The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says nursing homes in Fond du Lac County are ramping up testing. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says two of the eight skilled nursing facilities in the county have already started testing residents and staff. Mueller says her hope is that there are no positive COVID-19 cases found. "They already have that first round in and in two weeks from whenever they […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials are working on a host of changes to the absentee voting process as they prepare for a crush of mail-in ballots this November. The state Elections Commission is set to consider a new staff report at a meeting Wednesday that projects nearly two-thirds of all ballots cast in November will come through the mail as voters avoid the polls out of fears of the […]
Research led by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh economists indicate a significant association between in-person voting and the spread of COVID-19 two to three weeks after Wisconsin’s spring election April 7. The study found that counties that had more in-person voters per location, with all else being equal, had a higher rate of positive COVID-19 tests than counties with relatively fewer in-person voters. UWO economics department chair, Chad Cotti, says the results confirm the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says he's given up on any statewide rules to control the coronavirus amid fierce Republican opposition. His administration had been working on a new emergency rule after the state Supreme Court last week struck down the governor's stay-at-home order. However, it withdrew the outline for the rule Monday after a key Republican on the Legislature's rules committee accused Evers of trying to use […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin have filed a sweeping federal lawsuit seeking changes to ensure the August primary and November presidential election can be held safely amid the coronavirus pandemic. They're asking a judge to order that more poll workers be hired and every voter in the state receive an absentee ballot application, among other changes. Wisconsin has been at the […]
The president of Envision Greater Fond du Lac says we live in a different world today than we did just a little more than a week ago. Sadie Parafiniuk says well before the state Supreme Court struck down the Safer at Home order last week, a local Task force was preparing for when businesses would be allowed to reopen. "We knew that Fond du Lac County was in a good place," Parafiniuk […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says while she was disappointed the state Supreme Court tossed out the Stay at Home order she did not feel it was necessary to continue a public health order in the county. While other some other counties were extending their own safer at home orders only to later rescind them, Mueller quickly rescinded a county public health order that had been issued in March. "I […]
The Fond du Lac city manager says he is confident Fond du Lac residents will act smart and continue safe practices even though the Safer at Home order is no longer in effect. City manager Joe Moore says he believes city residents understand they cannot let down their guard. Moore says people realize the importance of social distancing, not going to work if you’re sick and proper hand hygiene.
The general manager of the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders baseball team says he is still confident there will be a season this summer. The Northwoods League recently announced the May 26 opening date had been postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19. Dock Spiders General manager Chris Ward says fan, player and personnel safety remain the primary focus, but he’s hopeful the 2020 season will still be played. Ward says the latest […]