COVID-19
State Supreme Court considers legality of indoor capacity order
By WisPolitics.com Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are considering the legality of an Evers administration order to limit indoor capacity even though it has expired and was shot down by a state appeals court. The questioning during a Dec. 17 hearing was led primarily by the court’s three-member liberal wing, who wrestled with why the October order…
Read MoreFree COVID-19 drive-through testing in St. Croix Co. will be held in a new location during winter months
If you find yourself in need of a COVID-19 test, the location will be different the next few months from recent testing sites. St. Croix County Public Health and Emergency Management announce the testing site in St. Croix County will be moving to the St. Croix County Highway Department located at 300 Oak Ridge Parkway…
Read MoreSt. Croix County launches new COVID-19 data dashboard
St. Croix County Public Health is excited to announce the launch of their new COVID-19 Data Dashboard. The new dashboard was launched on December 17, 2020 in response to the public need for more information around local COVID-19 data. “As we continue to learn more about COVID-19 and more data is available, St. Croix County…
Read MoreSt. Croix County offering free drive through COVID-19 testing Dec. 17
St. Croix County is offering free drive-through COVID-19 testing on Thursday, December 17th, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Testing will be held at the St. Croix County Highway Department located at 300 Oak Ridge Parkway, Baldwin, WI 54002 Anyone who is symptomatic and close contacts of people who have tested positive should get tested.…
Read MoreCOVID-19 update: How long does immunity last?
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Now that more than 3,100 people in Dunn County have tested positive for the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes the COVID-19 illness, a good question to ask is — how long does immunity last? Whether it is immunity from having contracted the virus or immunity from a vaccine, the answer…
Read MoreA new way to contact positive COVID-19 cases in St. Croix Co.
HUDSON – Due to the high volume of positive COVID-19 cases, St. Croix County Public Health has not been able to contact everyone who tested positive for COVID-19 by phone within 24 hours. As of December 3, 2020, St. Croix County Public Health will begin sending automated text, phone, and email alerts to residents who…
Read MoreBoard of Supervisors passes resolution to extend emergency authority powers for the county administrator
by Cara Dempski HUDSON — The Saint Croix county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution giving interim county administrator Ken Witt the authority to modify policies regarding COVID-19. Witt clarified these are not policies for the general public, but instead for county employees and those working in county buildings. Supervisors also unanimously approved extending…
Read MoreCOVID-19 update: “If everyone is wearing a mask, why are the numbers still high?”
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — If people are wearing masks to protect others from contracting COVID-19, then why are the transmission rates still high? Not everyone is wearing a mask, said KT Gallagher, director of the Dunn County Health Department and the county’s health officer, during her weekly update via Facebook Live on December…
Read MoreCOVID-19 update: “Our hospitals are overwhelmed. Do your part. Stay home.”
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — With 667 active cases of COVID-19 in Dunn County alone as of November 25, hospitals in the region — and in the state as a whole — are overwhelmed with patients. All hospital systems are at surge capacity, said KT Gallagher, director of Dunn County Public Health and the…
Read MoreCommunicable disease ordinance voted down by St. Croix County Board
HUDSON—The St. Croix County Board of Supervisors met to tackle one agenda item on Tuesday evening, November 17th. On that agenda was a proposed Covid-19 communicable disease ordinance that was forwarded to the full county board from the Health and Human Services subcommittee meeting of November 11th after several months of discussion and hearing from…
Read More