As interest in the COVID-19 vaccine plateaus in Wisconsin, public health officials say they will continue to educate the public about the importance of getting vaccinated. Wisconsin ordered only 9,000 Pfizer doses and 2,000 Moderna doses this week, after being allocated more than 86,500 Pfizer doses and 66,000 Moderna doses with demand for the vaccine softening. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says it’s an incredible change, a complete […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has filed a lawsuit demanding that Wisconsin corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit inmates. Conservative law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit Friday on behalf of the archdiocese in Jefferson County. The lawsuit alleges that the Department of Corrections adopted a policy in March 2020 banning volunteer visits, preventing clergy from the archdiocese from […]
A spokesman for Fond du Lac’s Mercury Marine says a new economic impact study provides a level of excitement and satisfaction. The study, commissioned by Envision Greater Fond du Lac, shows that Merc has an annual $5 billion economic impact on the Fond du Lac community. While many companies have struggled during the pandemic, Merc spokesman Lee Gordon says Merc actually thrived. Gordon says when many events were cancelled last summer boating became […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State tourism officials say the coronavirus pandemic caused a 30% decline in direct spending by tourists in Wisconsin in 2020, but they are optimistic the industry will rebound this year. According to the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, spending dropped about $4 billion last year to $9.8 billion. All of Wisconsin’s 72 counties experienced a decline in tourism activity last year compared to 2019. But officials say […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The total number of people in Wisconsin to test positive for COVID-19 has crossed 600,000. A top state health official on Tuesday dubbed that a “grim milestone” as fewer people are seeking immunization and more doses are going to waste. There have been 6,850 deaths to date in Wisconsin. As of Tuesday, 43.5% of Wisconsin's population had received at least one shot and just short of […]
State Department of Health Services officials say only a small percentage of COVID-19 vaccine has been wasted in Wisconsin. Since December, 4500 doses or .10 percent of the state’s vaccines have been wasted. That’s well below the federal standard of two percent. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says so far the Health Department has not had to toss any vaccine. However, Mueller says it’s going to be increasingly […]
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — Observation towers and playgrounds at Wisconsin state parks have reopened, as more restrictions in place during the coronavirus pandemic are loosening. The state Department of Natural Resources has also increased capacity to 100 at open-air shelters, amphitheaters, and outdoor group campgrounds as of Friday. The DNR reports that state park attendance has increased 25% so far this year compared to 2020.
Five more COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Fond du Lac County. There have now been 110 deaths related to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. According to the Fond du Lac County Public Health Office the latest reported deaths: Alice Mulholland- DOB- 12/13/54 age 66 Date of death- 03/01/21 Anthony McCrary- DOB 09/22/43 age 77 Date of death- 02/9/21 Steven Wendt- DOB 08/28/56 age 64 Date of death- 02/27/21 […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Capitol, closed to the public since late March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will reopen on Monday. Gov. Tony Evers’ administration announced the reopening on Friday. The Capitol will be opened for limited hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and only weekdays. Before the pandemic the building stayed open until 6 p.m. during the week and was also open on weekends. There […]