Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020


 
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Although the Brown County Central Library closed its doors in March 2020 due to COVID-19, librarian Mary Jane Herber has continued to provide information and resources to community members during the pandemic.
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Waiting for a usual training spot in Onalaska to reopen has given mixed martial arts fighter Felipe Martinez Donis time to contemplate his long-term goal: to open a gym in Arcadia.
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Truck drivers are staying the course as the COVID-19 pandemic continues – traffic may be lighter, but the health precautions necessary to minimize the risk of infection make the job lonelier.
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Not long after Mang Xiong returned to work from a twelve-week maternity leave, the COVID-19 pandemic sent her right back home to work with a newborn baby in the next room.
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The identity of Wisconsin Rapids has always been closely tied to the paper industry. When Verso Corporation announced the it was idling its Wisconsin Rapids mill and laying off 900 employees, it cut to the heart of this community in central Wisconsin.
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Gov. Tony Evers declared "racism is a public health crisis" during a June 4 media briefing call about the status of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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There have been 21,593 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of June 10, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 285 cases from the day before.
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Youth sports leagues across Wisconsin are figuring out ways to play amid the COVID-19 pandemic in hopes of offering kids some sense of normalcy.
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As new assistance for renters becomes available in Wisconsin, an organization representing property owners and managers is calling for landlords to delay evictions.
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There have been 21,308 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of June 9, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 270 cases from the day before.