Month: September 2014

MADISON—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has informed the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) that it has confirmed one positive case of Enterovirus D68 in the state. Achild from Door County tested positive for the virus. Since mid-August, the CDC has received reports of clusters of Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections that have occurred in multiple states, but this is the first confirmed case in Wisconsin.   Symptoms of EV-D68 infections include fever, […]

Fond du Lac school officials acknowledge Waters Elementary School staff in Fond du Lac made a mistake when they accidentally locked a six year old boy out of his class room during a drill.  The student was in the bathroom when the drill happened and he did not hear the announcement.  School officials say staff did not follow proper protocol by checking the bathrooms during the drill.  The boy knocked on the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly 26,000 adults who lost Medicaid coverage through Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus program after being kicked off earlier this year are being sent a letter this week telling them they have more time to sign up for private subsidized insurance.  The special enrollment period through Nov. 2 was announced by the federal government earlier this month.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services estimates that about 25,800 out […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Superintendent Tony Evers has unveiled a plan for addressing Wisconsin's achievement gap between white and minority students in public schools.  Evers released the plan Thursday during his annual state of education speech.  The report is the work of a task force Evers formed in April to study the issue and come back with recommendations.  The plan makes recommendations covering four main areas. They are improving […]

Flight for Life helicopter is celebrating a milestone this year.  Former patients, crew and staff are helping Flight for Life celebrate 30 years of service at three events in September.  Flight for Life Fond du Lac base spokesperson, Jayce Commo, says  having a helicopter in Fond du Lac  is a huge benefit locally.  "We've transported over 33,000 patients in those 30 years.  We do about 12 hundred patients a year," […]

A spokesperson for Planned Parenthood says the organization is concerned that some women may not get the services they need with the Fond du Lac clinic now closed.  The Fond du Lac family planning health center closed  Thursday  due to state budget cuts.  Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Tanya Atkinson says patients impacted by the closure will be referred to clinics in West Bend and Oshkosh.  Atkinson says she’s concerned some of […]

The Dodge County Sheriff's Department is alerting people to yet another telephone scam, and in this one, the scammers claim to be from the sheriff's department. On Tuesday, the County Communications Center received numerous reports from citizens who had received calls from individuals claiming they were deputies of the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office. The caller told the citizen that he or she had an active warrant, and in many reports, […]

A closed door meeting of the Fond du Lac County Board accidentally aired on television before county officials were made aware of the situation.  County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says a citizen called police to report hearing sound from the closed door meeting Tuesday night. Freiberg says when she was made aware of the situation her initial reaction was to turn off all of the microphones in the legislative chambers.  "That […]

The Dodge County sheriff says a fatal accident this week occurred in a construction zone.  The accident Wednesday evening on State Highway 60 and Highway 26 claimed the life of a Washington County man.   The vicrtim has been identified as 24 year old Tyler Campio of Allenton.  The State Patrol says a car driven by 62 year old Anthony Spangler of Beaver Dam collided with a car drivenby 25 year […]