Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday 6/10/20
10 June 2020 News
COVID 19 Guidance On The Way
The Fond du Lac County Health Department will be emailing out some guidance to school districts, colleges, and daycare centers that will be reopening to students in the fall. County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says that will be going out Friday. She says it will recommend development of an operations plan that will help those entities communicate with staff, parents, and students about COVID-19 and what needs to be done when someone tests positive for it. She anticipates an increase in respiratory illnesses in the fall that might be hard to distinguish from COVID-19 symptoms. “This will make it difficult to determine is it a cold? Is it influenza or is it COVID-19? We are currently working on guidance we plan to share with our kindergarten through 12th grade schools, colleges, universities, as well as daycares.” As for this summer Mueller anticipates more positive cases of COVID-19 coming back from testing. She estimates about 5 per day.
Names Released In Fatal Police Shootout In Watertown
The state’s Department of Justice has released the names of those involved in a fatal shootout with police in Watertown on Sunday, May 31st. Thirty-two-year-old Thomas Jeffrey Sutherlin was shot by Watertown Police Officer Pedro Gallegos during a traffic stop. Sutherlin died later at a hospital. Police stopped him for a burnt out taillight, but they also wanted him for questioning in a domestic incident. During the stop a taser was used, but was ineffective. Shots were fired from within the vehicle and officers returned fire. A firearm was found in the vehicle. Officer Gallegos has six years of law enforcement experience. He was placed on administrative leave. The Department’s Division of Criminal Investigation will turn over investigative reports to the Jefferson County District Attorney when the investigation concludes.
National Guard Continues Collecting Specimens For COVID Testing
National Guard specimen collection teams continue collecting specimens in the area to be tested for the COVID-19 virus. Two teams have been collecting specimens at Fox Lake Correctional in Dodge County the last two days and two teams are collecting specimens at Oshkosh Correctional in Winnebago County through Thursday. The Guard also says one team was able to collect 80 specimens at a site-based collection in Oakfield in Fond du Lac County Monday and a team in Green Lake County last Friday collected 150 specimens during a site-based collection in Markesan.
Food Assistance Program Expanded
The state’s Department of Health Services says more households are now able to get food through the Emergency Food Assistance Program. Households with incomes below 300 percent of the federal poverty level are now eligible to receive a monthly share of locally grown, Grade-A foods that include meat, vegetables, fruit, juice and more from a participating food pantry. For a household of one, that income threshold is $38,280. The larger the household the higher the income threshold is for the program. The new policy went into effect statewide at the beginning of the month and will assist families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Retraining Could Help Some On The Road To The American Dream
The Chief Executive Officer of the Fox Valley Workforce Development Board says the layoffs caused by COVID-19 could be a blessing in disguise for some. Anthony Snyder says they have funds available to help people who get retrained for manufacturing and other jobs. He says those who struggled to make a living on their previous jobs could end up living the American Dream. “Do they want to go back to the long hours and weekends and holidays and nights making barely minimum wage or do they want to spend some time in the classroom with our help and us paying for it and get a job a professional job with benefits, security, paid vacations? You know basically we are trying to get people the American Dream.” He says Department of Labor funds pay for the tuition for retraining, books, mileage, and even child care. But he says you have to reach out to them through their website foxvalleyjobcenters.com or by calling 920-997-3272.
Heat Awareness
An official with Wisconsin Emergency Management urges residents to try and stay cool when it is dangerously hot outdoors. Andrew Beckett says now that we are into June we will be seeing some 90-degree plus days like we saw on Monday. He says heat-related illnesses caused five deaths in the state last year. “It’s not an issue that people can take lightly. Heat can become very dangerous very quickly and it can have a dramatic impact on people who are often subject to many types of illnesses young children, the elderly people with heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity.” He says the best way to keep cool is in an air-conditioned building, which isn’t always possible especially given social distancing for the pandemic. Other tips include staying well-hydrated by drinking lots of water and watch for signs of heat-related illnesses such as weakness, dizziness, nausea, and muscle cramps.
Neurologist And Team Join FDL Regional Clinic
Agnesian HealthCare, with the Fond du Lac Regional Clinic, announces the addition of Xian-feng Gu, neurologist, and other members of the Lakeside Neurocare effective July 1st. For more than 25 years, Dr. Gu has served with Lakeside Neurocare providing patients with comprehensive neurology services as well as education and encouragement, and being an active partner in the management of their neurologic needs. Appointments with the neurology team as of July 1st can be scheduled by calling (920) 923-5526. Services will no longer be offered in Berlin or Oshkosh, and staff will help patients transition their care. Dr Gu will continue to see patients at the Ripon Medical Center and St. Agnes Hospital.
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