Month: June 2020

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7-1-20 nationwide covid spike

As coronavirus cases surge in sunbelt states, new data shows 30 percent of Wisconsin counties are experiencing  high COVID-19 activity.  Fond du Lac County  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says other states that reopened early only to see a recent spike in cases should be a warning for Wisconsin.   There were no new cases reported Tuesday in Fond du Lac County. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/  

todayJune 30, 2020

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7-1-20 job market stalling

A retired Ripon College economist says there are signs that modest improvement to the U.S. job market may be stalling.  The number of laid off workers seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely fell last week, and the reopening of businesses has leveled off.   Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says the news follows a surge of coronavirus cases in several states across the country.  The government also reported the economy contracted at a […]

todayJune 30, 2020

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7-1-20 trump says he’ll lose

A retired Ripon College political scientist says president Trump may be jumping the gun a bit when he predicts he will lose to Joe Biden in November.   The president made the comment during a Town Hall interview on Fox News in Green Bay last week, stating that Biden “is going to be president because some people don’t love me.”   Poliitcal scientist Marty Farrell says the president is right that his approval ratings have plummeted […]

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7-1-20 fall voter guide

To provide Wisconsin voters with essential information about the upcoming Partisan primary election in August, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin has published a fall voter guide.  League executive director Debra Cronmiller says VOTE411 is a one stop shop for voter information.  Cronmiller says the resource provides candidate information for all state and some local offices.  The voter guide also provides information on how to request an absentee ballot.

todayJune 30, 2020

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7-1-20 fdl county natural beauty council nominations

Nominations are being taken for this year’s Fond  du Lac County beautification awards.    Since 1967,  the county’s Natural Beauty Council has been recognizing local residents for their beautification and preservation efforts through landscaping and outside property improvements.  Council chairman John Rickert says  there are a lot of things people can do to make their property  look nice.  Rickert says it seems that people are spending more time in their gardens this  year  […]

todayJune 30, 2020

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7-1-20 wisconsin family saves bear cub

BLOOMER, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin family helped save a young bear that was struggling to breathe while swimming in a lake with its head caught in a plastic food container. Tricia and Brian Hurt and their son, Brady, were boating Saturday on Marsh Miller Lake in western Wisconsin when they came across what they first thought was a swimming dog. They soon realized, though, that it was a young […]

todayJune 30, 2020

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6-30-20 fdl school board appoints new board member

The Fond du Lac School Board has appointed the first African-American to serve on the board.   After more than three hours of interviewing eight candidates to fill a vacancy the board has selected Antonio Godfrey Sr. to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of board member Peggy Breister.  School Board vice president Mark Jurgella says Godfrey’s community and school district involvement set him apart from the other candidates.  Godfrey is the […]

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6-30-20 coronavirus cases-wi

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials have not recorded a new death related to the coronavirus for three straight days. The number of confirmed virus-related fatalities stood at 777 as of Monday afternoon, unchanged since Saturday. The state has seen a total of 28,058 confirmed cases as of Monday, an increase of 315 cases from Sunday. According to health officials, 79% of victims have recovered, leaving the state with […]

todayJune 30, 2020

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6-30-20 one new covid case in fdl county

Only one new COVID-19 case was reported in Fond du lac County over the weekend after nine new cases were reported on Friday.  There have been 311 positive cases in Fond du Lac County and there are currently 24 active cases.   Two people are hospitalized and 281 people have recovered.

todayJune 30, 2020