Month: June 2020

The executive director of the Wisconsin state Fair says while there were a number of contributing factors, the decision to cancel the state Fair this summer  ultimately came down to public safety.   Kathleen O’Leary told WFDL news after consulting with public health officials it was determined that the Fair could not be held safely during the coronavirus pandemic.  "Excruciating, unthinkable, are the two words that not only come to mind but […]

Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam is updating it’s visitor policy to allow a limited number of visitors to enter the clinic health system during the coronavirus pandemic.  Hospital  adult patients are now allowed one visitor per day.  One support person is allowed for Emergency, Urgent Care and walk-in department patients,  OB Labor and Delivery, and adult patients with clinic appointments.   Both parents can be with a child for pediatric clinic appointments.  No visitors are allowed for adult […]

While most summer  festivals and events have been cancelled or postponed, no final decision has been made yet on  the Fond du Lac County Fair.   Fond du Lac County executive Al Buechel says the Fair board has been exploring options  for  big name music entertainment, including the possibility of  having a stage behind the grandstand so people can watch from their vehicles.  Buechel  says  it would be an outdoor theatre concept […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she doesn’t know how the Fond  du Lac County Fair can be held safely.    The state Fair announced last week it was cancelling this summer’s Fair scheduled for late August.   The Fond du Lac County Fair Board has not made a final decision on the county Fair scheduled for the middle of July.   Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says she doesn’t think it would be […]

Another Fond du Lac County resident has died from COVID-19.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says a Fond du Lac  woman in her early 70s died over the weekend,   bringing to six the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Fond  du Lac County.   Meanwhile, Mueller says there are now 240 positive COVID-19 cases  in the county after ten new cases were reported over the weekend.  That’s the fewest number […]