MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders say their meeting to discuss coronavirus relief measures was productive. The Friday meeting was Evers’ first with newly-elected Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and his first since May with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. It came on the same day that the state Department of Health Services reported 78 more deaths and more than 6,400 additional positive cases. Evers also […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Wisconsin Hospital Association is pleading with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and state legislative leaders to come together immediately to fight the virus before the current crisis becomes a catastrophe. Hospital Association President Eric Borgerding wrote Thursday to Evers and both Republican and Democratic legislative leaders. He says the governor and lawmakers should take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, address immediate […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency is pleading with Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving, or to spend the holiday with people with whom they are not currently living. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the recommendations Thursday, one week before the traditional family gathering celebration. The pleas came at a time when diagnosed coronavirus infections, hospitalizations, and deaths are skyrocketing across the U.S. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate rose to 5.7% in October from 5.4% in September as the coronavirus continues to rage across the state. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported the latest figures on Thursday. The state rate is below the national unemployment rate for October of 6.9%. A year ago the state rate was 3.5%. Wisconsin lost 2,700 private-sector jobs in October and is down 176,900 for […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers plans to extend an order requiring masks be worn in indoor public places amid a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases that is straining the state's hospitals. Evers said Wednesday that he will extend into January his mask mandate and reissue an order that will extend the state's public health emergency before the end of this week. He called on Republicans to support […]
Fond du Lac Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt says public education, not mandates should the approach in addressing a rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Wisconsin. There are now 35 COVID-19 deaths in Fond du Lac County following two deaths reported. Sixty two year old Terry Fields, and 56 year old Renee Aguiree Lopez died Wednesday. There were 103 new cases, bringing to 7,619, the total number of coronavirus […]
After avoiding any officers getting sick from COVID-19 this spring or summer the Fond du Lac Police Department has not escaped the fall surge in cases. Police chief Bill Lamb says since about the beginning of October several officers have been quarantined due to COVID-19. Lamb says a couple weeks ago ten officers were out at one time in quarantine and last Friday that number was at three. Lamb says […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department is tweaking the hours at it’s drive-thru COVID testing site at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds. Starting Thursday the site will be open from 10am to 6pm, instead of 11 to 7pm. More than 700 people were tested last Thursday. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says there were 850 test kits available and 735 people received a test.
Envision Greater Fond du Lac has launched a new public service announcement asking residents to take personal responsibility and do the right thing to stop the spread during the coronavirus pandemic. Envision is partnering with Fond du Lac County Public Health and Agnesian Health Care SSM Health in developing the nearly five minute long video that has been posted on social media. Envision President Sadie Parafiniuk says she realizes people have COVID fatigue, […]