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The Alto Fair has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Fair organizers say the decision to cancel the Fair, scheduled for August, was made after discussing challenges involved in social distancing,  the potential of limiting attendance and the liability involved.   Organizers say the feasibility of following CDC recommendations to keep people safe in the uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation weighed heavily in the decision.  The Fair Board also says it would be unfair […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State education officials say flexibility will be key in reopening classrooms in Wisconsin’s 421 school districts amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Public Instruction released guidance Monday on what educators should consider in the coming school year. DPI says school districts should be prepared to shift between in-person, physically-distanced and virtual learning as they deal with changing aspects of COVID-19. State education officials say that […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin health officials have confirmed 280 new cases of the coronavirus, down about 100 in the last day. The update released Sunday puts the total of positive COVID-19 tests in the state at more than 24,800. No new deaths were reported, following Saturday’s confirmation of 14 deaths, the most in one day since June 9. The state’s death toll stands at 744. Wisconsin’s largest increase in cases […]

The Fond du Lac Area Foundation has  distributed 19 pandemic relief grants to Fond du Lac County nonprofit organizations.  Foundation director Joe Braun says the grants are a result of the Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund, which was created in 2008 and is set in action only in response to extreme circumstances,  such as natural disasters and community crises.   The fund was activated in April in response to COVID-19’s deep community impact.  Nonprofit organizations receiving […]

The secretary of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is reminding small business owners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for the latest grant program.   Qualifying small businesses have until  11:59pm Tuesday to complete an online application on the WEDC website for a $2500 grant.   WEDC secretary Missy Hughes says a little more than a month after the Safer at Home order was lifted she continues to hear that businesses are struggling, but are […]

A  UW Oshkosh statewide economic survey shows Wisconsin businesses continue to demonstrate resilience during the pandemic.  Forty one percent of respondents to the survey indicate they have introduced or expanded online services over the last three months.   Sixty percent of respondents say they have requested financial assistance and 52 percent have received aid.  Only ten percent of respondents estimate being able to stay in business for less than three months …an increase in business survivability from […]

Citing  recent mandates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,as well as Habitat International, the Fond du Lac County Habitat for  Humanity ReStore has announced it is closing.   The ReStore is a resale thrift store of hard goods that donates to Habitat for Humanity  to assist in fulfilling the mission of the organization.  According to a  press release new requirements regarding staff and cleaning standards have made the cost-benefit of that mission no […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reports that the state's unemployment rate dropped to 12% in May. The state's “safer at home” order closing most nonessential businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic was in effect for two weeks that month before being struck down. The survey of businesses was conducted the week the order was ended, so only a couple days worth of job gains after […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has announced two population health studies that are designed to better understand where COVID-19 is in the state, identify communities at risk for a future outbreak and help prevent the spread of the virus. Health officials said Wednesday that the first study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Survey of the Health of Wisconsin will determine the prevalence of COVID-19 […]