After being closed for several weeks the Fond du Lac YMCA will be reopening soon. The Y has posted on it’s website that it’s finalizing plans and preparing to slowly re-open starting June 1st, “ensuring that we create an environment that is as safe as possible for our members and staff.” The YMCA says it is continuing to take the advice from the Fond du Lac County Health Department, the CDC, […]
A total of 25 specimen collection teams from the Wisconsin National Guard continue to operate across Wisconsin supporting local health departments and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services effort to increase the state’s COVID-19 testing capacity. The teams, comprised of more than 600 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen in total, established mobile testing sites at locations ranging from correctional facilities and health clinics, to private businesses, and community-based testing sites.After collecting […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has announced that the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity will receive $1.5 million for manufacturers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding comes as part of the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act that passed Congress in March and was signed into law by President Trump. “The COVID-19 pandemic has created an economic crisis […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has unveiled his plan for spending $1 billion in federal funds to combat COVID-19 in Wisconsin. The money will be used to pay for ongoing efforts to test people for the virus, perform contact tracing to identify those who may have been exposed, purchase supplies, provide resources and prepare for a surge. Evers detailed how much was being spent and on what on […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says nursing homes in Fond du Lac County are ramping up testing. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says two of the eight skilled nursing facilities in the county have already started testing residents and staff. Mueller says her hope is that there are no positive COVID-19 cases found. "They already have that first round in and in two weeks from whenever they […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials are working on a host of changes to the absentee voting process as they prepare for a crush of mail-in ballots this November. The state Elections Commission is set to consider a new staff report at a meeting Wednesday that projects nearly two-thirds of all ballots cast in November will come through the mail as voters avoid the polls out of fears of the […]
Research led by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh economists indicate a significant association between in-person voting and the spread of COVID-19 two to three weeks after Wisconsin’s spring election April 7. The study found that counties that had more in-person voters per location, with all else being equal, had a higher rate of positive COVID-19 tests than counties with relatively fewer in-person voters. UWO economics department chair, Chad Cotti, says the results confirm the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The exodus in the Wisconsin Senate continues with one of its most conservative members announcing he will not seek reelection. Sen. David Craig's announcement Tuesday brings to at least seven the number of incumbents who will not be returning next year. Craig is the second Republican after Sen. Luther Olsen to announce their retirements. Tom Tiffany, of Hazelhurst, was sworn into Congress on Tuesday after winning […]
Forty years ago this week on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state, and four decades later the mysteries surrounding the volcano still astound scientists. UW Oshkosh geology professor Dr. Jennifer Wenner was only ten years old at the time. "Forty years. I still remember it, and I was only ten but it was a big thing," Wenner told WFDL news. "It's the one thing when I talk to my […]