Month: May 2015

Construction will begin this week on a small stretch of Highway 151 in Fond du Lac.  Gov. Scott Walker has approved $625,000 for reconstruction of  point two miles of 151 near the Ducharme Parkway intersection.  Construction will begin Thursday and finish in August.  The project will involve adding the east leg of Ducharme Parkway to the existing three-legged intersection; and installing slotted left-turn lanes on 151.  Left turns and through movements […]

The Department of Public Works warning Fond du Lac motorists that  the southbound lane on Military Road between Grove Street and 9th Street will be closed this week.  The closure will begin Monday morning and is expected to re-open at the end of the day Friday  June 5th.  Southbound traffic on Military Road will be detoured at Grove Street and south on Superior Street to Military Road. The southbound lane closure […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross says he is grateful that UW's budget cut is set to be reduced from $300 million to $250 million.  Cross reacted Friday to the plan by the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee to reduce Gov. Scott Walker's budget cut for the university by $50 million.  The Republican plan would also remove tenure protections for faculty from state law. Cross and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's finance committee has adopted Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plan to eliminate 80 positions within the state Department of Natural Resources, including more than half of the researchers in the agency's science bureau.  Walker's budget includes provisions that would eliminate about 19 researcher positions from the science bureau as well 11 natural resources educator spots. According to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, four of the scientist […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers have rejected Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plan to block the state Department of Natural Resources from purchasing any land through its stewardship program for at least the next 13 years.  Walker's budget would place a moratorium on stewardship land acquisitions until debt service on purchases already made drops to $1 for every $8 spent since the program began in 1989. The program won't reach […]

Green Bay Packers all-time leading receiver, Dancing with the Stars champion and children’s book author  Donald Driver wants Fond du Lac kids to be driven to better health.  Driver made a personal visit to the students at Riverside Elementary School in Fond du Lac Friday to congratulate them for winning the 2015 Driven to Better Health School Challenge.  Driver has teamed up with Children’s Hospital to establish the school and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Xcel Energy has asked Wisconsin regulators for permission to raise electric and natural gas rates next year. The utility filed an application Friday with the Public Service Commission seeking to raise electric rates by $27.4 million. According to the utility, that would translate to about $4.73 more per month for a typical residential customer.

Following another vehicle too closely (tailgating) is a common problem that results in many crashes and often leads to road rage incidents.  All motorists must remember not to follow other vehicles too closely.   If the lead vehicle has to stop or slow suddenly for a road hazard, the following vehicle will not be able to stop in time to avoid a crash.  If the following vehicle has sufficient distance between […]