Fire departments across the state are shifting their focus on getting the fire prevention message out amid the coronavirus pandemic. This week is Fire Prevention Week. Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Division Chief of Fire Prevention Garth Schumacher says instead of fire station open houses, and in-school demonstrations, educational programming is going online. "This year is going to be a pretty humble year for fire departments trying to get out […]
Holy Family Catholic Community will host a Eucharistic Procession and Rosary Rally on October 11 at St. Mary's Church, 59 E. Merrill Ave. as part of the nationwide “Unite Our Nation” movement. The procession will begin at 1:15 p.m. following the noon Mass at St. Mary Church. The procession will go from Merrill Avenue, down Main Street, to Veterans Park, with a Rosary at 1:45, talk from guest speaker Fr. […]
Holiday Automotive is advancing on construction of a new state-of-the-art collision and glass center on its campus in Fond du Lac. The project involves a large addition and upgrade to what is now Holiday’s Reconditioning Center, located on Industrial Parkway. The new collision repair facility will span nearly 30,000 square feet when completed. “We’re very excited at the prospect of better serving our customers from what will be one of […]
The Fond du Lac city council has approved a binding agreement for a Lakeside Park alternate master plan. The council approved the agreement at a special meeting Wednesday night. Councilmember Kay Miller was the only councilmember to vote against the agreement. Miller says the council has been "listening to the donors not the citizens" and says the city "may now end up in litigation and no one will win." Councilmember […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A conservative group says $6.3 million in grants meant to help with November’s election in Wisconsin’s five largest cities amount to bribery to increase voter turnout in Democratic strongholds. The Wisconsin Voters Alliance is asking a federal judge to block the funding. The grants are from the nonprofit Center for Tech and Civic Life. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Wisconsin Voters Alliance says the grants violate federal […]
The Kohler Foundation has donated a collection of more than 400 works of art to the permanent collection of Marian University, to be displayed on campus and used for teaching purposes. Marian will receive paintings and sketchbooks from artist Judith Roth, a Boston native, whose works have been exhibited across the U.S., 32 works by artist John Colt, a Madison native, whose work was exhibited in several exhibitions throughout the world, and prints […]
A binding agreement between the city of Fond du Lac and a business group for improvements at Lakeside Park is on hold. Fond du Lac city council president Brian Kolstad ruled a motion to pass an amended agreement was not valid and a motion to overturn his ruling failed. City councilmember Ben Giles says he is disappointed, but still hopeful a negotiated agreement can be worked out. "If the donors […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden plans to campaign Monday in northeast Wisconsin for his second visit to the state in two weeks. Biden’s campaign announced Sunday that the Democratic presidential nominee would be campaigning in Manitowoc, a city of about 32,000 that’s on the shores of Lake Michigan about 80 miles north of Milwaukee. Biden did not immediately release any additional details about the visit. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser is praising the Foxconn manufacturing project in Wisconsin, despite ongoing questions about the Taiwan-based company’s contract for billions in state tax credits. Peter Navarro, White House Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, says he’s confident Foxconn Technology Group’s project will reach completion when the nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Navarro says it should “bear great fruit down the road.” […]