You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, Tim Lawther is worried that the disease could be spreading undetected among the thousands of tourists and employees at the waterpark mecca of Wisconsin Dells, creating the potential for a major outbreak.“That is a recipe for disaster, frankly, and I’m nervous about it,” said Lawther, health officer for Sauk County, whose jurisdiction includes many of the Dells-area waterparks.It’s anybody’s guess how prevalent coronavirus infections may be in the Dells, an area of...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, Tim Lawther is worried that the disease could be spreading undetected among the thousands of tourists and employees at the waterpark mecca of Wisconsin Dells, creating the potential for a major outbreak.“That is a recipe for disaster, frankly, and I’m nervous about it,” said Lawther, health officer for Sauk County, whose jurisdiction includes many of the Dells-area waterparks.It’s anybody’s guess how prevalent coronavirus infections may be in the Dells, an area of...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.Citing massive revenue losses, UW Health and UnityPoint Meriter on Tuesday announced pay cuts and other measures that will put some nurses and support staff out of work to stanch the financial bleeding from the COVID-19 outbreak.“These are not easy changes and we had hoped to avoid them,” said UW Health CEO Alan Kaplan in a Tuesday morning email to faculty and staff. “While we were able to limit drastic reductions in the first few months of our response, the dramatic and continued deterioration of the health industry economics left us few...…You have permission to edit this article.Citing massive revenue losses, UW Health and UnityPoint Meriter on Tuesday announced pay cuts and other measures that will put some nurses and support staff out of work to stanch the financial bleeding from the COVID-19 outbreak.“These are not easy changes and we had hoped to avoid them,” said UW Health CEO Alan Kaplan in a Tuesday morning email to faculty and staff. “While we were able to limit drastic reductions in the first few months of our response, the dramatic and continued deterioration of the health industry economics left us few...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Craig Brown started to notice it about three weeks ago when a customer who should have gotten a package within three days called to say it still hadn’t arrived after nearly two weeks. Brown, the owner of Steve’s Curling Supplies — named for his father — has since seen the same thing happen with other packages he’s shipped through the U.S. Postal Service.One package, he said, is still “in limbo.”“It normally takes two days, and it’s been a month,” he said.Thankful that it’s not the busy season, when he normally ships...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Craig Brown started to notice it about three weeks ago when a customer who should have gotten a package within three days called to say it still hadn’t arrived after nearly two weeks. Brown, the owner of Steve’s Curling Supplies — named for his father — has since seen the same thing happen with other packages he’s shipped through the U.S. Postal Service.One package, he said, is still “in limbo.”“It normally takes two days, and it’s been a month,” he said.Thankful that it’s not the busy season, when he normally ships...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.© 2021 Lee EnterprisesMore deadly, faster spreading COVID-19 variant 'out of the gate' in WisconsinShare thisWisconsin scientists and health officials say the spread of a more deadly and faster spreading mutation of the COVID-19 virus is happening more quickly than the state's capacity to track it as other threatening variants gain footholds in the U.S.  “At some point we’re just going to have to start to realize that old COVID probably isn’t going to be around as much,” said Jeff Pothof, UW Health’s chief...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.© 2021 Lee EnterprisesMore deadly, faster spreading COVID-19 variant 'out of the gate' in WisconsinShare thisWisconsin scientists and health officials say the spread of a more deadly and faster spreading mutation of the COVID-19 virus is happening more quickly than the state's capacity to track it as other threatening variants gain footholds in the U.S.  “At some point we’re just going to have to start to realize that old COVID probably isn’t going to be around as much,” said Jeff Pothof, UW Health’s chief...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Gov. Tony Evers’ administration and legislative Republicans Friday ended a week of finger pointing over the state’s sluggish vaccine rollout as a promised federal increase in vaccine supply evaporated.Only days ago, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Vice President Mike Pence told governors the federal government would release vaccine doses held in reserve for second shots, required to complete the vaccination protocol, and dole them out to states.But on Friday, the reported that federal officials had...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Gov. Tony Evers’ administration and legislative Republicans Friday ended a week of finger pointing over the state’s sluggish vaccine rollout as a promised federal increase in vaccine supply evaporated.Only days ago, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Vice President Mike Pence told governors the federal government would release vaccine doses held in reserve for second shots, required to complete the vaccination protocol, and dole them out to states.But on Friday, the reported that federal officials had...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Sharon Huggins has some hard decisions to make, and not much time.The 74-year-old resident at The Gardens Retirement Community in the Hilldale neighborhood found out on Nov. 6 that she and the other 47 residents there have to vacate the premises by Dec. 29. She’s scrambling to find a new living situation she can afford, which fits her medical needs.“I’m having trouble with the shortness of the notice,” said Huggins, who had a lung transplant five years ago and endures a variety of health problems. “It’s in the...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Sharon Huggins has some hard decisions to make, and not much time.The 74-year-old resident at The Gardens Retirement Community in the Hilldale neighborhood found out on Nov. 6 that she and the other 47 residents there have to vacate the premises by Dec. 29. She’s scrambling to find a new living situation she can afford, which fits her medical needs.“I’m having trouble with the shortness of the notice,” said Huggins, who had a lung transplant five years ago and endures a variety of health problems. “It’s in the...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.With already surfacing of armed supporters of President Donald Trump appearing at early voting sites around the country, Wisconsin law enforcement officials are preparing for the potential for militia members and others showing up armed at polling places.A  released last Wednesday by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, a political violence mapping initiative, and MilitaWatch listed five states — Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Oregon — as having the highest risk of...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.With already surfacing of armed supporters of President Donald Trump appearing at early voting sites around the country, Wisconsin law enforcement officials are preparing for the potential for militia members and others showing up armed at polling places.A  released last Wednesday by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, a political violence mapping initiative, and MilitaWatch listed five states — Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Oregon — as having the highest risk of...WW…