocking out power to millions, yet averting the "worst-case scenario" meteorologists, officials and residents had feared.  Arriving just two weeks after the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene, the system also knocked out power to more than 3 million customers, flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off a […]

A new Republican presidential elector selected to represent Wisconsin voters in the  presidential election promises there will not be a repeat of the 2020 fake electors debacle.  Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney joins state GOP chair Brian Schimming and former governor Tommy Thompson as the 2024 Republican electors.  Toney says the Wisconsin fake electors in 2020  were decent people who were believing the wrong information.  "One of the […]

The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it has put disproportionate voting power in the hands of a few states that are fairly evenly divided politically.  That forces campaigns to dedicate most of their money to the so-called battleground states. There are seven of them this year — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.  The lack of attention to other states leaves […]

State test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction show almost half of students are testing at grade level in reading and math.   That’s a significant jump from last year, when less than 40 percent of students were considered proficient in those subjects.   But this year’s scores can’t be compared to previous years.  DPI has lowered the threshold for what is proficient and changed the terms to describe student success.  The results […]