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The Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent says a Wisconsin Farm  Support program unveiled last week by governor Tony Evers is welcome news for dairy farmers.  Extension agent Tina Kohlman says the program provides $50 million in direct payments to Wisconsin farmers and a $15 million Food Security Initiative to combat hunger in Wisconsin.  Kohlman says the direct cash relief will help Wisconsin farmers who have been hit especially hard during […]

Republican state representative Joan Ballweg says her office is helping residents who have been waiting for weeks to receive their unemployment benefits.    While the state’s  unemployment  soared to 14.1 percent in April,  so has Republican criticism over the speed in processing claims for benefits.  As of last week more than two million weekly claims had been filed, but more than 675,000 were unpaid.   Ballweg says her office is stepping in to help  residents […]

It’s June in Wisconsin, and that means June Dairy Month. From my days working in a cheese plant, I’ve never missed the chance to support our state’s dairy industry, which now contributes $45.6 billion to Wisconsin’s economy. I know things have been hard for dairy farmers these past several years, and this June won’t be any easier. Even though you might not be headed out to a crowded dairy breakfast […]

RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Two days after a country music festival in northern Wisconsin got the green light to hold four days of concerts expected to attract thousands, organizers have canceled the event. The Hodag Country Festival in Rhinelander won approval from the Oneida County public safety committee on Tuesday, overcoming opposition voiced from the public and the county health department. But on Thursday, organizers posted on the festival’s website […]

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic the Fond du Lac city council is putting a public safety referendum on hold.  City manager Joe Moore says it doesn’t make sense to talk about a referendum with an unemployment rate above 18 percent,  and uncertain economic future going forward.  "That's exactly why I put it on the shelf,"  Moore told WFDL news.  Moore says the effect of the pandemic on current and future city budgets […]

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin State Fair has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The cancellation announced Thursday marks the first time since 1945 that the 169-year-old annual tradition will not take place. The move was widely expected given the cancellation of state fairs across the country and most major events, including Summerfest in Milwaukee. The fair attracts more than a million people who down cream puffs, […]

The state Department of Corrections says close to to 44 percent of inmates tested at the Waupun Correctional Institution have tested positive for coronavirus.  As of Wednesday, 73 inmates at Waupun had been tested. Of those, 32 were positive and 35 were negative.  The testing with help from the Wisconsin National Guard  began Tuesday and is expected to conclude Thursday.     Staff members are being tested as well.  As of Wednesday, seven staff […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has dismissed as moot a lawsuit that argued Gov. Tony Evers’ “safer at home” order was a violation of constitutional rights to worship, protest and travel. The court earlier this month, in a different lawsuit, ruled that Evers’ health secretary exceeded her constitutional authority in issuing the “safer at home” order. Since then, in the absence of a statewide order some local […]

Two more deaths have been reported in Fond du Lac County due to COVID-19.  There are now five deaths  in Fond du Lac County from the virus.  Longtime Fond du Lac attorney Steve Sager died May 17 due to complications from the virus.   He was 76.   Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says another county resident , a woman in her late 60s, died Tuesday night at St. Agnes Hospital.   Meanwhile, Mueller says  there are […]