Month: February 2024

Fond du Lac- Now that the dust has settled and 2023 ACT 94 was signed into law creating new Senate districts, State Senator Dan Feyen has officially kicked off his 2024 election campaign for the new 20th State Senate district.  “I’m excited to officially kick off the 2024 campaign.  I have spent the last 8 years traveling around the 18th State Senate District, meeting as many constituents as possible and literally knocking […]

Oshkosh, Wis. (Feb. 27, 2024) - Registration is now open for the Mercury Racing Bago Big Bet poker run, set to be the biggest powerboat bash of the summer in Oshkosh, Wis. The inaugural event will take place June 20 - 23, 2024. A fun-filled weekend of activities will include a boat show, a powerboat street parade in downtown Oshkosh, a concert at the Leach Amphitheater and a day-long performance […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the Evers Administration’s Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy (OSCE) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to move onto the award negotiation stage for the federal department’s Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas program. President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included $1 billion in funding for this program aimed at modernizing electric generation facilities, addressing high electricity costs in rural areas, and bolstering […]

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Bureau of Weights and Measures has an essential role in protecting the fairness of commercial transactions in the state. In 2023, Weights and Measures staff conducted 226,832 inspections at 5,595 business locations statewide to monitor the accuracy of motor vehicle fuel pumps, commercial scales, price scanners, milk tanks, package weights, and other measuring instruments. Wisconsin gas pumps […]

A bill that would allow Wisconsin  election officials to speed up the counting of absentee ballots  does not appear to have support in the senate.  Assembly speaker Robin Vos has urged the senate to pass the bill that would allow for absentee ballots to be processed the day before election day, a bipartisan measure the Assembly already passed.   Republican state representative Mark Born of Beaver Dam says the measure would ease the workload of […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a ruled finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency. The end of a summertime ban on sales of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol has been sought for years by the biofuels industry and farming groups with the support of Midwest governors. It reflects the importance […]

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has announced that an arbitration panel of former judges has ruled in favor of the state in its dispute with cigarette manufacturers.  The win will result in Wisconsin receiving approximately $24 million in disputed funds.   Fond du Lac County Tobacco Prevention and Control coordinator Johanna Brotz says the ruling means that tobacco companies are being held accountable.   The dispute involved the annual payments that tobacco manufacturers owe […]

More than 200 new correctional officers will soon begin work at Wisconsin Department of Corrections facilities statewide.   DOC says it continues to see record-setting numbers of officers graduate from its six-week training academy.    The 214 graduates, who are part of one of the department’s largest classes, were celebrated at a graduation event held Wednesday at Madison College.    Applications for security staff grew following the passage of a new compensation plan included in Governor […]

The Fond du Lac city council this week is considering a TNR policy to deal with a feral cat population.   Under a trap, neuter, return program, feral cats are trapped, vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and returned to the area where they were trapped.   City manager Joe Moore says he believes the policy is compatible with the city's Bird City status, but also will put the feral cat population in check.  […]