Month: February 2015

In the wake of a teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student the  North Fond du Lac School superintendent says the district is moving forward to make sure every student is safe.  Forty five year old Dominic Carmona is charged with sexual assault of a student by school staff.  He is accused of having sexual contact with a 16 year old female special education student.  Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says Carmona […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for one of two young girls accused of stabbing their classmate to please the horror character Slender Man is arguing his client doesn't belong in adult court.  Defense lawyer Anthony Cotton filed a brief Tuesday with Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren arguing that he can't bind her over for trial in adult court on an attempted first-degree homicide charge.  Cotton contends she should […]

The St. Mary’s Springs Academy Board of Directors has announced that Kelly Norton, who is presently the SMSA Director of Advancement, has been selected to serve as Interim President and will begin in the role immediately. Norton’s selection as Interim President follows the recently announced departure of Kevin Shaw, who accepted the presidency at Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, WI.    “Kelly is absolutely qualified to lead SMSA,” stated […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker's administration says nearly 27,500 private-sector jobs have been added in Wisconsin over the 12-month period that ended in September.  Walker's Department of Workforce Development released the preliminary numbers Tuesday in advance of them being published officially by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on March 19. By releasing them early, Wisconsin's numbers can't be compared with job growth in other states.  Walker has […]

The Department of Public Works would like to inform the motoring public of the temporary closure of East Division Street between Main Street and Portland Avenue. The closure will begin Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. and should re-open at approximately 5:00 P.M. The closure is due to a crane being placed in the street for work being completed at 1 N Main Street, The Retlaw.  The public is asked to plan […]

BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Apostle Islands National Lakeshore officials say the popular ice caves could be open to the public this weekend.  Lakeshore planning chief Julie Van Stappen says they'll check the ice Wednesday, then make the call. The ice must be locked in and thick enough on the trail out to the mainland ice caves.  High winds are in the forecast for the area this week. Van Stappen hopes […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 2,000 people have gathered outside the Wisconsin state Capitol to protest a right-to-work bill.  Capitol Police issued the crowd count estimate Tuesday. The rally was organized to coincide with a Senate Labor Committee public hearing on the issue.  Union members gathered to urge rejection of the measure. It would make it a crime for a business to negotiate a contract with unions that requires workers […]

An assistant special education teacher at Horace Mann High School in North Fond du Lac has been charged with sexually assaulting a special education student.  Forty five year old Dominic Carmona, Oshkosh, is charged with seven counts of sexual assault of a student by school staff.  He is being held in the Fond du lac County Jail on $30,000 cash bail.  Each count carries a maximum sentence of six years […]

A Fond du lac man convicted in a citywide car vandalism spree has been placed on probation.  At a plea and sentencing hearing Monday Fond du lac Judge Richard Nuss withheld sentence and placed 20 year old Zacharias Manthey on four years probation.  Manthey was convicted in a vandalism spree that damaged nearly 60 vehicles in Fond du Lac.  Plea and sentencing hearings are scheduled for two other Fond du […]