Month: January 2021

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Sara Goodrum to minor league hitting coordinator. Brewers vice president of minor league operations Tom Flanagan says that “to our knowledge, she would be the first” woman to hold that position in an MLB organization. Goodrum’s official new title with the Brewers is coordinator for hitting development initiatives. Goodrum played softball for Oregon from 2012-15 and had spent the last three seasons […]

After declining to read a Pro-Life proclamation at the previous city council meeting because of it’s political tone,  the Fond du Lac city council president read a revised proclamation at Wednesday night’s meeting.  City council president Brian Kolstad says the re-worded proclamation removed political statements, and instead references the many groups who identify as pro-life in the Fond du Lac community.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources policy board has overwhelmingly approved new rules that would dramatically raise costs for nonferrous mining in Wisconsin. The rules require mining applicants to pay more for permits and licenses and supply more detailed plans to the department. The DNR estimates the changes could cost applicants about $502,000 more per project. The rules also include a list of areas where mining […]

The Fond du Lac Agnesian HealthCare Foundation has received one of its largest gifts from a single donor after receiving an estate gift from Beatrice Eiring, a former employee and volunteer at St. Agnes Hospital.   The more than $539,000 gift has been directed to the Foundation’s hospice fund.  The estate gift was designated for the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation by Eiring who passed away at the age of 92 in […]

The local unemployment rate is up slightly in the latest reporting period.  The Dodge County unemployment rate increased six-tenths of a percent to 4.5 percent in December.  In Fond du Lac County the December unemployment rate is 4.3 percent, up from 3.8 percent in November.  The jobless rate in the city of Fond du Lac was up a tenth of a percent to 4.5 percent.

Mike Shannon, Sr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Holiday Automotive, has announced the following leadership changes within the organization effective February 1st, 2021. Current company president Thor Gilbertson will be promoted to the position of CEO. Gilbertson joined Holiday six years ago and has over 30 years of leadership experience in the transportation industry. He is a Fond du Lac resident and graduate of UW Madison’s School of Business.  […]