Month: November 2022

A  Cambria man involved  in a one -vehicle crash near Watertown last week has died from his injuries.   The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says 67 year old Joseph Berger was flown by helicopter to a hospital following the crash last Tuesday afternoon as his vehicle was exiting southbound from State Highway 26, toward a roundabout for State Highway 19.  Berger died Saturday at the hospital.  The initial investigation showed Berger was suspected of being involved in […]

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent fatal traffic crash over the weekend.   Shortly before 10am Saturday  the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a subject found dead in a vehicle on Shamrock Road near East Waupun Road, approximately 2 miles east of Waupun.  An initial investigation showed that a car was traveling north on Shamrock Road and left the  roadway, striking the ditch and a culvert.  Assisting at the […]

The Fond du Lac School Board has cancelled it's meeting scheduled for Monday.  The meeting was cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.  The next Fond du Lac School Board meeting will be Monday December 12.

The SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring its 35th annual “Lights of Love” program, a living memorial or tribute to friends, relatives or dedicated citizens of the community.   Proceeds from this year’s project will help to fund a cardiac ultrasound probe used by anesthetists to perform in-depth cardiac assessments prior to surgery. It can also be used in the emergency department to quickly evaluate life-threatening injuries.   Individuals, groups, […]

A Fond du Lac man is in custody following several hit and run crashes and a high speed chase in the city of Fond du Lac.  The incident started about 9pm Friday when an SUV rammed a parked vehicle in a parking lot on East Johnson Street, backed into a vehicle at the intersection of West Scott Street and Lakeshore Drive and later struck a parked vehicle on Doty Street.  Shortly after Fond du Lac […]

An area organization accepting donations on behalf of the family has identified the name of the child who was killed in a hunting accident on Sunday, November 20.  Unimaginable Hope says 11-year-old Easton Thom was the victim of the hunting accident in  Green Lake County.   The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said a 41-year-old man attempted to unload his firearm while it was placed in the back seat of a vehicle […]

A Fond du Lac area man was killed in a one vehicle crash in Dodge County early Thanksgiving morning.  Shortly before 1:30am Thursday a Dodge County Sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on County Highway C near Highway 151, a few miles south of Waupun.  The deputy turned  around to attempt to stop the car, but the vehicle sped  away.   About one minute later, the deputy came upon the car, which […]

The holiday shopping season is underway.   This weekend is Small Business Saturday.  Downtown Fond du lac Partnership director Amy Hansen says along with Fox Valley Savings Bank the Downtown Partnership is offering a $500 Shop Small Sweepstakes promotion.  Shoppers will receive an entry into the sweepstakes for every $10 spent in downtown through the end of December.  Hansen is encouraging residents to shop locally this holiday season.

City  and county offices in the Fond du Lac City/County Government Center are closed  Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.  The Municipal Service Center office is closed however yard waste and brush may still be dropped off during the holiday hours.   Also, the bulky waste drop off site,  is open November 25th (9am-3:15pm) and Saturday, November 26th (8am-12pm).   Recyclables normally picked up Thursday will be picked up […]