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St. Mary’s Springs Academy in Fond du Lac went to virtual learning Friday after a high school sophomore tested positive for COVID-19.   System president Stacey Akey says due to the short timeframe, being alerted late Thursday evening, the  decision was made to be extra cautious and implement virtual learning for high school students Friday  "to allow the time necessary to ensure our protocol is flawless."   Akey says classes will resume […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Department will not be administering paid flu vaccines this fall during the coronavirus pandemic.  Public Health Officer  Kim Mueller says the Health Department will not be providing paid flu shots due to continuous contact tracing efforts from COVID-19.   Mueller says the Health Department will not be going into schools this fall to give flu shots because of the time involved in planning for the in-school flu […]

Students kindergarten through grade 12 are returning to school this week for the start of the school year amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Some school districts, like Waupun,  are in class five days a week.   North Fond du Lac is starting out all virtual.   The Fond du lac School District is starting out in a blended model.   The first three days this week Fond du Lac students began the school year online and […]

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says about 16 hundred people got tested for COVID-19 at a drive-thru testing site in Fond du Lac over the weekend.  Kim Mueller says heavy rain on Friday didn’t stop cars from lining up at the Fond  du Lac County Highway garage.  Mueller says about 900 people got tested on Friday and another 700 Saturday.  She says at one point there was […]

The Waupun School superintendent says the district is ready to welcome students back to the classroom this week for the start of the school year amid the coronavirus pandemic.     Superintendent Steve Hill says he is confident the district has mitigation plans in place that makes it safe for students to start the school year in the classroom.  Hill says he agrees with public health officials who say the recent spread of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, Dr. Deborah Birx has praised the University of Wisconsin system’s plans for protecting students. Birx was in Madison to talk to state and health officials, including Tommy Thompson, the University of Wisconsin System president. She knows him from his time as health and human services secretary under President George W. Bush. She told reporters Thompson has taken […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin tax collections for the fiscal year that ended June 30, more than four months into the coronavirus pandemic, were nearly on par with projections made before the COVID-19 outbreak. The state Department of Revenue announced Monday that tax collections were down $112.6 million, or less than 1%, compared with projections, a bit of good budget news as the state braces for shortfalls due to the […]

Free Covid-19 community testing will be available at the new Fond du Lac County Highway Garage located at 1820 S. Hickory St., Fond du Lac, Wi., through a collaboration between the Wisconsin National Guard, the Fond du Lac County Health Department, Fond du Lac County and Agnesian HealthCare, a member of SSM Health. Everyone is encouraged to be tested, even if you are NOT experiencing symptoms. The community testing site […]

A free Covid-19 community testing will be available at the new Fond du Lac County Highway Garage located at 1820 S. Hickory St., Fond du Lac, Wi., through a collaboration between the Wisconsin National Guard, the Fond du Lac County Health Department, Fond du Lac County and Agnesian HealthCare, a member of SSM Health. Everyone is encouraged to be tested, even if you are NOT experiencing symptoms. The community testing […]