Month: February 2021

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3-1-21 covid stimulus package

A $1.9 trillion package aimed at helping the country rebuild from the pandemic is moving through congress with House approval Friday and the Senate expected to take up the package this week.  Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says the relief bill embodies President Joe Biden’s drive to flush cash to individuals, businesses, states and cities suffering from the pandemic with $1400 direct payments to many Americans and help for those […]

todayFebruary 27, 2021

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2-27-21 congressman ron kind considering u.s. senate run

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind is dipping his toe into Wisconsin’s 2022 Senate race, saying he will be “taking a look” at running. Kind did not immediately return a message from The Associated Press seeking additional comment. Kind told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that “No decisions have been made.” Kind has represented western Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District since 1997 and has often considered running for other […]

todayFebruary 27, 2021

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2-27-21 feds helping fdl county sheriff’s office in cold-case missing fdl man investigation

The FBI is helping the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office in the case of a Ripon man who went missing more than two decades ago.   James Ruhland was last seen in October, 1995.  His car, full of his personal possessions, was found at the Stretch Truck Stop in North Fond  du Lac about a month later.  Sheriff’s Lieutenant Chris Randall says Ruhland’s name has been entered into an FBI database, that […]

todayFebruary 27, 2021

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2-27-21 two more covid-19 deaths in fdl county

Two more COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Fond du Lac County.  There have now been 93 COVID-19 deaths in the county since the start of the pandemic.   There were 16 new positive coronavirus cases reported Friday bringing to 11,824 the total number of cases in Fond du Lac County.

todayFebruary 27, 2021

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2-27-21 fdl city council doesn’t discuss ethics board finding against fellow council member

The Fond du Lac city council held it’s first meeting this week after one of it’s members was found in violation of one section of the city’s ethics code and there was no mention of the matter.  Earlier this month the city’s Ethics Board said council member Ben Giles  violated the  Dedicated Service section of the Ethics Code when he sought outside counsel  after the city attorney’s advised him not to participate in council debates […]

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2-27-21 wisconsin may send voting deputies back to nursing home

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials may send voting deputies back into nursing homes ahead of the April elections. The state Elections Commission banned deputies from entering nursing homes in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold. That ban remains in place despite urgings from Republicans to lift it. Earlier this month the Legislature's GOP-controlled rules committee ordered the commission to promulgate the ban as an emergency […]

todayFebruary 27, 2021

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2-27-21 neo nazi arrested

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has admitted coordinating a neo-Nazi group’s plot to vandalize two Midwestern synagogues and cause other damage across the country. Federal prosecutors in New Jersey said Tobin pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy against rights. The 19-year-old Brooklawn man faces up to 10 years in prison when he’s sentenced June 28. Tobin admitted communicating online in September 2019 with other members of The Base, […]

todayFebruary 27, 2021

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2-27-21 no cash tolls in illinois

CHICAGO (AP) — The days of paying cash on the Illinois Tollway are gone forever. The tollway announced Thursday it's permanently eliminating cash toll collections and will accept only I-Pass, E-ZPass or online payments.  Customers unable to pay online can pay by check or money order. The move comes nearly a year after the tollway suspended cash tolls in mid-March because of the coronavirus outbreak. The tollway also says it […]

todayFebruary 27, 2021

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2-26-21 evers signs unemployment bill

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bipartisan bill to begin the work of updating the state’s unemployment claims processing system that contributed to many people waiting weeks or months to get paid during the coronavirus pandemic. Evers signed the bill Thursday after the Assembly passed it unanimously on Tuesday. The Senate approved it last week on a 27-3 vote. It is the first […]

todayFebruary 26, 2021