Month: April 2020

The Fond  du Lac  County Public Health Officer has issued a new public health order closing all campgrounds in the county.   Kim Mueller says the decision was made because campgrounds draw people from outside the county, encourages non-essential travel, increases shopping at local stores for supplies and groceries and allows for congregating groups greater than ten people.   The Order will remain in effect as long as the Wisconsin Governor’s Safer at Home order […]

The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Wisconsin increased by 15 as reported Tuesday as voters were casting ballots in person at the polls statewide, despite an order to stay at home to avoid spreading the highly contagious disease.   The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported that deaths increased from 77 on Monday to 92 on Tuesday. The overall number of confirmed cases rose from 2,440 to 2,578.   There […]

[Madison, WI] — Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) released the following statement after the favorable decision from the United States Supreme Court: “This prudent action by the United States Supreme Court addresses our concerns over ballot security in tomorrow’s election. We look forward to the voting tomorrow being secure – and look forward to seeing the results come in with the rest of Wisconsin by April […]

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of Wisconsin's ruling enjoining Executive Order #74 suspending in-person voting for the April 7 election. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin's ruling today allows the April 7 election to proceed against the advice of public health experts and with extreme risk to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “There are few things we hold more sacred and that […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in Wisconsin face a choice Tuesday of participating in a presidential primary election or heeding warnings from public health officials to stay away from large crowds during the coronavirus pandemic. Hours after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Monday postponing the election for two months, the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Republicans who said he didn’t have the authority to reschedule the race […]