The Fond du Lac County Health Department is warning families who might have been exposed to mumps. The agency sent a letter to families, encouraging everyone to get the mumps vaccine so they’re better protected against the disease. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the Health Department confirmed its first mumps case a little more than a week ago. Mumps symptoms include muscle aches, tiredness and a sore salivary gland around the jaw area. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says there have been five mumps cases in the state as of April 23. The CDC said mumps deaths are rare.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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