MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has eliminated spring break next semester in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The university’s Faculty Senate voted on revising the 2021 spring calendar at a meeting Monday. Officials say dropping spring break would discourage students and staff from traveling long distances and bringing the virus back to campus. The proposal has classes starting on Jan. 25, a week […]
The environmental health supervisor with the Fond du Lac County Health department says a setback this week regarding the development of a coronavirus vaccine by the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca doesn’t come as a surprise. Danielle Vollendorf says that’s why testing is important and distribution of a vaccine can’t be rushed. AstraZeneca on Tuesday temporarily halted it’s phase three trials of a possible coronavirus vaccine after one participant suffered what may have been a serious adverse […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Catholic dioceses across the state are lifting the Sunday dispensation which means parishioners are once again obligated to attend Mass. Catholic churches lifted the obligation and stopped holding in-person Mass when coronavirus cases started growing in mid-March. Masses were once again held in-person at 25% capacity in June, but the dispensation was still in place. The dispensation officially ends Monday. The diocese says there are […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily blocked an order that prevented most students in Dane County from attending school in person, restrictions issued by health leaders to help control the spread of the coronavirus. The court, a 4-3 vote, agreed Thursday night to hear a lawsuit challenging the Public Health Madison and Dane County order. The court’s conservative justices were in favor of hearing the case, […]
After starting the school year online, the North Fond du Lac School District hopes to have students gradually return to the classroom this month. Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says based on the data points, the district plans to go with a blended model of in-person and online classes starting the week of September 21. Sadoff says he feels confident the district has a good plan in place that when a student gets sick, the district […]
The Reopen Fond du Lac County Task Force met this week with students back in school for the second week of the school year. Envision Greater Fond du Lac president Sadie Parafiniuk says she is confident K-12 schools and area colleges and universities have good plans in place. "They all have excellent plans in place. When they catch it early they can shut down just a portion, not the entire school," Parafiniuk […]
The Environmental Health supervisor with Fond du Lac County says she hopes steps taken by local colleges and universities will help prevent what’s happening at UW-Madison. More than 1,000 UW Madison students and several employees have tested positive for COVID-19. Danielle Vollendorf says she agrees with the University of Wisconsin-Madison moving all classes online and quarantining students in two of its largest dorms as it deals with rising cases of COVID-19. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving all classes online and quarantining students in two of its largest dorms as it deals with rising cases of COVID-19. Colleges across the country have been grappling with outbreaks in recent weeks after choosing to return to in-person instruction, but system President Tommy Thompson insisted on opening campuses this fall despite the warning signs. According to UW-Madison data, 1,044 students […]
The environmental health supervisor with the Fond du Lac County Health Department says she is confident a private college and university in Fond du Lac County have adequate plans in place to deal with recent COVID-19 cases. Since the start of the school year there have been 16 positive cases at Marian University in Fond du Lac and two cases at Ripon College. Fond du Lac County Health Department environmental health supervisor Danielle […]