Six more COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Fond du Lac County. There have now been 83 deaths related to COVID-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the number of new positive cases remains low. Thirty seven new cases were reported over the weekend, bringing to 11,583 the total number of confirmed cases in Fond du Lac County.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' administration is partnering with an international health care organization to set up community sites for COVID-19 vaccinations. Evers announced Monday that his administration will work with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare to establish six to 10 community vaccination sites. The first site is slated to open on Feb. 16 in Rock County and will be able to vaccinate up to 250 people daily with a […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed the first bill passed by the Legislature to address the coronavirus pandemic in 10 months, a Republican-backed measure that Democrats say would do nothing to combat the virus or help reopen the state. Evers vetoed the bill shortly after the Senate voted along party lines Friday sending it to him. Evers called on the Legislature to pass a version he can […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says Fond du Lac County is like the rest of the state…not enough vaccine for the people who need it. Last week alone, nearly 300,000 doses were requested by Wisconsin vaccinators, but only about 77,000 were delivered to the state. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says after two mass vaccination clinics were held in the last two weeks for seniors, there is still no […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says her school will face $320 million in pandemic-related loses by the time the fiscal year ends in June. Blank made the remarks during a UW System regents meeting Thursday. She said athletics, housing and student unions will have lost $150 million and the school will have lost $30 million in tuition. Unexpected pandemic-related spending will have totaled $50 million. […]
A new report says the pandemic has led to a nearly 82% reduction in tribal gaming payments to the state of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Policy Forum released an analysis Thursday that found tribal gaming payments to the state's general fund were only $5.3 million in fiscal year 2020. That's down from $29.1 million a year earlier. The pandemic forced tribes to close their casinos for two months last spring and […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has issued a new statewide mask order an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate. The Democrat Evers said in a video message Thursday that his priority is keeping people safe and that wearing a mask was the most basic way to do that. Republicans who voted to repeal the order said Evers was exceeding his authority by […]
A second mass vaccination clinic was held Wednesday at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds as the county continues to target the senior population. More than 1100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered at the Fairgrounds Expo building for residents age 65 and older. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says there are approximately 19,000 Fond du Lac County residents who fall in that category. Mueller says the clinic is […]
As congress debates issuing a third round of federal stimulus checks to millions of Americans, economists are trying to assess just how effective they are in helping the economy during the pandemic. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says research shows while helping keep some families afloat, households earning more money have tended to put the money into savings. With some lawmakers concerned about the size of the package, Schoofs says it may […]