In response to the nationwide outbreak of measles, the Fond du Lac County Health Department is scheduling special immunization clinics where MMR (Measles Mumps, Rubella) vaccine will be offered at no charge to children ages 12 months thru 18 years of age. The clinics are being offered: Monday, March 9; 3-6 pm; Fond du Lac County Health Dept., 3rd Floor; 160 S. Macy St , Fond du Lac Wednesday, March […]
American Bank CEO Jim Chatterton has announced that Gloria Stenz was recently promoted to VP - Chief Operating Officer within the organization. Stenz is in her 40th year with American Bank having advanced through a series of positions with increasing responsibility while “performing her duties in an exemplary manner”, stated Chatterton. Gloria is a native of the area, and resides with her family in Mt. Calvary. Also announced was the promotion of Kate Thone and Kristine […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Kitty Rhoades says no one will get kicked off the state's popular prescription drug program SeniorCare under Gov. Scott Walker's budget. Walker's proposal requires that SeniorCare enrollees first sign up for the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and use state benefits under SeniorCare as a supplement. Rhoades told the Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday that whether costs will go […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate's labor committee has approved a Republican right-to-work bill, sending the measure on to the full Senate for a vote. The GOP-controlled committee voted 3-1 along party lines to approve the bill after listening to more than eight hours of conflicting testimony from the public on whether right-to-work would help or hurt the state. Committee Chairman Stephen Nass had planned to end the hearing […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker working on reorganizing the nonpartisan board that oversees elections and ethics laws in Wisconsin says he hopes to have a proposal ready for debate by April. Rep. Dean Knudson, of Hudson, tells The Associated Press he's still working with Republicans in the Senate on how to reconfigure the Government Accountability Board. It currently consists of retired judges. Knudson says he supports including […]
Roundtable discussions are being held around the state this week in an effort by state lawmakers to review the state’s administrative code. Republican state representative Joan Ballweg of Markesan says the Red Tape Review is a multi-session effort to review the code and make updates by removing outdated and burdensome rules. Ballweg says a good example of an outdated rule involves recharging vehicle air conditioners. Ballweg says new technology has […]
Many Wisconsinites report they regularly engage in unsafe driving behaviors despite acknowledging the threats they pose and revealing more than one in three have a loved one who has been seriously injured or killed in a crash. That according to the AAA Foundation’s recently released Traffic Safety Culture Index. State AAA spokesman Nick Jarmuscz says the survey revealed many unsafe driving behaviors are widespread in the Badger State including excessive […]
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin says a proposed state budget would muzzle watchdogs and dismantle institutions of society. League director Andrea Kaminski says she is particularily concerned about provisions in the budget that she was would weaken the checks and balances to protect citizens from special interests and government gone awry. Kaminski says an example is a proposal in the budget to place the Wisconsin Judicial Commission under […]
BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) — The woman who agreed to leave a McDonald's restaurant in Beaver Dam after a customer complained about the kangaroo she carried says she owns four additional kangaroos and a menagerie of other animals. Diana Moyer lives on a farm near Columbus and has a collection of animals, including sheep, goats, emu, deer, horses and chickens. Police asked Moyer to leave McDonald's last week after she […]