I.R.F.D. Turns 135, Department to Celebrate at Annual Picnic The Iron Ridge Fire Department Picnic runs Thursday, Aug. 10, to Sunday, Aug. 13 MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR It all started with a hand pump, small hoses and a bucket brigade. And today, that group, which founded 135 years ago in June, is still known as the Iron Ridge Fire Department (IRFD). “On June 1, 1888… 22 local

Theresa Officials Prepare for Policing Decision The village’s Public Safety Committee held an informal meeting this week to prepare for a decision on the future of law enforcement in Theresa LEAH HENCKEL INTERN At the Theresa Village Public Safety Committee informational meeting held on Monday, July 31, Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt, Committee Chair Joe Haak and Trustee David Brandenburg

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

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