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New UWO Biomedical Engineering Degree Opens Opportunity for Careers in Growing Industry
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh will begin offering a new biomedical engineering degree in fall 2023 to prepare graduates for a growing biomedical technology and healthcare workforce in Wisconsin. The UW System Board of Regents approved the interdisciplinary...
Mercury Marine wins four prestigious iF Design Awards
Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), has been recognized with four International Forum Design (iF) awards for its Avator™ 7.5e electric outboard motor, its V10 Verado® outboard and its V12 Verado® outboard. All three outboards were...
USDA Offers New Funding to Promote the Expansion of High-Speed Internet in Rural Areas
$20 million in Technical Assistance Funding is Available to Plan High-Speed Internet Projects in Rural Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $20 million to deliver broadband technical assistance resources for rural...
Mercury Marine achieves electrification milestone as first Avator™ electric outboards now shipping to global customers
Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), has announced the first group of Avator™ 7.5e electric outboards has shipped to global customers, representing a major milestone in Mercury’s electrification strategy. The 7.5e is the first of Mercury’s...
Annual Beacon House Auction
Beacon House is having their 24th Annual Beacon House Auction which will be online this year - Saturday, April 22 starting at 3:00pm and ending April 23, at 3:00pm. They will be hosting a preview party on Saturday, April 22 from 2 – 4 pm to allow bidders to view the...
Sadoff E-Recycling & Data Destruction Achieves R2v3 Certification
Sadoff E-Recycling & Data Destruction (SEDD), with operating facilities in Oshkosh, WI & La Vista, NE, has received R2v3 certification. R2v3 is the latest release of the R2 standard by Washington-based Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI). It...
Library will honor late county executive by renaming its east-side branch
New name, sign will be unveiled at April 21 event; public is invited to attend Allen Buechel’s commitment to public libraries was clear. During his 29 years as Fond du Lac County executive, he consistently supported libraries across the county with healthy annual...
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers, a quaint antique store, is located at N3637 Brown Road in Waupun (Wisconsin). Shari Kemink, the store owner, operates her store on their family farm. It was built in 1960 as a working corn crib, and housed cob corn and equipment on the lower level...
Ripon receives $150,000 NEH grant to strengthen humanities throughout the region
A project to strengthen the humanities at Ripon College through regional collaboration has received a $150,000 Humanities Initiatives for Colleges and Universities grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant will fund a three-year effort to...
18 Hands Upcoming Events
18 Hands, a German-style pub and outdoor Biergarten, is the perfect place for conversation, food, drinks, and live music. For information on upcoming events, please see poster below.
Marian University Status
Callista Gould, Asst. VP for Marketing and Communications for Marian University was on WFDL-AM with Greg Stensland yesterday. Cardinal Stritch University closing in Milwaukee this week had rumors flying in Fond du Lac. Callista went on to assure the community Marian...
DATCP Announces Applicant Numbers for 2023 Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Program
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) today announced that 70 applications were submitted for the 2023 Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Program. These grants aim to grow and improve the long-term viability of the Wisconsin’s...
WMC Provides Access to New School Locator Tool
WMC is pleased to announce a new resource we’d love to share with you that can help employers, workers and prospective employees find the best educational options in your area. The school locator tool, Schoolahoop, lists all education institutions in the state, broad...
Little River Band Coming to Thelma July 1, 2023, For Free Concert!
Little River Band, sponsored by Badger Liquor, comes to THELMA on Saturday, July 1 for our Annual Street Concert! Gates will open at 4:30 PM with an opening act from MoJoe! Little River Band will take the stage at 8 PM. General admission will be FREE but there is also...
Envision Greater Fond du Lac is Your Source for Local Business Intelligence
Investopedia defines business intelligence as the “technology and data infrastructure of an organization”. Business Intelligence (BI) essentially is the art of leveraging data to find patterns and insights to assist businesses, organizations, and communities make...
The Foundation for Ripon Community Hospital raffle successful
Patti Tappendorf, a Ripon resident, was drawn as the lucky grand prize winner of this year’s Foundation for Ripon Community Hospital raffle. As the grand prize winner, she won a 14-Karat White Gold “V” Necklace with .19ctw Diamonds (Value $1,265), donated by Diedrich...
Homan Auto hosts “Evening of Elegance” for area youth
Homan Auto Sales invites the community to join their “Evening of Elegance” event benefiting REACH Waupun. Homan Auto President, Mark Homan says the event is an opportunity for Homan Auto to give back by organizing a cause that directly supports area youth. “The...
UWO Fond du Lac Campus presents: Joe Hill: A Song of Protest by Anthony Wood
His music gave a voice to the voiceless. His indomitable spirit inspired millions of downtrodden laborers to march against their oppressors. But just after sunrise on November 19, 1915 Joe Hill was executed by a firing squad at the Utah State Penitentiary, convicted...
Artist Reception at UWO-Fond du Lac
UWO-Fond du Lac campus invites you to an artist reception planned for April 20th at the Oberreich Gallery located in the University Center Commons. The reception will be from 4:30 – 7 pm and is free and open to the public. Join Jim and Janine Sears of the Indigo...
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital to host free paper shredding event May 3, open to community
Properly dispose of confidential paper documents in our upcoming drive-thru shredding event SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital, 620 W. Brown Street, is inviting the public to bring personal and confidential home office papers in need of safe and secure disposal to a...