In anticipation of a larger than normal crowd expected at the August 12, 2020 Council Meeting, the City of Fond du Lac has devised a plan that provides both the ability to social distance and the ability for anyone who wishes to speak to City Council to do so. However, due to limited seating and to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, we encourage anyone that does not wish to […]
Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the Wisconsin National Guard will assist local election officials as poll workers for the August 11, 2020, primary elections across Wisconsin. The announcement comes as last week the governor issued Executive Order #82 authorizing the Wisconsin National Guard to provide support during the August election. Individuals interested in being a poll worker are encouraged to apply by contacting their municipal clerk’s office or visiting the MyVote Wisconsin website. […]
As coronavirus cases continue to surge, the fragile economy has stalled and a stalemate continues in Congress over another economic stimulus package. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says he believes in the end an aid package will be approved in the next few weeks. Schoofs says the lapse in expanded unemployment benefits last Friday doesn’t help. Meanwhile Schoofs says the 9.5 percent drop in the gross domestic product in the second quarter […]
The Fond du Lac School District and The Arc Fond du Lac have announced a partnership for the upcoming school year. The Arc executive director Liz Morrell says the partnership includes weekday programming that’s complementary to the school year plan and an ongoing support group for families hosted at The Arc Fond du Lac. Morrell says The Arc will provide flexible, daytime youth services as well as additional youth programming. Staff will provide […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — La Crosse County health officials say a resident has been reinfected with COVID-19, though scientists studying the virus have yet to confirm a case of reinfection, and not a flare-up of a previous infection. The county Health Department, in a Facebook post Tuesday, said the person first tested positive for COVID-19 more than three months ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has questioned whether it would be right to order an easing of Wisconsin’s absentee voting regulations ahead of the November presidential election. Democrats and allied groups sued ahead of the state's April election, urging Judge William Conley to ease absentee voting requirements as the pandemic began. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked them, but the groups renewed their requests for November. Conley said during […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept his party's White House nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus. Party officials confirmed the change in plans on Wednesday. The move is the latest example of the pandemic's sweeping effects on the 2020 presidential election and the latest blow to traditional party nominating conventions that historically have marked the start of fall general election campaigns. Neither the […]
(WISCONSIN) -- Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement in response to changes to the Democratic National Convention: "Protecting the public’s health is a core value for Democrats. The fact that keeping Wisconsin safe requires making the convention fully virtual illustrates the total failure of Donald Trump to control the coronavirus pandemic, reflects Joe Biden’s commitment to making life better for Wisconsinites and all Americans, and underscores […]
The American Red Cross Wisconsin Chapter says a spike in COVID-19 cases has led to an emergency plasma shortage. Red Cross spokeswoman Laura McGuire says convalescent plasma is a potentially lifesaving treatment for COVID-19 patients. McGuire tells WFDL news convalescent plasma is going out the door quicker than it is coming in. Convalescent plasma is plasma collected from patients who have recovered from an infection and have antibodies that might help […]