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Tsengeg’s Tremendous Day Gives Dock Spiders First Win of the Second Half
The Dock Spiders have started the second half of the season undefeated after they knocked off the Woodchucks 4-1 on Independence Day. Red, White, and Blue was seen scattered throughout the confines of Herr-Baker field on Tuesday afternoon as Dock Spiders starting...
Dock Spiders End First Half on High Note, Down Rafters 6-2
With the first half of the Northwoods League season winding down, the Dock Spiders hit the road in search of yesterday’s loss to the Rafters. With the first half title of the Great Lakes West Division up for grabs, the Dock Spiders looked to spoil the potential...
Dock Spiders Shutout by Rafters at Home 2-0
Coming off of their big win over the Woodchucks on Saturday night 10-3, The Dock Spiders squared off with the other top team in the Great Lakes West Division the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The Rafters struck first as they scored one run in the top of the first inning....
Mueller Excavating Invests in Campbellsport, Expanding The Southern Industrial Park
Mueller Excavating, founded in 1953 by Harold Mueller, has called the Campbellsport area home for the duration of its time in business. Now in its 70th year of operation, being run by Nick and Dusty Mueller, the Village of Campbellsport and Mueller Excavating are...
Hill’s Performance Propels Dock Spiders over Woodchucks 10-3
The Dock Spiders were in search of some revenge heading into Saturday night’s matchup with the Woodchucks after dropping Friday night’s game 2-1. It was Star Wars night at the ballpark and the Dock Spiders donned their Mandalorian and Grogu themed jerseys as they took...
Dock Spiders Fall to Woodchucks 2-1
The Dock Spiders were in search of their third straight win heading into their matchup with the top team in the Great Lakes West Division, the Wausau Woodchucks on Friday night. Dock Spiders Right-handed pitcher Sebastian Guzman pitched well as he held the Woodchucks...
Emerging entrepreneurs: Turning food scraps into renewable energy Emerging entrepreneurs
Three teens from the North Fond du Lac School District are already getting their feet wet as budding entrepreneurs. Aylah Arndt, Madeline Langolf and Morgan Fowler, 15- and 16-year-old students entering their junior year of high school, are the brains behind...
Foundation for Ripon Community Hospital supports Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area facility
The Foundation for Ripon Community Hospital has donated $150,000 to support the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area as part of its capital campaign to build a state-of-the-art facility in downtown Ripon. The 30,000-square-foot, two-story complex will include...
Dock Spiders Outlast Mallards in Slugfest 13-11
The Dock Spiders won their second game in a row on Thursday night against the Mallards. It was an offensive showcase from the start as the Mallards ambushed Dock Spiders starting pitcher Amar Tsengeg (Texas-Dallas), A walk with the bases loaded from centerfielder...
WMH Medical/Surgical nurse receives DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award
Lorna O’Donovan, RN, an SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Medical/Surgical registered nurse, has received The DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes nurses who have devoted their life's work to the compassionate care of others. Award recipients are...
YP of the Month – Jaclyn Rutkowski (July 2023)
First and Last Name: Jaclyn Rutkowski Hometown: Sussex, WI What Brought you to Fond du Lac: I went to Ripon College and started an internship at National Exchange Bank & Trust after my sophomore year which turned into a full-time job after college! Place of...
City of Fond du Lac Celebrates the Opening of Lighthouse, Lighthouse Drive and Boardwalk at Lakeside Park West
City hosts ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of recent construction projects Today, the City of Fond du Lac hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the historic Lighthouse and Lighthouse Drive post-renovations, as well as the new...
Walsworth Pledges $100,000 Donation to Ripon Boys and Girls Club Campaign
Commercial printing company Walsworth, which has a commercial printing facility in Ripon, Wisconsin, announced it will be making a $100,000 donation to the on-going Boys and Girls Club campaign to build a new facility in Ripon. The new Boys and Girls Club of Ripon is...
Ziegler Winery to Host the Fond du Lac Humane Society’s 3rd Annual PawPalooza Fundraising Event on Saturday, August 19th
On Saturday, August 19th, 2023, the Fond du Lac Humane Society’s 3rd Annual PawPalooza Fundraising Event will be held at Ziegler Winery. This is a fun-filled event for the entire family, including leashed dogs, with something for everyone! Not only will there be a...
Sunsplash 2023
Come on out Saturday July 1st for Sunsplash 2023 at Heidel House Hotel & Conference Center! Snack on snow cones, smoothies, and funnel cake from local Fox Valley food trucks or come on in to Waves Pub & Grill to get one of our delicious pizzas or an ice-cold...
SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac gives $50,000 to Marian University for working parents
More working, single parents will take the next step to get their degrees, thanks to a generous gift by SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac to Marian University of Wisconsin. The $50,000 gift will benefit the Marian’s Working Families Grant program, which provides...
Dock Spiders Walk Off Rockers in an Extra Innings Thriller 3-2
The Dock Spiders snapped their five-game losing skid in a big way on Tuesday night as they walked off the Rockers in the bottom of the eleventh inning. It was scout night at Herr-Baker Field and a big crowd was on hand to watch the Dock Spiders take on the one of the...
Dock Spiders Drop Heartbreaker in Green Bay 4-3
The Dock Spiders looked to snap a four-game losing skid in Green Bay on Monday night. A different vibe was in the air as the Dock Spiders took the field at Capital Credit Union Park as right-handed pitcher Joseph Chavana (Trinity) got the nod on the mound. The Rockers...
Dock Spiders Drop Fourth Straight, Lose to Chinooks at Home 9-5
The Dock Spiders dropped their fourth straight game to the Lakeshore Chinooks at home on Sunday afternoon. The Dock Spiders got through a clean top of the first inning but were retired in 1-2-3 fashion in the bottom of the first. All of the sudden, the weather decided...
Dock Spiders Comeback Falls Short, Lose to Chinooks 8-6
The Dock Spiders looked to bounce back after dropping two games to the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Right-handed pitcher Tyler Peck (Ohio University) got the nod on the mound for the Dock Spiders. Peck struggled from the get-go as a surrendered three runs to the Chinooks...