Month: August 2023

Nationwide, 1 in 7 adults report experiencing a substance use disorder. Substance use disorders are common and affect all communities, including Fond du Lac County. Since 2020, Fond du Lac County has lost 82 individuals alone to overdose deaths.  “Every day, we feel the impact of substance use disorder in our community. Overdoses have taken too many lives and we need to recognize addiction as the disease it is and […]

Fond du Lac Morning Rotary Club installed the following Rotarians to lead the club during 2023-2024 Rotary year: President, Adam White; President-elect, Christine Schiek; Club Secretary,  Mike Retelle; Treasurer, Mark Daniels; Immediate Past-president, Linda Selk-Yerges; Foundation Committee Chair, Ted Miller; Sergeant at Arms, Hiram Rabadan-Torres; Club Directors: Jeff Reed, John Hawkins, Kim Laws, Christine Martin, Michael Schumacher, Barb Wirkus, Deb Witkowski.  The 2023-2024 Rotary focus is to “Create Hope in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh plan to lay off scores of employees, offer early retirement deals and impose furloughs as they grapple with a projected $18 million deficit. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced the moves Thursday. He says years of declining enrollment has created the deficit. He says the university plans to shed about 200 employees through a combination of layoffs and early retirements. Leavitt says […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is accusing her liberal colleagues of a “raw exercise of overreaching power” after they flexed their new majority and fired the director of the state’s court system. On just their second day as a majority on the court, the four liberal justices voted on Wednesday to fire Randy Koschnick. The court had previously been under conservative control […]

NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — Officers fatally shot a man in eastern Wisconsin after he apparently displayed a weapon while they tried to arrest him, police said.  The 37-year-old man, who was not identified, was confronted by officers with the Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group at a gas station Wednesday afternoon in Neenah, a city about 100 miles (161 kilometers) northwest of Milwaukee. They tried to take him into custody on […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180 years ago. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that a roseate spoonbill was spotted in the Ken Euers Nature Area in Green Bay on July 26. The bird was first spotted by Logan Lasee, a member of the Bay Area Bird Club. The roseate spoonbill is pink […]

The Department of Public Works would like to inform the motoring public of traffic lane closures on East Johnson Street between National Avenue and Prairie Avenue.  Phase One – Starting Wednesday, August 9 by 06:00 am the westbound lanes (north lanes) on Johnson Street will be closed and remain closed until Wednesday, August 16.  Phase Two – Starting Wednesday, August 16 by 06:00 am the eastbound lanes (south […]

Karen Courtney’s world changed in August 2020 when she was diagnosed with cancer. In that time, she has built a strong base of support and compassion through the SSM Health Cancer Care.  “I was scared, concerned, and very hesitant to walk through those doors there,” Karen, a Fond du Lac resident, recalls. “I have said to many people how wonderful the cancer center is in Fond du Lac. Then I […]

The American Red Cross will once again shine a light on heroes in northeast Wisconsin at the 2023 Northeast Wisconsin Heroes Classic set for August 28 at Thornberry Creek in Oneida. This special event will include a mix of in-person golf and online engagement opportunities that benefits the mission of the Red Cross in Wisconsin.  The highlight of the event is the recognition and inspiring stories of a variety of […]