Many Washington Island services will be operating on a reduced level this week as the town handles a spike of COVID-19 positive cases in the town. The police station and the town offices will remain closed this week as it was last week. The Rec Center will also be closed and hopes to reopen on January 18th when Washington Island School possibly returns to in-person instruction. The Washington Island Community Van will also take the week off out of concern for the coronavirus. Town supervisor Hans Lux told DoorCountyDailyNews.com last week he hopes people take the actions seriously.

This is the second week of service reductions on the island since the positive COVID-19 test spike began in late December, during which two town residents passed away due to complications with the virus. The island’s landfill and recycling center will remain open with COVID-19 mitigation techniques encouraged.