Month: May 2023

Hundreds of  residents gathered along Main Street and at Veterans Park Monday for the Fond du Lac Memorial Day parade and program.   The parade started at Rees and Main Streets by the Police Station, traveling south on Main to Veterans Park.    Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1904 of Fond du Lac hosted the Memorial Day program, and Army Veteran and Executive Director of the Fond du Lac Area Foundation […]

Nobody was injured in a shed fire at a Fond  du Lac residence that spread to a nearby home.  Shortly after 11:30pm Sunday firefighters were called to 325 Doty St. for a reported shed on fire in the backyard of the residence to find the entire shed fully involved in fire.  The fire was quickly knocked down, but not before the fire spreading to a nearby home that sustained heat damage.   Three vehicles parked near […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal to make Adrian Griffin their head coach after he spent the last five seasons as a Toronto Raptors assistant, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.   Griffin would replace Mike Budenholzer, who was fired earlier this month after the top-seeded Bucks' stunning loss to the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs.  Griffin had been an assistant on a […]

Fond du Lac, WI. – The Fond du Lac School District Board of Education recently reviewed and authorized the annual Fond du Lac School District Acuity Fund grant recipients. The Fond du Lac School District Acuity Fund supports new and innovative programs and projects proposed by staff members for their students. Staff members learned that their project was receiving an Acuity Fund grant through a surprise visit to their classroom […]

A suspect in a domestic violence stabbing incident in Fond du Lac earlier this year is in custody.   Forty six year old Lataye Smith, was arrested without incident by U.S. Marshals in Chicago.  He is awaiting extradition to Wisconsin to face a charge of  Attempted First Degree Intentional Homicide.  Smith is accused of attacking a 39 year old Fond du Lac woman in January at her South Main Street apartment.  She escaped to […]

Area law enforcement was out in force this holiday weekend as motorists headed out for the long Memorial Day holiday weekend.    Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says   a lot of people were pulling a trailer for the first time since last summer.  Waldschmidt says make sure to make sure to lock and strap equipment down that you're traveling with so it doesn't fly off the trailer.  The […]

Two people escaped serious injuries in a two vehicle crash in Dodge County.  The crash happened Friday morning on Center Drive at Highway HH in the town of Lomira.  A preliminary investigation shows a car that was northbound on Center Drive failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by an SUV.  The driver of the car, a 22 year old Whitewater man, was transported to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac […]

Thousands of people converged on Lakeside Park Sunday for Fond du Lac's fourth Food Truck Festival.  Festival goers sampled cuisine from more than 30 food trucks.  In addition to food trucks, the popular event featured music, educational booths, and several activities for kids and adults.  The event is sponsored by the non-profit organization Friends of Lakeside Park.

The YMCA of Dodge County has announced an expansion of its Health and Wellness Center, a project that has increased usable fitness center space by 31%.   “Coming out of the pandemic, we’ve seen an incredible surge of community interest in our programs and fitness center,” said Dirk Langfoss, YMCA of Dodge County Chief Executive Officer. “Our space has already reached its capacity to serve the current demand, and we’re projecting […]