Month: July 2020

The Fond du Lac Transit manager says she anticipates ridership will start to rebound now that regular bus routes have resumed.  Transit manager Lynn Gilles says make sure you have the correct fare amount before you board the bus. Gilles says bus drivers will not make change.   Gilles says the pandemic has had a significant financial impact on the Transit system.  Student summer passes will be $26 for July and […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin hits another high in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, breaking the record for the third day in a row. The state Department of Health Services reported 926 new confirmed cases, a day after there were 845 new positives. Cases in Wisconsin, as well as the percentage positive of all those tested, have been increasing since mid-June, mirroring spikes seen in most states. Health officials confirmed that […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says entire families are testing positive for COVID-19.   Double digit cases were reported over a three day stretch last week, and nine cases were reported on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 376.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says many of the new cases can be attributed to gatherings over the July Fourth holiday.  "We are noticing a lot […]

During the COVID-19 pandemic the Fond du Lac Back to School program is asking for monetary donations this year instead of supplies.    Registration for the program will also undergo a significant change as families will no longer be required to sign up in person. Given all the concern about social distancing and reducing the possibility of exposure to the COVID-19 virus, registration will be conducted online. Starting on July […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hundreds of absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s April primary election never made it to voters or went uncounted because of postmark problems. The U.S. Postal Service's internal watchdog finds in a report that those ballots went undelivered due to election officials attempting to send absentee ballots to voters at the last minute.  Postal Service officials say ballots were also inconsistently postmarked and one mail carrier erroneously returned […]