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Fond du Lac Playground Improvements
Buttermilk Park Playground: A Community Partnership! The new Buttermilk Park playground is a collaborative project between the City of Fond du Lac and Burke Playground Equipment, also of Fond du Lac. In spring 2024, the Park Department and Burke Playground Equipment...
WHEDA to award $2M in 40th year as grant applications open
The WHEDA Foundation, Inc., celebrating its 40th anniversary, will award $2 million for the 2025 cycle. The grants are for physical improvements such as rehabilitation, accessibility features, and new construction. There is no minimum grant size, but the maximum grant...
Archipelago 2025: A Celebration of Exceptional Minds set July 11
The SSM Health Treffert Center will host Archipelago 2025: A Celebration of Exceptional Minds, an extraordinary evening event taking place on Friday, July 11, from 5 - 9 pm at the Fond du Lac County Campus, 400 University Drive. This inspiring celebration brings...
Dock Spiders Fall to the Chinooks
Chinooks defeat Dock Spiders, 10-6 Fond du Lac and Lakeshore split the two game series against each other after a tough loss on the road where the Dock Spiders struggled to find consistency throughout the rain-soaked game. After an incredible night with the bats...
Dock Spiders Rally Past the Chinooks
Dock Spiders defeat Chinooks, 7-6 Dock Spiders pull off a five-run comeback to start off the road series in Lakeshore while also clinching its third straight win over the Chinooks in the 2025 regular season series. Headlining the comeback effort for the Dock Spiders...
Dock Spiders Takedown Rockers in Green Bay
Defeat Dock Spiders defeat Rockers, 6-2 Dock Spiders avenge last night’s home loss by beating the Rockers in Green Bay off a well-rounded performance by the offense and defense. Player of the game for the Dock Spiders was Matt Hansen who notched both the Dock Spiders...
Former Fond du Lac Dock Spider Ryan Ritter Debuts with the Rockies
Ritter becomes the eighth former Dock Spiders player to reach the Major Leagues; Fifth this season Former Fond du Lac Dock Spiders infielder Ryan Ritter made his Major League debut for the Colorado Rockies on Friday, June 6 against the New York Mets at Coors Field in...
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital among 339 hospitals with lowest CLABSI rates
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital is among 339 hospitals in the U.S. with a central line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Central lines...
Dock Spiders Lose to Green Bay at Herr-Baker Field
Rockers Defeat Dock Spiders, 16-2 Dock Spiders fell to the Rockers at home as Fond du Lac’s defense struggled and gave up a season-high 19 hits as well as 16 runs. Fond du Lac struggled defensively as they walked nine batters and beaned four Rockers onto the basepath....
City of Fond du Lac – Weekly Construction Update
The City of Fond du Lac is providing a weekly update on construction projects located within the corporate boundary. The Weekly Construction Updates and Construction Map are posted on the City’s Website at www.fdl.wi.gov. All anticipated construction activities are...
Benes added to Sabre women’s basketball coaching staff
Katherine Benes has been added to the Marian University women's basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach. "We are so excited to have Katherine join our program here at Marian," said Head Women's Basketball Coach Josh Ward. "Katherine played at a high level...
Coalition of Wisconsin Business Leaders Support the Price Transparency for Patients Act
On Thursday, Senator Julian Bradley (R-New Berlin), Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma), and Representative Bob Wittke (R-Caledonia) announced the Price Transparency for Patients Act, legislation laying out clear requirements for hospitals to publicly share pricing...
Unanimous Win for Religious Liberty
Representative Jerry O’Connor (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement after U.S. Supreme Court released their opinion which overturned the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision in Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review...
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital among 19 hospitals recognized for maximizing gift of life
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital is one of 19 hospitals and medical centers recognized by UW Organ and Tissue Donation for an ongoing commitment to saving and improving lives through organ and tissue donation. UW Organ and Tissue Donation is a federally designated organ...
Dock Spiders Fall to the Rafters
Rafters Defeat Dock Spiders, 11-4 Fond du Lac splits the series with Wisconsin Rapids after a 11-4 loss where the Rafters held the Dock Spiders to four hits. Fond du Lac did not notch a hit from the top of the third to the top of the eighth as Wisconsin Rapids...
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital supports Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital has donated $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area to help youth reach their full potential in life by providing programs and services emphasizing youth development and family outreach with a goal of breaking...
Public Service Announcement – Household Electronics Recycling
The City of Fond du Lac Municipal Service Center is collaborating with RecycleThatStuff.com to offer a one-week electronic recycling event beginning Monday, June 16 th 2025 through Saturday, June 21st 2025. This event will be located at the Municipal Service Center...
Off-Duty Hero: Fond du Lac School Nurse Springs into Action During Wisconsin Dells Emergency
Over Memorial Day weekend, a relaxing family getaway turned into a life-saving moment for one Fond du Lac School District staff member. While enjoying time with her family at a Wisconsin Dells resort, Jill Irving, our district’s Supervisor of School Health Services,...
Dock Spiders Takedown the Rafters in Wisconsin Rapids
Dock Spiders Defeat Rafters, 9-7 Fond du Lac won game one of the two game road series against Wisconsin Rapids off nine runs by setting a season high in single game hit total with 12. On a rainy and cold Tuesday night where the initial start time was pushed back by 45...
Alsteen, Rademan garner CSC Academic All-District honors
Seniors Tanner Alsteen and Logan Rademan have earned a spot on the CSC Academic All-District team. The CSC Academic All-American program recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their efforts both in competition and in the classroom. To be eligible, a...