Fond du Lac County’s Breakfast on the Farm is being replaced this year with a Drive-Thru Ag Venture because of the coronavirus pandemic. Envision Greater Fond du Lac president Sadie Parafiniuk says the event will be held from 9am to 1pm this Sunday at Vir-Clar Farms on Highway K just south of Fond du Lac. There will be an audio tour, accessed on a smartphone or tablet, of the farm and vehicle-friendly […]
For the first time in months, the Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac is welcoming visitors . Museum director Andrea Welsch says WinnePLAYgo, reopens Friday with expanded health and safety measures. The 10,000 square foot outdoor space features five shanty-like structures, tricycles, tractors, picnic tables, musical spaces and outdoor games. The highlight of the space is its gardens, including seven raised garden beds , and a butterfly garden. WinnePLAYgo, will reopen on Friday, June […]
Fond du Lac County’s Breakfast on the Farm is being replaced this year with a Drive-Thru Ag Venture because of the coronavirus pandemic. Envision Greater Fond du Lac president Sadie Parafiniuk says the event will be held from 9am to 1pm this Sunday at Vir-Clar Farms on Highway K just south of Fond du Lac. There will be an audio tour, accessed on a smartphone or tablet, of the farm and vehicle-friendly […]
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has extended the deadline for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic to apply for a state grant. The deadline to apply for the $2500 We’re All in Small Business grant has been extended to midnight Friday. Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership director Amy Hansen says there are 30,000 grants available and WEDC had received 26,000 applications. The grant application is available on the WEDC website.
More people who were laid off during the Safer at Home order in April were hired back last month and that’s reflected in the latest unemployment figures. The state Department of Workforce Development says the unemployment rate in Dodge County is back in single digits at 9.6 percent for May. That’s down from 11.1 percent in April. The Fond du Lac County jobless rate plummeted nearly four percentage points from 15 percent in April to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin residents can now apply for 13 more weeks of unemployment benefits using money from the federal coronavirus relief bill. The state Department of Workforce Development announced Wednesday that Wisconsin residents who have exhausted their 26 weeks of state unemployment benefits can now apply for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation under the bill. People who collect the pandemic unemployment compensation are also eligible for an additional $600 […]
Democrats plan to hold an almost entirely virtual presidential nominating convention Aug. 17-20 in Milwaukee using live broadcasts and online streaming. Party officials confirmed Wednesday that Joe Biden will accept the presidential nomination in person, but it remains to be seen whether there will be a significant in-person audience there to see it. The Democratic National Committee said in a statement that official business, including the official vote to nominate […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers have heard from educators about how to safely reopen schools during the coronavirus pandemic. The Assembly's Education Committee met with eight groups of educators on Wednesday. Much of the conversation focused on an 87-page called “Education Forward." The document was drafted by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and offers extensive guidance on re-opening schools during the pandemic. A lot of unknowns remain as […]
The UW Oshkosh chancellor says students wouldn’t be allowed to return to the classroom this fall if school officials didn’t feel it was safe to do so. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced earlier this month that UW Oshkosh will open its Oshkosh, Fond du Lac and Fox Cities campuses this fall. "Very satisfying. It was after a lot of work by a lot of people," Leavitt told AM 1170s Between the […]