Fond du Lac County Insider

Feb. 13, 2019 – Jackson, WI – Students from Kettle Moraine Lutheran (KML), Lomira, Random Lake, Saint Lawrence Seminary (SLS), and Winnebago Lutheran Academy (WLA) gather for the monthly math meet, this time at Lomira High School. For individual scorers, KML led the way with a total of six,

Feb. 11, 2019 – Fond du Lac, WI – Today marked the third day of the 2019 sturgeon spearing season on the Winnebago System, a day where 42 fish were registered. Things have really slowed down on the Upriver Lakes as only 19 fish were registered today bringing the

Feb. 11, 2019 – Washington Co., WI – Coming up later this week there will be an announcement regarding some of the headliners for the 2019 Washington County Fair. In neighboring Fond du Lac County there has already been one grandstand performer announced. Country artist Brett Young will headline

Feb. 10, 2019 – Washington Co., WI – Mother Nature is to blame for this and there are just no two ways about it. Last week after a polar vortex moved through southeastern Wisconsin there was an incredible warm up with temps in the mid-40s followed by rain. Overnight

Feb. 7, 2019 – Fond du Lac, WI – We have received several calls and emails from spearers wondering if the DNR was going to be checking water clarity and putting out a report similar to years past.  Normally we would already have 2 water clarity checks conducted this

  West Bend, WI – Looking for an efficient way to heat your home this winter, stop in at Badger Masonry & Fireplace Supply in West Bend or Fond du Lac.   Badger Masonry & Fireplace Supply, Inc. specializes in brick and stone materials, as well as fireplace units

Jan. 31, 2019 – Washington County, WI – The following school districts will be CLOSED and all after-school practices and activities have been canceled for Thursday, January 31, 2019: West Bend School District (includes Jackson) Hartford Area Schools Slinger School District Kewaskum School District Beaver Dam Unified School District Germantown

Jan. 30, 2019 – Washington County, WI – The following school districts will be CLOSED tomorrow and all after-school practices and activities have been canceled for Thursday, January 31, 2019: West Bend School District (includes Jackson) Hartford Area Schools Slinger School District Kewaskum School District Beaver Dam Unified School District

Jan. 23, 2019 – Fond du Lac, WI – Eleanor J. Holmes (nee Slayton) age 85 of Fond du Lac died Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. She was born March 7, 1933 in Stone Lake, WI to Albert and Arvella (nee Evans)

Jan. 5, 2019 – Fond du Lac, WI – U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) introduced legislation to award Fond du Lac native James “Maggie” Megellas the Medal of Honor. The bill authorizes and requests President Donald Trump to award Megellas with the United States’ highest military honor for the

Nov. 20, 2018 – Washington Co., WI – Does your son or daughter work on a farm during the summer? Do you hire youth to work for you during the year? Do these young people have adequate safety training? To help improve on-farm safety for youth, Dodge County UW-Extension

Nov. 4, 2018 – Fond du Lac, WI – Ryan Alexander Leonard, 21, of Fond du Lac, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Ryan was born on January 11, 1997, in Houston, Texas, the son of Douglas Leonard and Denise Greiner. Ryan was blessed with the opportunity to

Oct. 28, 2018 – Washington Co., WI – The U.S. flag is flying at half staff across Washington County and the rest of the United States following a proclimation by President Donald Trump in the wake of the tragedy at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. THE WHITE

  Sept. 19, 2018 – Fond du Lac, WI – Kristine M. Rivera, 54, of Fond du Lac, died Monday, September 10, 2018 at Beaver Dam Community Hospital. She was born in Fond du Lac on May 22, 1964, a daughter of Lloyd “Bill” and Audrey (Abbuehl) Whitty. On