Fond Du Lac News Archives

TOWN OF FOND DU LAC - A man missing from a town of Fond du Lac group home was found safe early this morning in a cornfield following a seven-hour search.

A potentially fatal disease that affects dogs is showing up in high numbers in Fond du Lac.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency today released $1,231,808 in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds to the city of Fond du Lac, Wisc., for the acquisition and removal of 14 structures repeatedly damaged by flooding events.

TOWN OF FOND DU LAC - Police were relieved to learn that a skeleton found in a septic tank at N5956 Townline Drive is that of an animal.

A Fond du Lac resident bagged a 30-point whitetail buck by bow. Wayne Schumacher shot the deer Sunday night from a tree stand near Rosendale.

TOWN of FOND DU LAC - A public hearing is scheduled Wednesday at the Town of Fond du Lac Town Hall regarding the cost of special assessments for water system improvements.

This week the State Legislature convenes for its fall session. There is still a lot to do on issues that were put off while work on the budget was completed.

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FOND DU LAC - The man allegedly assaulted with Krazy glue has been sentenced to probation on child abuse and battery charges in a separate case.

FOND DU LAC - When Richard Pardee left his Fond du Lac home for an afternoon of bluegill fishing Friday, he never thought he'd bring home what may be a piranha.

FOND DU LAC - A 36-year-old Fond du Lac man will spend three years and nine months in prison for beating his ex-girlfriend with a hammer.

FOND DU LAC - Fond du Lac County leaders are putting their money where their collective mouth is to fund a $50 million low-interest loan to Mercury Marine.

FOND DU LAC - Fireworks enthusiasts gather in Fond du Lac starting Wednesday. Local police expect 600 people to attend at the National Fireworks Association Convention, which runs through Sunday.

Now that Mercury Marine has said it's staying in Fond du Lac, the city and county are explaining the incentives they've offered the company.

By GAZETTE STAFF Friday, September 4, 2009 - 3:55 p.m. The Wisconsin DNR has issued an Air Quality Watch for particle pollution effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, continuing through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.

The first ever memorial run-walk, in honor of a fallen Fond Du Lac soldier was held today.

It's been an emotional roller coaster ride for people in Fond Du Lac. First union workers voted down a contract last month with Mercury Marine Inc.

A Wisconsin woman is suing over a deadly E. coli outbreak. The 85-year-old Fond du Lac woman said she almost died after eating Dole spinach in August 2006.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Friday, September 4, 2009 - 7:22 p.m. FOND DU LAC a ' The union at Mercury Marine says its workers have approved a contentious package of wage and benefit concessions the boat-engine maker says it needed to keep 850 manufacturing jobs from moving to Oklahoma.

FOND DU LAC - An 85-year-old Fond du Lac woman is suing the growers, packers, distributors and sellers of spinach involved in a deadly 2006 E. coli outbreak.

The Clock is Ticking Mercury Marine workers are getting extra pressure from the community to vote yes.

Last week, the Parks and Recreation Committee approved a recommended fee schedule for the Aquatic Center, which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2010.

FOND DU LAC -- 'I had to have been there. You've got my DNA. That doesn't mean ,' a 53-year-old Ashwaubenon man accused of murder told Fond du Lac detectives days after his arrest.