Month: March 2024

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at advancing the study of women's health in part by working to strengthen data collection and provide easier and better funding opportunities for biomedical research.   Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says women make up half the population, but their health is underfunded and understudied.  If wasn't until the 1990s that the federal government mandated women be included in […]

Wisconsin Republican congressman Glenn Grothman doesn't support a recommendation by the Republican Study Committee to increase the retirement age.  Grothman, who serves on the committee, says increasing the retirement age would be a mistake.  The RSC budget proposes raising that age for those who are not near retirement  "to account for increases in life expectancy."  The budget did not provide specifics.  The budget also proposes limiting and phasing out auxiliary benefits for "high income […]

The Ripon Area Community Theatre (RACT) will be holding open auditions for their original spring play, "Blue Ribbons." Tryouts will run on Sunday, April 14th, from 2-4pm; and Tuesday, April 16th, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the fellowship hall of the First Congregational Church (220 Ransom St, Ripon).  Pies, family, and more pies. What could be better than that? Why, winning the coveted blue ribbon at the annual town fair, obviously. For […]

Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Moraine Park Technical College (MPTC), in conjunction with the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) board, has selected Kreilkamp Trucking as the recipient of the 2024 Futuremakers Partner Award. WTCS Board President, S. Mark Tyler, and Moraine Park President, Bonnie Baerwald, presented Kreilkamp with their award at the WTCS board meeting on March 19. The award recognizes the unique and dynamic partnerships between Wisconsin’s technical colleges and their […]

Enrollment for the Fond du Lac School District 4K program for the 2024-25 school year is now underway, and our 4K program is also open for out-of-district families.  Whether within our district or from neighboring areas, you can choose from various convenient locations, including three full-day options to best match your family's needs. And for those requiring a bit more flexibility, early drop-off and late pick-up times are available at […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a fatal two vehicle  crash over the weekend.  The Sheriff's Office says 61 year old Donald Gregory of Eden was killed when his car collided with another vehicle on Highway B east of Highway K.  The crash happened shortly after 10pm Sunday.  The Sheriff's Office says Gregory lost control of his vehicle on the snow-covered highway , entered the […]

BOSTON (AP) — It may officially be spring, but wintry weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday with New England and California seeing a mix of rain, heavy snow and gusty winds.  In the West, a winter storm warning was in effect through Sunday morning for parts of the Sierra Nevada, and a 91-mph (147-kph) wind gust was recorded at Mammoth Mountain near the California-Nevada line. About a foot (30 centimeters) […]

Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio will open the season in the majors.   Chourio, who turned 20 on March 11, agreed to an $82 million, eight-year contract during the offseason despite having played only six games above Double-A. He hit .283 with a .338 on-base percentage, 22 homers, 91 RBIs and 44 steals in 128 games while playing Double-A and Triple-A ball last season.   Heading into Friday, Chourio was hitting .280 with a […]

A suspect in a stabbing incident in Fond du Lac County is in custody.   After receiving a tip, law enforcement located 50 year old Fermin Lopez-Mendoza near a residenced in rural Ozaukee County Saturday evening.    He was arrested, turned over to Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s detectives,  and transported to the Fond du Lac County Jail where he is being held on a charge of  Attempted First Degree Intentional Homicide.  […]