Madison, Wis. (April 27, 2020) – Gov. Tony Evers today announced another turn of the dial in expanding allowed operations for nonessential businesses, providing more opportunities for businesses to get back to work in a safe and responsible way. Emergency Order #34, signed today by Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm, allows nonessential […]
More Wisconsin National Guard Troops Mobilized to Establish Additional COVID-19 Mobile Testing Site Capacity
by Capt. Joe Trovato Wisconsin (April 20, 2020) – Approximately 225 additional Citizen Soldiers and Airmen mobilized Sunday to establish additional specimen collection teams in support of Wisconsin’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services requested Wisconsin National Guard support to establish additional specimen collection and COVID-19 mobile testing site capacities at […]
Midsummer’s Music HOPES to Celebrate 30 Years of Extraordinary Chamber Music in Door County this Summer
Sister Bay, Wis. (April 20, 2020) – We at Midsummer’s Music are doing all we can to adapt to the COVID-19 outbreak, and we express our concern that you are well. We hope and have planned that our 30th season will begin in June. If our current public health crisis prevents us from seeing you […]
Midwest Governors Form COVID-19 Coalition
Wisconsin (April 17, 2020) – State of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and his regional colleagues in the Upper Midwest are working together to judge when best to start easing stay-at-home restrictions and reopen their states’ economies. Today, the coalition becomes official, with Wisconsin’s Tony Evers, Illinois’s J.B. Pritzker, Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer, Mike DeWine of Ohio, […]
Someone Needs Your Stimulus Check, Especially If You Don’t
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (April 17, 2020) – More than 20 million people in the United States have just lost their job. If you are NOT one of those people, think about donating your government stimulus check to help someone who is. Consider giving your stimulus check to the Door County Emergency Response Fund. In an effort to quickly […]
Public Health Dept. Orders Temporary Closure of Door County Campgrounds
Door County, Wis. (April 16, 2020) – The Door County Public Heath Department has announced the immediate temporary closure of all campgrounds in Door County as a “reasonable and necessary act to prevent, suppress, and control the COVID-19 virus.” Susan Powers, Door County Health Officer/Public Health Manager, announced the campground closure order, and referenced the applicability […]
Door County Mourns First COVID-19 Related Death
Sturgeon Bay, WI (April 13, 2020) – Door County Public Health is saddened to report the county’s first death associated with COVID-19. The individual was a hospitalized male in his 70’s with multiple underlying medical conditions. Due to privacy laws, no further information will be disclosed. Our hearts go out to the family and friends […]
Ephraim Cancels Annual Fyr Bal Festival
Ephraim, Wis. (April 9, 2020) – According to the the Village of Ephraim’s facebook page, Ephraim officials have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Fyr Bal Festival due to the COVID-19 situation. At this unprecedented time, the health and safety of Ephraim’s community and visitors are of utmost importance. The festival has brought […]
DATCP’s Wisconsin Farm Center is Here to Help
Madison, Wis. (April 7, 2020) – With Wisconsin farmers facing an unprecedented series of challenges brought on by low commodity prices, unfavorable weather patterns, uncertain global markets and now, challenges posed by COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds farmers that support, information and resources are available through the Wisconsin […]
Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection team sent to senior living facility in Sheboygan
Sheboygan, Wis. (April 6, 2020) — The Wisconsin National Guard dispatched a team April 5 to a senior living facility in Sheboygan to establish a mobile testing site and perform COVID-19 specimen collection. Approximately 30 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen arrived early Sunday morning at the Sunny Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where they tested facility staff […]