Month: October 2019

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Energizer says the closing and move to Wisconsin of its Vermont manufacturing plant will occur in phases and is expected to be completed at the beginning of 2021.  Company spokeswoman Nikki Eaves told the Bennington Banner in an email Monday that "there are no immediate job impacts and operations will continue through 2020." Eaves confirmed that about 90 employees work at the Bennington facility.  Energizer announced last week […]

As part of Manufacturing Month, officials from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation today welcomed FZE Manufacturing Solutions of North Fond du lac as the latest company to join WEDC’s Made In Wisconsin program.   “The Made In Wisconsin program is a wonderful way for the many companies that call Wisconsin home to share their pride in our state’s great manufacturing tradition,” said WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes. “We’re especially pleased […]

Some Wisconsinites are getting their first taste of wintry weather with a fresh blanket of snow on the ground.  The National Weather Service says a couple inches of heavy, wet snow fell in the Fond du lac area.  Neenah has about 4 inches of snow early Tuesday with about 3½ inches in Green Bay and 3 inches near Madison.  A winter weather advisory for portions of western, central and northeastern Wisconsin […]

With the CDC predicting a severe flu season the Fond  du Lac County Public Health Officer is encouraging residents to get a flu shot.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the CDC is basing their prediction in part on the flu season that is winding down in Australia.    There were 270,000 confirmed flu cases in Australia this year compared to 60,000 cases the year before.  Mueller says there is plenty of […]

Health groups are applauding a bill that would add e-cigarettes to Wisconsin’s smoke free air law.  The American Heart Association and American Lung Association support the bill, designed to protect people by including secondhand aerosol from e-cigarettes.  Dona Wininsky with the American Lung Association in Wisconsin sasy e-cigarettes pose an enormous threat to our next generation.  Wininsky says everyone in Wisconsin has a right to breathe clean air.

Motorists were detoured around a busy Fond du lac intersection Monday following a water main break.   Public Works director Jordan Skiff says crews were called to repair the break after water was reported bubbling up through cracks in the street near the  intersection of Fourth and Marr Streets.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former House Speaker Paul Ryan has launched a new nonprofit organization he says will be focused on fighting poverty, increasing economic opportunities and advancing evidence-based public policies.  Ryan announced the launch of the American Idea Foundation on Monday. He moved more than $7 million from his congressional account into the nonprofit when he announced its formation earlier this year.  The foundation will be based in Ryan's hometown […]

The City of Fond du Lac Police Department has been working to attain law enforcement accredited status for the past two and a half years and, as a part of that process, will be undergoing three days of full assessment on November 12 through 14.   A team of assessors from the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG), will arrive on November 12, 2019 to examine all aspects of the Fond […]