Month: August 2022

One person was injured following a two vehicle collision in Fond du Lac.  Initial reports say a vehicle ran a red light at the intersection of  South Macy and Second Streets  Saturday striking another vehicle.  A passenger in the vehicle that ran the red light was transported to the hospital.

Two people were injured in separate alcohol-related crashes in Fond du Lac County.  Shortly before 3am Saturday a 41 year old Mount Calvary man was injured when his vehicle rolled over on  Fourth Street Road near Seven Hills Road.  The second crash was reported shortly after 4am Saturday by a passerby.  An 18 year old North Fond du Lac woman was transported to Theda Care Regional Medical Center in Neenah following the crash […]

2 nd Street from Vincent Street to DeNeveu Creek Schedule: May 16 th though October Description: The project includes gas main and service relocations, reconstruction of sanitary sewer and laterals, storm sewer and laterals, water main and laterals, roadway, sidewalk and approaches, street lighting and restoration/landscaping. August 29 to September 2: Grading contractor will prep terraces for restoration at the beginning of the week. Restoration contractor will be placing topsoil […]

The Fond du Lac  Public Works Department says  a portion of Maria Lane will be closed next week.  Starting Monday  Maria Lane will be closed between Main Street and Marr Street  until the end of day Friday, September 2.  The closure will be in place to allow the construction and maintenance division to replace and restore a manhole on Maria Lane.

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A judge on Friday refused to dismiss the case against a man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in southern Wisconsin last year. Public defenders sought to have the case against Darrell Brooks Jr. dismissed in Waukesha County Circuit Court based a July search of the defendant’s jail cell. His attorneys say […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin outside linebacker Nick Herbig’s teammates noticed something different about him as soon as he arrived on campus two years ago. The audacity that enabled him to pick a school over 4,000 miles away from his Hawaii home helped make Herbig an immediate weapon for a defense that annually ranks among the nation’s best. Herbig is ready to lead a Wisconsin defense that must replace eight […]

The public is invited this weekend to the 100th annual Welsh/English Hymn Sing, or Gymanfa Ganu.   The event will be held Sunday at the historic Peniel  Chapel near Oshkosh.   Reverand Joe Corbin says it's a festival of Wales with the dignity of a church  service.  A Welsh singing school is being held at 1pm Saturday, with the Peniel Quartet at 6pm.  A worship service will be held at 10:30am Sunday, with […]

The Moraine Park Technical College Foundation Board has a new board member.  President of SSM Health's Ripon Medical Center and Waupun Memorial Hospital DeAnn Thurmer has been appointed to the board and will serve three three-year terms.   “I am so pleased to welcome DeAnn to the Foundation Board,” Dana Bourland, director of college advancement at Moraine Park, said. “DeAnn and SSM Health have been generous supporters of Moraine Park students through scholarship […]

Fond du Lac Area Transit is offering  free bus rides all day on Wednesday, August 21.   Staff will be on hand to assist you in learning how to ride the bus.  Refreshments will be served at the Main Transfer Zone  at the corner of Macy and Rees Streets from 9 a.m. until noon.