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The president of Envision Greater Fond  du Lac says she hopes there is at a return to at least some level of normalcy in 2021.   Sadie Parafiniuk says during the pandemic Envision processed and administered $494, 512 in financial assistance through grants and loans to businesses across Fond  du Lac County.  Parafiniuk says vaccination will be key and businesses can register through the state Department of Health Services to become a vaccinator […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has reported 1,708 new cases of coronavirus, along with one death from COVID-19. The state has seen a decrease in its average number of daily cases reported over the last two weeks, posting a decline of 31% according to Johns Hopkins researchers. The average number of cases reported over the last seven days was 2,390. However, the positivity rate of tests has increased in recent […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing it from refrigeration for two nights. The Grafton Police Department said the former Advocate Aurora Health pharmacist was arrested on suspicion of reckless endangerment, adulterating a prescription drug and criminal damage to property. The department says he's in jail. Police did not identify the pharmacist, saying he […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has reported its lowest number of daily coronavirus cases in months after testing dropped over the Christmas holiday. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 632 people tested positive for the coronavirus and four people died from COVID-19. The tally of daily new cases has not dropped below 600 since the beginning of September, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. However, health officials also reported the […]

The Fond du Lac St. Agnes Hospital president says more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive soon.   Katherine Vergos says more than 900 employees received the vaccine during the first round.  Vergos says she anticipates more employees will receive the vaccine this week.

Fond du Lac County has topped 10,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases.  There were 39 new cases reported Wednesday bringing to 10,013 the total number of cases in the county.  Wisconsin health officials have confirmed hundreds of new COVID-19 cases across the state. The Department of Health Services reported 2,579 confirmed cases on Wednesday. The state has now seen 463,594 cases since the pandemic began in March. The DHS reported the disease was a factor […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer is reiterating her longstanding plea for residents to curb their normal Christmas and holiday plans this year.   Kim Mueller says it appears residents were heeding that advice during  Thanksgiving and need to continue to do so.  Mueller says the number of COVID cases locally has been on the decline recently, but the virus is still circulating in the community.

The president of Envision Greater Fond du Lac says she’s not surprised that it took congress this long to pass another COVID relief bill.   The bill pumps $900 billion into relief efforts including help for hard hit businesses, schools, health care providers and renters facing eviction.   Envision president Sadie Parafiniuk says she hopes the extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits doesn’t keep people from re-entering the workforce.  "For those who need […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows the University of Wisconsin System paid out nearly $70 million in coronavirus-related refunds to students last year. The Legislative Audit Bureau released a report Tuesday that shows the system paid out $68.5 million in housing and food service refunds to students after campuses closed in March as the pandemic was taking hold in Wisconsin. The report also found the Board of Regents […]