Month: September 2021

The Fond du Lac Area Foundation has awarded the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office a $15,000 grant to purchase a new drone.  Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the new drone will bring the Sheriff's Office total drone fleet to three....one small, indoor unit for building searches during hi-risk tactical situations, and two large, outdoor units for search and rescue.  Waldschmidt says the grant will also fund enhancement capabilities […]

One person was killed in a one vehicle rollover crash in Fond du Lac County.  The crash was reported shortly after 9pm Tuesday on Oak Center Road near Stumpf Road west of Oakfield.   Rescue personnel were called for a report of a vehicle  that had rolled over in a field killing the driver.  The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating the crash.

Ripon College’s Board of Trustees has announced that Dr. Andrea Young will serve as   the interim president of the College beginning in January 2022. As the first woman to   lead Ripon College in its 170-year history, she will replace Dr. Zach Messitte, who  announced last week that he would be stepping down as Ripon’s 13th president at the  end of the fall semester.   “Dr. Young understands what makes Ripon such […]

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a plane crash in northern Wisconsin. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Emma Duncan said three people were aboard the twin-engine Rockwell 690B when it crashed in a swamp 12 miles east of Eagle River just before noon Tuesday. WSAW-TV reports that the FAA and NTSB will investigate. Duncan said the NTSB will provide additional updates. Eagle River is about […]

Governor Tony Evers has ordered the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in honor of Fond du Lac Police Officer Joseph Kurer, who died last week due to complications from COVID-19.   Officer Kurer died September 22,  at 26 years old, after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.   In issuing the executive order Governor Evers said Officer Kurer'scommitment to service spanned […]

Fond du Lac High School’s Architecture Construction Engineering (ACE) Academy has been named the recipient of two Education Awards from the NEW Manufacturing Alliance – the Brighter Image Award and the Manufacturer Partnership - School Award. “The recent recognition from the NEW Manufacturing Alliance is a direct result of a team effort of all of our partners with the ACE Academy,” said Vern Widmer, Technology Education and ACE Academy Teacher […]

It’s a homecoming for the new General Manager of the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders.  Jim Misudek has been named as the General Manager of the Northwoods League team by Third Base Ventures, LLC., the ownership group of the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.  In his role, Misudek will lead and oversee all day-to-day operations while providing strategic direction for the organization. Misudek, a native of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers have confirmed four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' Cabinet appointees after letting them languish for months. The state Senate voted Tuesday to confirm transportation and agriculture secretaries Craig Thompson and Randy Romanski; Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Secretary Missy Hughes; and Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim. The Senate didn't vote on Sandra Naas, whom Evers appointed to replace Natural Resources Board Chairman Fred Prehn. […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has proposed a nearly $25 million package of bills targeting the state’s agriculture industry and rural communities. Evers announced the plans Tuesday, with Democratic lawmakers, at the World Dairy Expo. The centerpiece is a proposal that would create $20 million in grants to help Wisconsin food banks and pantries buy food from local farmers. Another bill makes $2.6 million in tuition grants available […]