Month: April 2020

Holiday Mazda,  in partnership with Mazda North American Operations,  is offering essential healthcare workers a free oil change and vehicle cleaning; even if their vehicle isn’t a Mazda. The Essential Car Care Program was created as a way to help out and recognize America’s healthcare heroes while they serve their communities amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. The program period is slated to run through May 4th.    Through this collaborative endeavor […]

The president of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association is concerned that  the governor’s extension of the Safer at Home order could force half of the state’s restaurants to close permanently.  Kristine Hillmer says many restaurants won’t be able to make it until May 26.  "We think at least 40 percent of our restaurants are closed and even those that are remaining open, some of them aren't going to be able to make it,"  Hillmer […]

A retired Ripon College economics professor says after many weeks of lockdown questions remain how extending Wisconsin’s Safer at Home order will impact the state’s economy in the long term.    Economist Paul Schoofs  says danger is the  longer the shutdown continues, the  longer the economic scars and the slower the recovery.  "Two months is getting to be on the danger level there of really leading to a lot of businesses maybe going […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she supports the formation of a COVID-19 task force in the county.   Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney announced this week he was forming the task force to help develop a plan to allow businesses to reopen.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says Fond du Lac County needs to have a voice.  "...and we need to have a better […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have asked the state Supreme Court to block an extension of the Democratic governor’s stay-at-home order. The lawsuit came Tuesday as Vice President Mike Pence toured a GE Healthcare facility in Madison that is manufacturing ventilators. Pence says social distancing and other mitigation efforts are working to slow the spread of the virus. The lawsuit was expected after Gov. Tony […]

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has officially canceled all spring high school sports in the state as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. The WIAA made the decision Tuesday. Canceled sports include baseball, softball, boys golf, girls soccer, boys tennis and track. The move was expected after Gov. Tony Evers extended his stay-at-home and school closure order through May 26. The order continues a prohibition on […]