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A community of like-minded people. Join a Movement Just $25 Annually deadline: 5 business days prior by 4 pm fdlreporter.com/milestones 888-774-7744 Milestones A A I Darold Naomi (Hei- merl) Collien will celebrate 70 years of marriage September 15, 2021. Their wedding was held September 15, 1951 at St. Catholic Church, Byron. They were both born raised in Oakfield and is where they raised their family of 10; Gary (Rose) Collien, Greg (Kel) Collien, Ron (Karen) Collien, Cheri (Mike) Fisher, Randy (Beth) Collien, Cathy (Mike) Baker, Joe (Lisa) Collien, Karen (Mike) Merk, twins Denise (Randy) Andrus Diane (Mark) Huck.

They also have 23 Grandchildren and 36 Great-Grandchildren. With love gratitude, Congratulations from all of us! Darold Naomi LOWELL The driver of a horse and buggy trav- eling along a Dodge County highway Friday morning was seriously injured when an SUV struck the buggy. According to the Dodge County the horse and buggy was traveling east on State ap- proaching County Highway J. An SUV traveling behind the horse and buggy struck the back of the buggy, ejecting the lone occu- pant. The buggy driver sustained severe injuries and was taken by LifeNet helicopter to UW Hospital in Madi- son.

The SUV driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to Medical Center in Beaver Dam. The horse was injured but is alive and in the care of its owner. State was closed for approximately three hours while the crash was being investigated. Beaver Dam paramedics, Reeseville, Lowell and Clyman departments and Reeseville re- sponders also assisted at the scene. Buggy driver severely injured in Dodge County crash with SUV Sharon Roznik Fond du Lac Reporter USA TODAY NETWORK WISCONSIN FOND DU LAC The Fond du Lac County Health Department reported 223 new positive COVID-19 tests since last Friday, according to its Community Impact Dashboard.

As of Friday afternoon, the total positive case count since the pandemic began, was up to 13,886 an increase from 13,662 the week before and active cases are at 501 in the county, with 15 of those currently hospitalized. To date, 13,247 people have been released from iso- lation measures and the department has recorded 174,308 negative tests an increase of 2,464 since the week before. The county recorded additional COVID-19-re- lated deaths, and three of those occurred in Septem- ber: a 79-year-old woman died Sept. 1, a 53-year-old man died Sept. 2 and a 55-year-old man died Sept.

5. The two previous deaths were an 84-year-old woman in March and a 48-year-old man on Aug. 24. The county records the deaths as it gets information from the state, according to the health department, which can lead to delays in public release of informa- tion. The total number of virus-related deaths in the county is 138.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks the transmission status as high. The Safe Restart metrics report, updated on Mon- days, shows contact tracing in the red status. The criteria looking at number of cases and county ability to care for patients without going into crisis standards is in the yellow with status, and testing and personal protective equipment availability are in the green status. Vaccine distribution is up to 50,006 county resi- dents age 12 and older with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Thursday, which is 48.4% of the county population, according to state data. Of those, 46,814 people or 45.2% of the popula- tion are fully vaccinated.

Free, weekly mobile testing will launch Sept. 14 in Fond du Lac and Rosendale for county residents ages 2 and older. A mobile unit from Accelerated Clinical Laborato- ries will tests from 12 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Rosendale Community Center, 211 N. Grant Rosen- dale; and from 12 to 5 p.m.

Thursdays at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds, 520 Fond du Lac Fond du Lac. The two tests being are rapid antigen tests, which will give results in 15 minutes; and PCR matory tests, which will give results in one to two days. Symptoms are not a requirement for the mobile testing, and appointments, insurance or tion are not necessary. Additionally, Agnesian HealthCare is testing symptomatic community members. Anyone with even minor symptoms is encouraged to call 920-926- 8400 for testing information.

More information on testing and vaccines is avail- able at fdlco.wi.gov. Contact Daphne Lemke at 920-907-7968 or Follow her on Twitter at FDL County reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths from this year Daphne Lemke Fond du Lac Reporter USA TODAY NETWORK WISCONSIN Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday made a rare TV appearance to rail against President new push for COVID-19 vaccine mandates as anything heard In his television interview since leaving Pence suggested tougher approach on requir- ing COVID vaccinations amounts to violating per- sonal freedom. He also said just not how a president is sup- posed to talk to the American people. have the president of the United States say that been patient, but his patience is wearing thin, not how the American people expect to be spoken to by our elected Pence told Fox News. Pence told Biden to stick to gentle persuasion on vaccines and put down the presidential big stick.

president should simply continue, as we have done, to lead by Pence said. age people to take the vaccine, as Karen and I did on national television back in Pence breaks silence to slam Biden over vaccine mandates Dave Goldiner New York Daily News TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE.