In Good Health Blog

Like many cancer patients, Lance Schiniger, a 65-yearold Waupun resident, has left a loving impression on Agnesian Cancer Center staff following successful prostate cancer treatment.

Gladys Kastein, a Waupun resident, is an active centenarian plus. She played baseball for the first time when she was 98 and found she enjoyed it very much.

As the Fond du Lac County Health Department is moving back into Phase One of the Fond du Lac County Safe Restart following a substantial increase in positive COVID-19 tests, Agnesian HealthCare is returning to a “no visitors” policy effective Thursday, August 27.

During medical school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bre Anna Nagle, MD, a family medicine physician at the Fond du Lac Regional Clinic in Waupun, was a part of the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM) program.

Brandon Zemke has been named as the first-ever strength and conditioning coach in Ripon College’s storied history. His first day is August 17.

Ripon Medical Center and St. Agnes Hospital are being honored by University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation (UW OTD) for their ongoing commitment to saving and improving lives through organ and tissue donation.

For the past 16 years, Bryce Daane, 24, of Brandon, has been effectively managing his type 1 diabetes helping him to lead a healthy life as an agriculture teacher and preparing for his upcoming wedding to fiancée, Abby.

Matthew Vellema, 40, of Waupun, grew up in the farming industry and is now the fourth-generation owner of his family farm, Vellema Farms, LLC. Carrying on the farming tradition, working 14 to 16 hour days isn’t uncommon for Matt.

Never before has Integrative Health services been more necessary to guide patients toward improved immune function, improved bodily function and increased ability to adapt to the tremendous stress of everyday living.

Three area students who intend to pursue careers in health care have been awarded scholarships from the Ripon Medical Center Medical Staff. 

Scholarship recipients were chosen from among area high school seniors who plan to pursue a career in health care.