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The Dodge County Sheriff is asking governor Tony Evers to reconsider extending the Safer at Home order and begin gradually re-opening the economy.    In a letter to the governor Sheriff Dale Schmidt says families are suffering and have been left with little hope.  Schmidt says relaxing the restrictions with common sense in mind will provide that hope.  Schmidt says he believes the governor is in the minority in his position to keep […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — There was new testing and protesting in Wisconsin Saturday as the number of COVID-19 cases in the state rose to nearly 4,200 and the death toll increased to 212. Hundreds of protesters stood shoulder-to-shoulder in Brookfield to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to extend Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order through May 26. The group is calling for the reopening of churches, parks and the state economy. Meanwhile, the Centers […]

Wisconsin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin says the governor’s Safer at Home order should not be lifted until the state has the ability to ramp up testing  and has adequate protective equipment in place.   On AM 1170s Between the Lines program, Baldwin says as of today we don’t have either.  "I just do not believe that we have the testing and personal protective equipment in place for the sort of re-opening […]

An iconic Fond du Lac restaurateur has died from COVID-19.  David Noe died Thursday at his winter home in Florida.  He was 74.  Sources told WFDL news Noe first became ill about two and a half weeks ago.    Noe was the owner of several popular, well-established Fond du Lac restaurants including Sebastian’s, Salty’s, and Friar Tucks.  He also previously owned Gino’s restaurant.   Noe is the fourth Fond du Lac […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer is rescinding her order that had closed all campgrounds in the county.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says effective 8am Friday, April 24,  campgrounds will be allowed to re-open as long as they follow certain restrictions, including limiting all campsites to members of a single household or living unit.  All other private gatherings of any number of people are prohibited.  Campers must also maintain social distancing […]

Dear Fond du Lac Families and Staff, Today, Governor Tony Evers issued an update to the “Safer at Home Order” that requires all Wisconsin K-12 public and private schools to remain closed through the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. You can see a copy of the order here.  When we were directed to close our buildings in March, we did not realize that it would be the last time […]

The Fond du lac County Public Health Officer says she supports the governor’s decision not to let his Safer at Home order expire next week.   Kim Mueller says the concern is that if the order is lifted too soon, we could end up being right back where we started.  "That's a huge decision.  If you start lifting everything and there's still lot's of active cases that are going undiagnosed that […]

Fond du Lac Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt says he thinks the state is at a breaking point when it comes to the governor’s Safer at Home order.   The governor announced Thursday he was extending the order for a month. Thiesfeldt says the state is at a point where we have to start evaluating how much longer we can do this.  "There obviously has to be a plan for re-opening […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Seven Midwestern governors announced Thursday that they will coordinate on reopening their state economies, after similar pacts were made earlier this week in the Northeast and on the West Coast. Thursday's announcement covers Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. The governors say they will work with experts and take a “fact-based, data-driven approach to reopening our economy in a way that protects families from […]