Fond du Lac County is closing in on a thousand COVID-19 cases with 19 new cases reported Tuesday for a total of 993 positive cases. There was also one new death bringing to ten the number of Fond du Lac County residents who have died from COVID-19.
Two people were transported to the hospital, one with serious injuries, following a three vehicle crash on Interstate 41 south of Fond du Lac. The crash, involving a semi and two cars, happened shortly before 10am Tuesday on southbound 41 near County Highway D. One person was transported to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah with serious injuries. Another person was transported to St. Agnes Hospital with minor injuries.
The Fond du Lac School Board has voted to move all fall sports to the spring. Amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the last few weeks the school board voted unanimously at their meeting Monday night to move all fall sports to the alternative season in the spring. Athletic director David Michalkiewicz says the hope is that there will be a reduction in COVID-19 cases at that time and the possibility a […]
Fond du Lac County saw it’s highest jump in COVID-19 cases in one weekend since the pandemic began, pushing the county back into the first phase of it’s Safer Reopening plan. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says 80 new COVID-19 cases were reported over the weekend, bringing to 974 the total number of confirmed cases. Mueller says the recent surge in cases over the last couple of weeks has involved entire families […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department is tracking the health of Fond du Lac County residents. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says a community health survey is being mailed randomly to 2,000 county households between now and September. Mueller says the confidential survey focuses on issues such as health care access, physical activity, nutrition, food security, tobacco and alcohol use, mental health and chronic disesase. […]
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff says he hopes to have three new patrol deputies on board sometime after the first of the year. The county board last week approved a COPS hiring grant to fund three patrol deputy positions. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the last time the Sheriff’s Office added a deputy to the force was back in 2001. "We have been applying every year since then and have been declined […]
Construction work is nearing completion on what will be one of the bigger roundabouts in the city of Fond du Lac. The roundabout on Fond du Lac Avenue near Rienzi Road is expected to be completed by the end of next month. Fond du Lac County Highway commissioner Tom Janke says the road improvements in that area, including the roundabout, will improve safety and traffic flow.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A deputy with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office who is believed to have contracted the coronavirus while on duty has died. Sheriff David Mahoney said in a statement that Richard “Rick” Treadwell is believed to be Wisconsin’s first law enforcement officer to die from the virus after contracting it while on duty. Treadwell had been with the department since 1995 and worked as a recruiter and instructor. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to return to Wisconsin to deliver the commencement address Saturday at Wisconsin Lutheran College in a suburb of Milwaukee. The college in Franklin announced Pence’s plans last week and the White House confirmed the visit on Monday. Pence was just in Wisconsin last week for a stop that coincided with the Democratic National Convention. The private college with about 1,200 […]