Month: May 2016

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's yearly unemployment benefit payments have fallen by more than half since 2010, pulling the trust fund out of a $1.3 billion deficit. Following the recession, many states had diminished or insolvent unemployment insurance trust funds. Wisconsin has worked to address its deficit by tightening eligibility requirements, cutting down on fraud and increasing recuperation of overpayments.  According to Department of Workforce Development data, unemployment benefit payments […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Lottery says someone who bought a ticket in Kaukauna is a multi-million dollar MegaBucks winner.  The lottery says the ticket from Saturday's drawing is worth $3.6 million dollars. No one has come forward with the winning ticket just yet.  The winning MegaBucks numbers from Saturday are 1-13-18-26-27-and-37.

Ashley Schneider, Executive Director of MS Run the US, Inc.-- a non-profit organization that raises funds for Multiple Sclerosis awareness and research – will be the speaker at the May 11 Women in Management meeting, held at the Holiday Inn from 11:30-1p.m. Members and guests considering becoming a member are welcome to attend.  In her presentation, How I Started a Non-Profit, Schneider will reveal how she created the organization she […]

Parents and kids ages 6-17, don’t forget to buy your Student Summer Bus Pass!   The cost is $35 and can be used for an unlimited number of rides from June through August. Activities such as the Recreation Department’s playground and the library summer reading program are accessible for students through Fond du Lac Area Transit.  The Student Summer Pass is also a way for students to get acclimated to […]