MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says local school officials will ultimately make the hard decisions about how to resume classes this fall. The state Department of Public Instruction issued guidelines for schools on Monday that call for face masks, no more than 10 students in class and opening buildings only two days a week. Evers stressed during a conference call with reporters Tuesday that the DPI guidelines are […]
Fond du Lac County school administrators are meeting with public health officials to begin the process of developing a plan for reopening schools in the fall. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller met with superintendents from all public and private schools in the county Tuesday following the release this week of guidelines from the state Department of Public Instruction. Mueller says she thinks it’s a good idea for Districts to be on […]
A retired Ripon College economist says another drop in the statewide unemployment rate doesn’t come as a surprise. The 12 percent rate for May, dropped from 13.6 percent in April. Economist Paul Schoofs says the state’s Safer at Home order closing most nonessential businesses due to the pandemic was in effect for two weeks in May before being struck down. Schoofs says the drop shows that employers were ready to hire back workers […]
Twelve new positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Fond du Lac County over the weekend. That brings to 298 the total number of positive cases in the county. There are 53 active cases, 239 people have recovered and two people are hospitalized.
In response to the lifting of the state’s Safer at Home order last month, the Fond du Lac County Health Department has prepared it’s own Safe Restart plan. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller tells WFDL news the plan is a phased approach that encourages all residents and businesses to take responsibility, work together and support best practices to stay safe during the pandemic. Effective Monday, June 22, 2020 Fond du Lac County […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections reports that nearly every inmate and worker in a Wisconsin prison who tested positive for COVID-19 has recovered. The department said Monday that of the 268 inmates who tested positive, 261 have recovered. There are six active cases and one who was released. Among prison staff, there were 66 positive cases and 63 have recovered. There are three active cases. Most […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two University of Wisconsin-Madison athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to campus. The UW Athletic Department announced the positive tests Monday. The students were not named. They were among 117 student athletes in the first wave being brought back to campus. The university says they are now self-isolating. Football and volleyball players were the first athletes allowed to return to campus for voluntary workouts […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Native American tribes in Wisconsin that rely mostly on casino revenue to support their communities are struggling to provide government services after the pandemic forced businesses to shut down to curb the spread of the virus. The National Indian Gaming Association says about 241 tribes, including the 11 in Wisconsin, stand to lose about $22.4 billion, more than half their projected revenue this year. The organization […]
The executive director of Fond du Lac Festivals says the decision to cancel this year’s Walleye Weekend Festival was a difficult decision all around. After initially postponing the event to late August the Festivals Board announced last week that due to the coronavirus pandemic the event would be cancelled altogether. Fond du lac Festivals director Pete Wilke says the board felt the integrity and tradition of the festival would be compromised by holding even […]