Month: October 2020

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10-2-20 marcus theaters temporarily closes theaters in wi

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marcus Theatres has temporarily closed 17 of the 72 cinemas it reopened this summer, citing a decline in audience demand and the limited number of new movie releases. The coronavirus pandemic led to the closure of movie theaters across Wisconsin in mid-March. The Milwaukee-based Marcus began reopening many of its theaters in August, after test runs at a handful of theaters in June. Theaters Marcus has closed […]

todayOctober 2, 2020

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10-2-20 trump’s western wi rally up in the air

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump canceled a planned appearance in western Wisconsin amid calls from the city’s mayor and the state’s governor, both Democrats, that he not hold a rally amid a surge in coronavirus cases. A spokeswoman for La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat said Thursday they had received word that Air Force One was no longer coming to the city, “so we are assuming the Trump Campaign […]

todayOctober 1, 2020

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10-2-20 gop asks full appeals court to hear wi absentee ballot case

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans want the full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear their appeal of a ruling by a three-judge panel of the court that allowed absentee ballots to be counted for six days after Election Day. The Republican-controlled Legislature requested the hearing late Wednesday and asked the court’s ruling to be put on hold in the meantime. The court panel earlier on Wednesday rejected […]

todayOctober 1, 2020

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10-2-20 wla purchases land for new school

Winnebago Lutheran Academy has found a new location just outside the city of Fond du Lac for a new school.   WLA has announced it has purchased 120 acres of land west of Fond du Lac between Highway 23 and Highway OOO,  just west of  Streblow Drive.  Director of Mission Advancement Kevin Ehlke says the plan is to move from Merrill Avenue in Fond du Lac to the new property within seven to ten years.  […]

todayOctober 1, 2020

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10-1-20 new collision and glass center coming to holiday automotive

Holiday Automotive is advancing on construction of a new state-of-the-art collision and glass center on its campus in Fond du Lac.  The project involves a large addition and upgrade to what is now Holiday’s Reconditioning Center, located on Industrial Parkway. The new collision repair facility will span nearly 30,000 square feet when completed. “We’re very excited at the prospect of better serving our customers from what will be one of […]

todayOctober 1, 2020

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10-1-20 fdl city council approves binding agreement for lakeside park alternative master plan

The Fond du Lac city council has approved a binding agreement for a Lakeside Park alternate master plan.   The council approved the agreement at a special meeting Wednesday night.  Councilmember Kay Miller was the only councilmember to vote against the agreement.  Miller says the council has been "listening to the donors not the citizens"  and says  the city "may now end up in litigation and no one will win."   Councilmember […]

todayOctober 1, 2020

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10-1-20 controversial solar farm near lomira

A group of residents opposed to a proposed solar farm in the Lomira area is holding a community meeting next week.    Lomira Village Board member Scott Ritger says the 100 megawatt Springfield Solar Farm would encompass nearly 900 acres of farmland north of Lomira to northeast of Brownsville.   "It would really affect everyone in the area from the farm standpoint because basic supply and demand, as 800 plus acres are taken out […]

todayOctober 1, 2020

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10-1-20 youth football coach blows off contact tracer

The Washington County executive says he couldn’t believe it when he heard  a youth football coach attended a practice and scrimmage knowing he had COVID-19.   County executive Josh Schoemann says the assistance coach was symptomatic and had gotten a COVID test on Thursday.  Schoemann says Saturday the coach got a call from a contact tracer stating he was positive and they were going to do contact tracing.   Schoemann says the coach told the […]

todayOctober 1, 2020