The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region announces construction for the State 23 expansion project in Sheboygan County resumes Monday, Apr. 6.
COVID-19 emergency poses threat to food security
The COVID-19 public health emergency is creating an urgent food security challenge for households and communities in Wisconsin. Even before the pandemic, one in eleven households in the state were food insecure, meaning they didn’t have assured access to the food they needed. For poor and low-income households, the risk was already much higher. While it’s too soon to know how much worse the situation will get, there are reasons for concern – and for communities, the state, and the nation to take action.
Sheboygan hospitals ‘prepared’ as cases rise nation-wide
Sheboygan’s hospitals say they’re prepared for a potential increase in coronavirus patients.
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center and Hospital Sisters Health System’s St. Nicholas Hospital didn’t provide specifics into the state of their supplies like facemasks, ventilators, gloves, intensive-care beds and COVID-19 tests, but representatives said they’re monitoring the situation and evaluating how to handle a possible viral outbreak in the Sheboygan area.
When time slows down it’s the time to bake bread
As of this writing, at least 251 million people in at least 30 states, 81 counties, 15 cities and one US territory are living the reality of a stay at home directive. A month ago, hardly any of us had contemplated the concept of a stay at home directive. I’d never even heard the term. Now I’m living it.
Children’s Museum names new Executive Director
Above & Beyond Children’s Museum (ABCM) announces the appointment of Jacqueline (Jackie) Erdman as Executive Director.
Lakeshore Garden Club: A walk with them through time
This is a synopsis of a program presented on February 27, 2020 to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of the Lake Shore Garden Club, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Reference sources included personal interviews, past year books and inquiries with a local historical society. It should be noted that three of the current club members are second-generation members, as their mothers were also club members.
Auto shops are keeping it clean
Local auto shops are staying open for business and adapting to new normals of society during the coronavirus pandemic.
Self-isolating? World solo sailing yachtswoman shares tips for mental health
The ocean can be a big empty, lonely space when on a solo trip around the world…
I have self-isolated on two occasions, writes yachtswoman Dee Caffari in her regular blog for Sweden’s international water brand Bluewater.
When I took part in the Vendee Globe, I spent three months at sea alone and on the Aviva Challenge I was alone at sea for six months.
Monitor your temperature routinely
Studies and expert advice suggest a regimen of regular temperature monitoring may help identify potential cases of the new coronavirus, COVID-19.
A Chinese study out of Wuhan University focused on 136 patients, 26 percent of whom required intensive-care hospitalization. The study found that three major early warning signs existed in patients suffering COVID-19.
County Board implements COVID-19 precautions
SHEBOYGAN — The county became the latest governmental body to officially declare a state of emergency in regards to the coronavirus.
The County Board Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution declaring the state, after hearing an update from Health and Human Services Department personnel on the coronavirus situation in the county.
