Month: July 2017

The unemployment rate is up locally in the latest reporting period.  The state Department of Workforce Development says the Dodge County unemployment rate increased from 2.5 percent in May to 3.1 percent in June.  The Fond du Lac County jobless rate jumped from 2.4 to 3.1 percent.  In the city of Fond du Lac the June unemployment rate stands at 3.3 percent…up eight tenths of a percent from May.

The Fond du Lac Public Works Department says a portion of Military Road will be closed for the rest of the summer starting Monday.  Military Road between Seymour Street and Pioneer Road will be closed as construction work continues on the Military and Pioneer Road project.  The closure will prohibit motorists from accessing locations on Military Road south of Seymour Street.  The closure is expected to last 60 days.

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has identified a drowning victim in a residential swimming pool in Campbellsport.   Deputies from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office responded to the village of Campbellsport Thursday night and recovered a 36-year-old female from the 5’ deep pool.   Resuscitation efforts were successful in gaining a pulse and Jessica Meyer was ultimately transported to St. Agnes Medical Center.  Her condition was not […]

Marian University has announced the hiring of several positions.  Dr. Michael Carroll will serve as the interim chair of the Department of Business, He comes to Marian with over 30 years of academic experience.  Dr. Sherry Fontaine will serve as the Dean of Adult and Online Studies Dr. Fontaine previously worked at Viterbo University, serving as the Chair and Associate Professor of the Online MBA in Healthcare Leadership program.  Dr. Kimberly Udlis will serve as the Associate Dean/Associate Professor in the Department […]

Holiday Automotive has donated a Ford Transit to the Fond du Lac Police Department  for use in transporting SWAT Team members and equipment to critical incidents.   The department recognized a gap in transportation needs as many critical incidents require the department’s armored vehicle to deploy with patrol officers prior to the  SWAT team’s arrival.  Holiday Automotive offered the donation of the Ford Transit providing a vehicle spacious enough for […]

Orders are due Monday for  historic 1887 Dodge County Fair promotional t-shirts.  Earl;ier this year a poster was painted on the Center-Street  side of Ming’s Garden Restaurant  in, Beaver Dam during the Walldog Mural Festival.  The Dodge County Fair is creating t-shirts featuring the fair mural and needs t-shirt orders by Monday July 31.  To place your order att pre-fair  prices, send the order form and a check payable to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are not happy with the departure of Reince Priebus as President Donald Trump's chief of staff.  Trump announced Friday he was replacing Priebus, just two days after Priebus talked about his role in helping land a massive Foxconn plant in Wisconsin.  The two highest-ranking state Assembly Republicans criticized the move.  Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke tweeted that it was a "bad move" and Speaker […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A wide array of Wisconsin environmental regulations would be waived under a proposal put forward by Gov. Scott Walker to lure electronic manufacturing giant Foxconn to the state. A bill Walker released on Friday would allow Foxconn, without permits, to discharge dredged materials, fill wetlands, change the course of streams, build artificial bodies of water that connect with natural waterways and build on a riverbed or […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is not happy with the departure of fellow Wisconsinite Reince Priebus as President Donald Trump's chief of staff.  Trump tweeted on Friday that he had replaced Priebus, who is from Kenosha.  Vos calls it a "dumb move" by White House "insiders struggling for influence."  Priebus is close friends with Gov. Scott Walker. His spokesman did not immediately return a message […]