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The interim Fond du Lac School District superintendent says she is pleased that teachers are getting the COVID-19 vaccine.  Teachers lined up Friday at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds to get vaccinated.  Interim superintendent Sharon Simon says 65 percent of school district staff have now received their first COVID shot after 308 staff members received the vaccine Friday.  Meanwhile, Simon says the COVID-19 numbers in the school district remain low after the school […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank is apologizing after it was reported that she suggested to other Big Ten leaders that their emails related to the COVID-19 pandemic be moved to a private portal. Blank issued the apology in a statement Monday.   The Washington Post on Friday first reported on Blank and other Big Ten leaders’ emails in a story explaining the efforts they made to […]

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff says all of the inmates who contracted  COVID-19 during an outbreak in the county jail last month have fully recovered.  Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says the outbreak remained contained to two dorms where it was initially reported, and did not spread to other dorms or housing units within the jail.   Seventeen of the 19 inmates who tested positive were asymptomatic.  Waldschmidt says there is currently  one inmate of the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 2 million more Wisconsin residents, including those with certain pre-existing conditions, will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine in the next round to be announced later this week. Wisconsin Deputy Health Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk said Monday the new eligibility group will likely be unveiled on Thursday. The last expansion, which included teachers and grocery store workers, was about 700,000 people. Health officials have […]

The public vaccination site at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is still accepting appointment requests for this week.  Eligible members of the community may request a COVID-19 vaccination appointment on a digital form found on the UW Oshkosh Titans Return website. Visit: https://uwosh.edu/titans-return/vaccination/ to access the form. You also will find the form by visiting the UW Oshkosh homepage and clicking on “Vaccination Information.”   Only members of the public who meet eligibility requirements may […]

The number of  new positive COVID-19 cases remains low in Fond du Lac County.  Fond du lac County Public Health Officer Kim Miller says the total number of positive cases over the weekend through Monday was one of the lowest totals since the start of the pandemic.  "We had ten cases over the weekend and one case that popped in this (Monday) morning,"  Mueller told WFDL news.  Three people are hospitalized […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says the recent spike in coronavirus variants in Wisconsin is a concern.  The state Department of  Health Services reported last week, that 19 cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom have been detected in Wisconsin.  That’s up from six cases February 25.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says it’s a concern and another reason why it’s still important to wear masks, social […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee woman has lost at least 15 people in her world to the coronavirus in the year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Kimberly Montgomery grieves for family members, friends and friends who were like family. All but one of those who died was Black, like Montgomery, who works in city government. The losses included a retired police officer who was an usher and deacon at […]

Baring another surge of the coronavirus  a retired Ripon College economist says he thinks this latest economic stimulus package will be enough to help jump start the economy for the rest of the year.   The U.S. Senate passed the $1.9 trillion package that includes tightened eligibility limits for stimulus checks.  Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says it should be the final economic stimulus package that’s needed during the pandemic.  Schoofs predicts […]