The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says the death of a Fond du Lac resident from COVID-19 is not listed as a Fond du Lac County case because he contracted the virus out of state and died out of state. Robert Westphal of Fond du Lac died this week in Naples, Florida where he lives during the winter. Westphal was the senior construction advisor and former senior vice […]
Fond du Lac firefighters and police officers are showing their support for Fond du Lac health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fond du Lac Fire chief Pete O’Leary says fire trucks and police squad cars rolled into the St. Agnes Hospital parking lot in Fond du Lac Thursday morning to applaud hospital staff for their efforts. O’Leary says local first responders thought it would be a nice gesture to show […]
Gov. Tony Evers has announced a second package of comprehensive legislative proposals that would provide critical investments in health services, support for essential workers, and assistance for Wisconsin families and businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor’s announcement today comes just days after Gov. Evers announced a first piece of legislation, which included additional funding and flexibility for public health professionals and healthcare professionals, a repeal of the […]
WFDL news has learned the senior construction advisor and former senior vice president at Michels Corporation in Brownsville has died from COVID-19. Company president and CEO Pat Michels says Robert Westphal of Fond du Lac died Tuesday evening in Naples, Florida where he has a winter home. Michels says Westphal had worked at Michels for nearly 55 years. “It is our belief that the strength of his successors defines […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has released another package of proposals to address the coronavirus pandemic in Wisconsin. He's now asking for more than $1 billion in spending, which Republicans have said the state cannot afford. His latest proposal Wednesday comes as a new poll shows broad support for his actions to date, including closing schools and businesses and limiting gatherings to slow the spread of the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's governor is deploying the National Guard to help staff polling sites for the state's presidential primary. Election clerks say poll workers are quitting in droves in fear of contracting the coronavirus during Tuesday's election. More than 100 municipalities have reported they lack enough people to staff even one polling site. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers told a federal judge in a filing Tuesday that he'll use […]
The Fond du Lac County Board is taking action to make sure there are enough county emergency responders and health care providers on duty throughout the coronavirus pandemic. At a special meeting Tuesday night the board voted in favor of a resolution exempting all emergency responders and health care providers employed by the county from application of the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed by Congress. County Board chairman Marty Farrell says the […]
Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says small businesses would not have to repay loans if they promise not to lay-off workers during the coronavirus pandemic under a provision in an historic $2 trillion stimulus package. The largest emergency aid package in U.S. history was signed into law Friday. Grothman says small businesses will get loans directly from banks to cover more than two months of payrolls and some other operating expenses with the government paying off […]
Wisconsin has not been reporting how many COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized, but a state health leader said Tuesday that she has not heard concerns about hospitals being near capacity at this point. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk said the state was working to update its data system to collect hospitalization numbers and report those “in days to come.” Gov. Tony Evers announced on […]