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SSM Health officials are pleading for Fond du Lac County residents to get vaccinated for COVID-19  as hospitalizations continue to rise.  Vice President of Pharmacy Services with SSM Health Wisconsin Region Mo Kharbat says with 23 COVID patients, Fond du Lac County hospitals are at capacity.   Kharbat says local hospitals are trying to manage patient flow because the hospital has to care for all patients that come in.  Kharbat says […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials are renewing their call for people to get vaccinated, wear masks and avoid indoor gatherings over the Labor Day weekend as the state's COVID-19 case average soars. The state Department of Health Services said the state's seven-day case average stood at 1,699 on Wednesday, the highest since January. COVID-19-related hospitalizations have increased steadily since early July. The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported 934 inpatients […]

Two North Fond du Lac School Board members have resigned following Tuesday night’s special school board meeting regarding masking.  Board members Shawn Pollack and Paula Stettbacher submitted their letters of resignation Wednesday.  The board held the meeting to reconsider their mask optional policy, but after hearing from dozens of parents opposed to a mask requirement, Superintendent Aaron Sadoff withdrew his request to have the board vote on the matter.

The Fond du Lac School Board president says the district will learn if a mask optional policy was the right approach as the school year begins and students and staff are gathered in classrooms and buildings during this latest COVID-19 surge.   Like many school districts across the state the Fond du Lac School District opted for a mask optional policy, despite recommendations from health officials to do otherwise.  School Board president Mark […]

Even with a recent surge in COVID-19 cases the North Fond du Lac School Board has decided to start the school year with a mask optional policy.   Dozens of parents spoke in opposition to a mandatory mask policy at a special meeting Tuesday night saying it would infringe on their freedom.    The board decided to continue to make masks optional, but strongly recommend that students and staff wear masks.  Superintendent Aaron Sadoff  said […]

August 22, 2021 Dear Fellow Community Members, Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. We are a group of concerned local physicians who have children, grandchildren, and other family members within the school systems of the Fond du Lac region. Over the past 18 months, many of us have been on the front lines of COVID, and we have seen many individuals and families suffer from COVID […]

Fond du Lac residents are being asked for feedback on how the city of Fond du Lac should use federal COVID relief money.  The Federal Government, through the American Rescue Plan Act, has allocated $350  billion in direct funding to state and local governments to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.   The City of Fond du Lac will be deciding how its portion of the funding should be used  and is asking residents, businesses and community […]

Fond du Lac County has the most people hospitalized with COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.   Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says 18 people are hospitalized in the county with the virus.  That's down four from the day before.  Mueller says her biggest concern is that if hospitalizations continue to rise area hospitals will have more difficulty caring for patients.  Mueller says the current spread of the virus in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A top-ranking Roman Catholic cardinal says he will soon begin rehabilitation after contracting COVID-19. Cardinal Raymond Burke is one of the church's most outspoken conservatives and a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic. He tweeted Aug. 10 that he had contracted the virus. He was sedated and placed on a ventilator. His staff tweeted Aug. 21 that he had been taken off the ventilator and was moved out of […]