Slow to report

Apparently the FDL Reporter isn’t up on getting news to folks fast.  It took until YESTERDAY for there to be any mention of Tim Lakin planning to run for the 18th Senate District.  That’s 5 DAYS LATER than the Oshkosh Northwestern and the local radio stations.  One would think if you were going to report on something most people already heard that it would be a decent article with maybe some additional information.  Not the case.

Fond du Lac City Councilman Tim Lakin is running as a Republican for the 18th Senate District seat.

Lakin is a life-long resident of Fond du Lac and is the president of T.J.L. Inc., which owns and operates The Main Pub and Lakin’s Lawn Service.

“I have truly enjoyed the past three years serving the citizens of Fond du Lac on City Council and look forward to using the tools that I have learned to help the citizens of the 18th District along with the citizens of Wisconsin,” he said in a press release announcing his candidacy.

Lakin is also president of the Fond du Lac County Tavern League, board member of the Fond du Lac Athletic Booster Club, has served on the Fond du Lac Redevelopment Authority and is currently a member of the Advisory Parking and Traffic committee. He also serves as a member of the Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership and is a board member of the Fond du Lac Convention and Visitors Bureau.

For additional information call Lakin at (920) 929-8580

Oh and a quick search shows no information on Petri possibly facing a primary challenge.  What’s the sense of having a newspaper in town if they can’t report such things in a timely manner?