MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A top Wisconsin health official says there will be enough coronavirus vaccine in Wisconsin by the end of June to immunize 80% of those age 16 and over in the state, hitting a key target to achieve herd immunity for COVID-19. Deputy state health secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk made the forecast Thursday. Currently, more than 23% of Wisconsin residents have received at least one dose […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' administration says implementing a new call center to help unemployed people 24 hours a day, seven days a week is moving ahead with the signing of a $1.2 million contract. The state Department of Workforce Development received a $2.4 million federal grant that it is using to begin overhauling the 50-year-old computer system. It announced the signing of a $1.2 million contract […]
The president of Fond du Lac’s St. Agnes Hospital says it has been a long year. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Katherine Vergos says sometimes it seems like a year and other days it seems like five years. Vergos says one of the biggest challenges was how little was known early on about the novel coronavirus. "A lot of stress, a lot of change, a lot of unkown," Vergos […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials say the state is “woefully behind” in cleaning up COVID-19 data and a renewed emphasis on making sure the case counts are more accurate has resulted in swings in previously reported numbers. Wisconsin Department of Health Services officials said Wednesday that they're concerned the public won’t understand why the numbers are changing, even though they say it’s part of a routine process that […]
As the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Fond du Lac continue to drop, and more people get vaccinated, the positive outlook among local business owners continues to climb. Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership director Amy Hansen says the outlook is more happy, brighter and positive a little more than a year after the pandemic started. While residents have been supporting restaurants with take out orders during the pandemic Hansen says more […]
A little more than a year after the pandemic impacted venues like the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in Fond du Lac the Thelma is planning it’s schedule for this summer including a return of indoor concerts. Thelma executive director Jacqui Corsi says it seems hard to believe that a year has gone by. With low COVID numbers and the vaccine rollout continuing Corsi says it’s really exciting to be able to […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bars and restaurants could sell cocktails and glasses of wine to go under a bill the state Assembly has approved. The bipartisan measure has been pushed by bar and restaurant owners since the pandemic began as another way for struggling businesses to attract customers. Bars and restaurants also have a higher profit margin on alcohol sales than food. Under the bill, any Class B alcohol license […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — People age 16 and up with certain preexisting conditions in Wisconsin will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine starting Monday, a week earlier than previously announced. Last week, the state said people in that eligibility group would be able to get vaccinated starting March 29. But Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday said vaccinations are proceeding quickly enough that the next eligibility group can be vaccinated sooner. […]
Valerie Graczyk says she and her husband Wayne were looking forward to leading a tour of Egypt last February, before COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, and were assured that the country was safe. The group of 23 people spent seven days on a river boat cruise on the Nile River, and visiting ancient temples and pyramids. Shortly after returning to Fond du Lac March 2 their lives would never […]