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    A modern restroom facility is under construction at Wolf Lake Park in the Town of Marshfield. Submitted photo

    Wolf Lake project takes shape, county still monitoring E. coli levels

    When sophisticated testing of the water at Wolf Lake's swimming area revealed the source of E.coli contamination was human waste, Fond du Lac County pulled old pit toilets at the public beach and budgeted funds to construct new bathrooms.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Birdwatchers rest along a wooden boardwalk at Big Bay State Park as they search the treetops for birds. State of Wisconsin

    Fond du Lac area residents enjoy Wisconsin's bounty (story, video)

    Ever since she was a child, visits to Wisconsin state parks have been the centerpiece of Jeanne Walters' summer.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Temperatures inside vehicles can rise to dangerous levels very qucikly. Eleven children have already died in unattended vehicles in the U.S. this year. The Reporter photo illustration by Patrick Flood

    Don't leave children in unattended in cars this summer

    As temperatures continue to rise, local officals warn parents and caregivers about the risks of leaving children unattended in vehicles.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Scott Street Shell, 665 W. Scott St.

    Scott Street Shell pays $3,000 in taxes owed

    The payment of around $3,000 in delinquent taxes will allow a Fond du Lac gas station/convenience store to renew its alcohol license.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Resolution on naming county-owned building pulled from agenda

    There was no discussion Tuesday night regarding a proposal to name the county's transitional living facility after former Social Services Director Kim Mooney, who died unexpectedly last year.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    A sun halo seen around 1 p.m. on Friday in Fond du Lac. The effect created a double rainbow in the sky. Submitted photo

    Sun halos create rainbow in the sky over Fond du Lac

    It's not common, but it isn't something you see every day.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Olson resigns as Campbellsport Superintendent

    After eight years as district administrator at the Campbellsport School District, Daniel Olson has submitted his resignation effective June 30.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Fond du Lac man sentenced for child sex assault

    A 44-year-old Waupun Correctional Institution inmate will spend 11 additional years in prison.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Glock, rifle stolen from Campbellsport home

    Fond du Lac County Sheriff's officers were called to W4344 Superior Drive earlier this month for a report of a stolen Glock and rifle.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Convicted sex offender moves

    A 43-year-old convicted sex offender moved to an East Johnson Street apartment over the weekend.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Battle of the Stars raises more than $5,000

    A total of $5,140.50 was raised to benefit the Dress-4-Success program at the recent Battle of the Stars fundraiser.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Fond du Lac County 4-H Senior Horse Bowl team members are, from left, Diane Meister, Kayla Kollmann, Theresa Karrmann, Emily Franke, Allison Opheim and Kaelyn Ernst. Submitted photo

    4-H team places at State Horse Bowl

    The Fond du Lac County 4-H Senior Horse Bowl team placed among the Top 10 finishers in its division recently at the Wisconsin State Horse Bowl competition in Wausau.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Fond du Lac and Area Things to Do

    Lunchtime Live! noon, Main Street Plaza, Main and Sheboygan streets. Musicians perform an outdoor concert each Wednesday through August. Downtown vendors will sell food and the Wednesday Farmers Market will be open.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Wisconsin State Capitol.

    Republicans negotiate changes to Wisconsin budget

    Republicans privately negotiated a series of last-minute changes to theWisconsin budget Tuesday designed to smooth its passage, including removing a cap on a popular tax credit program for disabled veterans and delaying the loosening of requirements for h

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Bob Zimbal holds one of his minks near rows of sheds at his fur farm in Sheboygan Falls. Zimbal's Mink Ranch is listed in the online publication 'The Final Nail' supported by the activist group Animal Liberation Front which endorses the destruction of fur farms. AP/Carrie Antlfinger

    HAIR-RAISING FEARS: Activists a threat to fur farmers' livelihood

    The online guide 'The Final Nail' promoted by the ALF includes locations of a half-dozen mink farms in and around northeast Wisconsin and provides tips for activists planning raids. Included on the list is Pagel Mink Farm near Campbellsport.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Corrections officer Mark Reinke walks the tiers of cells the guards call ranges, in the South West cell hall Wednesday morning at the Waupun Correctional Institution. Wednesday, November 28, 2007. The Reporter photo by Patrick Flood The Reporter file photo

    Union groups trade barbs pending reorganization vote

    It has been far from an amicable relationship since a group of Wisconsin corrections officers parted ways with the state employees' union last fall to form their own union.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Wis. home sales rise 18 percent in May

    Home sales in Wisconsin continued to rise last month.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Oshkosh woman flips car, taken to hospital

    A 21-year-old Oshkosh woman was treated and released from St. Agnes hospital after flipping her vehicle on Highway 23.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Study raises concerns about Wisconsin's economy

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — A new study raises concerns about Wisconsin's long-term economy, in part because it relies too heavily on industries that are now facing a decline.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Incense burner used for Mass stolen from Brandon church

    Fond du Lac County Sheriff's officers were called to St. Mary's Church Sunday morning for a report of a burglary that occurred over night.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    2 injured in tractor crash near Waupun

    A 69-year-old man and his passenger were treated and released from Waupun Memorial Hospital Tuesday after their vehicle hit a tractor.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Wis. Republicans looking to curtail mine protests

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are looking to curtail public access to an iron mine site in far northwestern Wisconsin in hopes of stopping protesters from interfering with the project.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Wis. judge's God remarks didn't bias sentence

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court has rejected a sex offender's arguments that a judge improperly called his offenses as an abomination in the sight of God.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Free SPIRIT Riders host volunteer training

    Free SPIRIT Riders, Inc. will hold sidewalker volunteer training at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    Mike and Leslie Benson attended a girls softball tournament that served as a fundraiser for their daughter's family. The couple's granddaughter, Sydney Angle was killed in a May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. Aileen Andrews/The Reporter

    Story, video: Local family is moved by support for granddaughter killed in Oklahoma tornado

    As Mike and Leslie Benson watched a Saturday afternoon softball game in Oakfield, they couldn't help being reminded of their granddaughter. “I distinctly remember last year when she cut her knee sliding into home base,” Leslie said. “I asked her if it hurt bad and if she cried. She immediately replied: ‘Oh granny, softball girls don’t cry.’”

    • Jun. 18, 2013
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    Fond du Lac area library briefs

    379 Main St., 920- 583-4325 brownsville.lib.wi.us Dig Into Reading — The Summer Reading Program is open to everyone: children, teens and adults. Reading logs now available. The program will end July 31. Children will earn '

    • Jun. 14, 2013
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    Petri, Ribble introduce truck legislation for future I-41

    U.S. Representatives Tom Petri and Reid Ribble introduced legislation to ensure currently-operating trucks can continue to use the future Interstate 41 set to be designated an interstate highway as early as next year.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    Conditions favorable for severe weather this afternoon

    There is a Hazardous Weather Outlook for portions of East Central Wisconsin, South Central Wisconsin, and Southeast Wisconsin for the rest of today, and overnight.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    FILE-In this Feb. 15, 2013 file photo, different grades of maple syrup are displayed At Morse Farm Sugarworks in East Montpelier, Vt. U.S. maple syrup production soared to a record 3.2 million gallons this year, boosted by good weather and a high number of syrup taps in use. The Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday, June 12, 2013, that the 2013 production jumped 70 percent over 2012, when production was limited by warm temperatures. The previous record of 2.8 million gallons was set in 2011. Vermont, as usual, was the top producer, with more than 1.3 million gallons. New York was second with 574,000 gallons, and Maine sugarhouses produced 450,000 gallons.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot) Toby Talbot/AP

    Wisconsin produces most maple syrup since 1992

    Wisconsin's maple syrup producers are having a great year.

    • Jun. 17, 2013
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    Government collection of phone call data stirs lively discussion with local leaders

    Issues of privacy, government secrecy and protection from terrorism are on the minds of citizens locally and throughout the nation as they watch the case unfold against whistle-blower Edward Snowden.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
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    Building name on FdL County Board agenda

    The Fond du Lac County Board of Supervisors will decide this week if it should make an exception and allow a county-owned building to be named after its late Social Services director.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
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    Fond du Lac County marriage licenses

    The following marriage licenses were issued by Fond du Lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg as of June 13:

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    1 injured in Milwaukee casino shooting

    One person was injured in an early-morning shooting Sunday at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee police said.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
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    In this June 13, 2013, photo Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talke with reporters in Madison, Wis. The behind-the-scenes wrangling in the Assembly between Walker and GOP leigislative leaders and moderate Republican state senators seeking major budget changes ahead of Tuesday's budget debate shows unhappiness with the $70 billion, two-year spending plan as advanced by the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee. AP Photo/Scott Bauer

    Budget debate to begin; moderate Republicans seek major changes

    Moderate Republican state senators are seeking major changes to the state budget, including undoing a statewide expansion of private school vouchers and accepting a federally funded Medicaid expansion, while Gov.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
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    Wis. DNR warns of poison plants

    MADISON (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning people to be on the lookout for a couple of poison plants.

    • Jun. 16, 2013
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    Construction has never been completed on this small animal clinic at N9450 Mohawk Road, near Highways 41 and 28 in Dodge County. Patrick Flood/The Reporter Media

    What's the story with the building on Highway 41 at 28?

    The plan for N9450 Mohawk Road was to build a small animal clinic, said Town of Theresa Clerk Diane Steger. Construction began in 2009.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    Jerry Lenz sits in his Bronco at Lenz Truck Center in Fond du Lac. When he first started driving the truck, he was told that it would fall apart any day. He has driven it for the last 10 years. Submitted photo

    Fond du Lac area residents remember Dad's funny, memorable moments

    It's Father's Day, and families nationwide are marking the date with backyard barbecues, special dinners or trips to his favorite store or fishing hole.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    Abortion bill may not reduce abortions

    A bill heading toward Gov. Scott Walker's desk is named 'Sonya's Law' after a mother of two who said she changed her mind about having an abortion after seeing her unborn son on an ultrasound screen.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    How do you feel about your right to privacy?

    How do you feel about the federal government collecting phone data records?

    • Jun. 16, 2013
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    Fond du Lac City-County Government Center The Reporter Media file photo

    Fond du Lac & area government meetings

    Town of Fond du Lac Board, 1 p.m. Monday, June 17, Town Hall, W5990 W. Pioneer Road.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    North Fondy Fest celebrated on Saturday (photos)

    The village of North Fond du Lac held its annual summer festival, North Fondy Fest, on Friday night and Saturday.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    Children participate in the 1/3-mile run during North Fondy Fest on Saturday at Village Park in North Fond du Lac. Aileen Andrews/The Reporter Media

    North Fond du Lac celebrates annual North Fondy Fest

    The clouds and rain did not stop the North Fond du Lac community from enjoying North Fondy Fest in Village Park on Friday and Saturday.

    • Jun. 15, 2013
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    'Bring It' Fundraiser for the Angle Family is held Saturday, June 15, at the Oakfield Village Park. Dan and Nicole Angle lost their daughter Sydney on May 20, 2013 to the Oklahoma Tornado. The fund-raiser is in conjunction to the Girls softball tournament. Aileen Andrews/The Reporter Media

    Softball 'Bring It' hits home in Oakfield: PHOTOS

    'Bring It' Fundraiser for the Angle Family is held Saturday, June 15, at the Oakfield Village Park. Dan and Nicole Angle lost their daughter Sydney on May 20, 2013 to the Oklahoma Tornado. The fund-raiser is in conjunction to the Girls softball tournament.

    • Jun. 15, 2013

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