Month: April 2020

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4-2-20 area unemployment rates were down in february

The latest local unemployment rates before the coronavirus swept across the state show a dip in the unemployment rate.   The city of Fond du Lac and Fond du Lac County’s unemployment rate dropped three tenths of a percent to 3.4 in February.  The Dodge County jobless rate was 3.8 percent in February, down from 4.1 in January.   The drop occurred before COVID-19 cases started to climb and before the governor issued his stay at home […]

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Electronic music

4 Things That Kill Your Chances For Music Career Success

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVCfp8WuAA0 What do you believe is the number one thing that musicians are doing to ruin their chances at succeeding in the music industry? Is it: not practicing their instrument enough? Not putting together enough good music industry connections? Living in a city with no music scene? The answer to all of this is NO - none of these things. There can be countless reasons why a musician would fail […]

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4-2-20 dodge county sheriff’s office law of the month: inattentive driving

Law of the Month – April, 2020:  Inattentive Driving 346.89 As some of you may know, the month of April is National Distracted Driving Awareness month. One of the biggest distractions while driving is the cell phones that we have and carry around with us. Often while we are driving, we hear our cell phones go off and check to see who texted us. We do this without being aware […]

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4-1-20 fdl county board takes emergency action during pandemic

The Fond du Lac County Board is taking action to make sure there are enough county emergency responders and health care providers on duty throughout the coronavirus pandemic.    At a special meeting Tuesday night the board voted in favor of a resolution exempting all emergency responders and health care providers employed by the county from application of the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed by Congress.   County Board chairman Marty Farrell says the […]

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4-1-20 congressman grothman-coronavirus stimulus package

Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says small businesses would not have to repay loans  if they promise not to lay-off workers during the coronavirus pandemic under a provision in an historic $2 trillion stimulus package.  The largest emergency aid package in U.S. history was signed into law Friday.  Grothman says small businesses will get loans directly from banks to cover more than two months of payrolls and some other operating expenses with the government paying off […]

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4-1-20 evers announces additional shipment of personal protective equipment from strategic national stockpile

Gov. Tony Evers Tuesday announced that Wisconsin has received its second phase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and is in the process of distribution. The second phase of supplies from the SNS are being delivered to healthcare workers, emergency medical services, and medical facilities including hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and clinics across Wisconsin.   “We are doing everything we can to get more […]

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