The Northwoods League has announced the schedule for the first two weeks of the Wisconsin-Illinois Pod, and the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders are scheduled to open at home on Wednesday, July 1st at 6:35PM against the Wisconsin Woodchucks. The Dock Spiders will have seven other home dates scheduled over the two-week stretch from July 1st through July 14th. The schedule for the first two weeks of the season can be found here. […]
The Fond du Lac Chapter of Fishing Has No Boundaries has cancelled this summer’s event due to the coronavirus pandemic. Event organizers say after much deliberation; review of local, state and national guidelines; and dialogue with stakeholders, they decided to cancel the event which was scheduled for August. Organizers say given their primary audience may be more vulnerable, they cannot in good conscience host this event this year. For more information on the Fond […]
Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Lemonade Day has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over continued concerns with the current COVID-19 situation, the Lemonade Day planning team made the difficult decision to cancel the local Lemonade Day event for 2020. In March, the event was postponed with intentions of rescheduling for later this summer; unfortunately, that will not be possible. This decision was difficult; however, the health and safety […]
A handful of states have hit the pause button on any further reopening of their economies amid a spike in coronavirus cases, but there is no turning back in other states despite warning signs. COVID-19 cases are rising in nearly half the states, but Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says it may be still too early to say if there is a beginning of a second wave of the virus. "When […]
Fond du Lac Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfelt is questioning whether the Safer at Home order was necessary. Thiesfeldt says he believes the COVID-19 infection and death rate models that came out from state and federal health officials turned out to be "wildly wrong." Thiesfeldt stops short of saying the Safer at Home order was a mistake, but says we should think twice before shutting things down again if there’s a second wave. "I've […]
A retired Ripon College economist says a second coronavirus relief package is critical as state economies continue to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. Economist Paul Schoofs says he’s also encouraged by comments from the U.S. Treasury secretary last week that shutting down the economy a second time is not a realistic course of action. "I take that as a positive because I think what’s behind the secretary’s comment is that there will be another package of […]
The general manager of the Fond du lac Dock Spiders says he is excited that there will be a baseball season. The Northwoods League announced last week that an abbreviated season will start July first. Dock Spiders GM Chris Ward says the season will start next month and run through August 20 followed by a two day playoff series. "Extremely excited," Ward told WFDL news. "We're looking forward to having everyone […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden urged Wisconsin Democrats in a recorded message broadcast during an online state convention Friday to unite to defeat President Donald Trump in November. That message was repeated by Democratic office holders at the state and local level, who also pushed the need to prevent Republicans from winning enough seats in the Legislature to have a super majority that could override […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials are offering campuses guidelines for re-opening this fall. The system released the guidelines Sunday. They call for putting classes of more than 50 students online, having a plan if coronavirus cases spike, re-evaluating dorm and dining hall operations, use of masks and placing students who share classes together in dorms. Individual chancellors will have the final say on what each campus does. […]