02 August 2023

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Horicon Bank Names Dr. George Koonce as Director

Horicon Bank Names Dr. George Koonce as Director


Horicon Bank Names Dr. George Koonce as Director Horicon Bank announced the appointment of Dr. George Koonce to its Board of Directors. Koonce serves as Senior Vice President of University Relations for Marian University in Fond du Lac. After earning his doctorate from Marquette University, Koonce was instrumental in creating Marian University’s first Interdisciplinary Studies degree for

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26 July 2023

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Brownsville’s King Holds Throne of Fondy’s Fairest of the Fair

Brownsville’s King Holds Throne of Fondy’s Fairest of the Fair


Brownsville’s King Holds Throne of Fondy’s Fairest of the Fair Katelyn King, a Lomira High grad, reflects on being 2023 Fairest of the Fair for Fond du Lac County MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR Katelyn King has been going to county fairs since she was in fourth grade, but even after her time exhibiting with the South Byron 4-H Club and Lomira FFA came to an end, she found a way back

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Fiacco Preparing Team  for ‘Special Season’

Fiacco Preparing Team for ‘Special Season’


Fiacco Preparing Team for ‘Special Season’ CLARICE CASE JOURNALIST Tuesday, August 1, marks the official first day of high school football practice and Jason Fiacco, new head coach for the Horicon and Hustisford football program, affectionately known as Husticon, is excited to be back home and working with this new group of kids. Fiacco, originally from Oconomowoc, had been teaching

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Fair Fare for Fair

Fair Fare for Fair


| ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH | Fair Fare for Fair MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR The English language is strange sometimes. Sitting down to write this observatory column on our great regional county fairs, I wanted to find a fun title for a piece recognizing the value these annual events offer. It’s not quite, “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo,” but it’s

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Jagler Co-authored  Right-to-Read Act Signed by   Gov. Evers

Jagler Co-authored Right-to-Read Act Signed by Gov. Evers


Jagler Co-authored Right-to-Read Act Signed by Gov. Evers On Wednesday, July 19, Gov. Tony Evers signed the Right-to-Read Act as 2023 Wisconsin Act 20. The bill, co-authored by John Jagler (R-Watertown), overhauls how reading is taught in Wisconsin after years of falling literacy rankings and underwhelming test results. Wisconsin Act 20 addresses the reading crisis by banning the reading instruction

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Piggyback/Human Books

Piggyback/Human Books


| IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU | Piggyback/Human Books JAMIE LYNN GOURLIE CONTRIBUTOR Dearest You, Can you imagine if the negative impact of society wasn’t present? On the flip side of my most recent article titled “Human Books”, I felt compelled to share input on the perspective of the receiving side. I find the concept of judgment, noseyness and unsolicited advice interesting.

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Mayville Rotary Expands Kayak Launch

Mayville Rotary Expands Kayak Launch


Mayville Rotary Expands Kayak Launch MAYVILLE ROTARY The new members for the 2022-23 Mayville Rotary year worked together to get a feel for what the community needed and picked a goal that was within their reach: updating the existing Rotary Kayak launch storage container. The previous storage, which was also developed and donated by the Rotary back in 2019, had served its purpose and needed