Month: August 2015

A portion of Western Avenue was closed for a short time this morning.  Western Avenue near the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and County Jail was closed until plumbers were able to fix  a blockage in the sewer system that leads to the Safety building.  The problem was fixed this morning.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Scott Walker's presidential campaign spokeswoman says the Wisconsin governor is not advocating for building a wall separating Canada and the United States. Walker spokeswoman AshLee Strong says Walker's comments on the issue had been misinterpreted. Walker was asked Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether he supported building a wall. Walker said that he has heard about security concerns along the Canadian border, and "that is […]

The Fond du Lac fire chief says he’s proud of the department’s new international accreditation.  The department was recognized last week in Atlanta before the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.  "We always are looking for benchmarks, how we stand up to a national average,  and this particular accreditation is performance based,"    Fond du Lac Fire Chief Pete O'Leary told WFDL news.   O’Leary says the Department scored particularly well […]

A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s captain says a crash that critically injured an Oostburg man probably wouldn’t have happened if Highway 23 had been widened to four lanes.  The crash Sunday night occurred when a car was broadsided by a semi while trying to cross 23 at the intersection with Highway G.  Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Captain Rick Olig says the project called for building an interchange at […]

ST. NAZIANZ, Wis. (AP) — The last two Salvatorian nuns in the Manitowoc County village of St. Nazianz are pulling up stakes.  When 91-year-old Sister Rita and 87-year-old Sister Jane leave Aug. 31 to spend their twilight years with two other sisters in Portage, it will bring down the curtain on a 119-year-old legacy of service.  In August 1896, three Salvatorian nuns came to St. Nazianz by request to care […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Children across Wisconsin are heading back to school.  Public safety officials are reminding motorists to be on the lookout for children boarding or exiting school buses. Figures from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation show there were nearly 800 citations given to drivers last year for failing to stop for a school bus.  Lamers Bus Lines' Dave Vander Bloomen says drivers should give themselves extra time, […]

The state Department of Workforce Development says Best Buy in Fond du Lac is closing.  DWD says aproximately 59 employees will be affected by the closing of the store on N. Pioneer Road.   A store manager told WFDL news the store will be closing October 31st.    The Department says the Fox Valley Workforce Development Board and Fox Valley Job Center will provide assistance to the affected workers.    The […]

A Fond du Lac County war hero who was killed in action is finally getting the recognition he deserves. Congressman Glenn Grothman presented certificates for the Silver Star award to Eugene Burg on behalf of his deceased uncle, Staff Sergeant Herman Burg, of Mt. Calvary.  Grothman says Burg received the Purple Heart and Silver Star for his heroic actions, but his military records were burned in a fire at the […]

Members of the Fond du Lac County Farm Bureau will hold their annual meeting on Monday, September 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Fond du Lac.  All Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend this important meeting to help create policy resolutions and vote in elections for county board directors. Also being selected will be the county’s voting delegates for the WFBF Annual Meeting in Wisconsin Dells, […]