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5 fire departments quickly douse garage fire in Township of Byron | By Sgt. Brian Bednarek
July 10, 2024 – Fond du Lac Co., Wi – On Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at approximately 10:42 p.m., The Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a 911 call from a resident at W7187 Briar Court, in the Township of Byron. The resident advised there was a fire in the garage and smoke was coming from everywhere.
Fond du Lac County has 15 circulating cases of pertussis. Here's what to know about whooping cough.
FOND DU LAC COUNTY – The Fond du Lac County Health Department issued a warning July 10 that the community has 15 cases of pertussis, also called whooping cough, currently undergoing treatment. Working with the patients and their providers, the department said in a news release it is ensuring...
Fond du Lac County house fire, contained to garage, originated near charging hoverboard
FOND DU LAC COUNTY – All occupants and pets made it safely out of a town of Byron house after a fire started in the attached garage July 9. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office, a deputy responded at around 10:42 p.m. Tuesday alongside Oakfield Fire Department and First Responders, Lamartine Fire, Town of Fond du Lac Fire, RIT 4 and MED 21 Fond du Lac Fire.
GOP Legislators Release Funds for Communities Losing 2-Year UW Schools
Communities that have lost a two-year Universities of Wisconsin branch campus will be eligible for up to $2 million in grants. The state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved releasing $20 million to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation for a grant program to assist communities in redeveloping shuttered campuses.
Editorial: Kiwanians assure Ripon’s newest park opens Saturday for all abilities
No surprise that efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion have fallen on hard times recently. Riggs County Park’s all-inclusive playground will celebrate grand opening. Representatives of Fond du Lac County, in partnership with the Ripon Noon and Early Bird Kiwanis clubs, announce the grand opening of the all-inclusive...
Tropical Depression Beryl brings rain on its path north. Here's how it could impact Wisconsin.
Tropical Depression Beryl is moving north with a path of storms in parts of the Midwest, but even Wisconsin could see some rain. According to the National Weather Service, remnants of Beryl are anticipated to reach the area by the evening of July 9, and could affect Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties with moderate to heavy rainfall.
Two people arrested following 41-mile chase beginning in Fond du Lac County
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WBAY) - Two people were arrested Friday night following a nearly 41-mile chase that began in Fond du Lac County and ended in Germantown, according to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said a deputy observed a vehicle driving recklessly at...
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