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23 February 2018 News


A Ripon man is accused of manufacturing meth at his grandmother’s senior living apartment while she was living in Alabama for the winter. Twenty three year old Kyle Erdmann is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. He is being held in the Fond du lac County Jail on $10,000 cash bond. According to a criminal complaint the grandmother told investigators that her grandson knew he was no longer welcome at her Kenwood Senior Living apartment and that she had changed the locks because he had stolen things from her in the past. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 2.

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The Winnebagoland Conservation Alliance plans to start work this year on repairing public access roads to Lake Winnebago. The town of Friendship Board recently approved an offer by the Alliance to fix the area where Kinker, Cemetery and Subway Roads meet the lake. Mike Arrowwood with the Conservation Alliance says the improvements will make it easier for ice anglers to get their vehicles on and off the lake. Arrowwood says the town board addressed concerns of a couple of property owners that any improvements may increase traffic and cause back-ups. He says there will be no parking along the road. The Alliance is able to fund the projects by raising money at a rummage sale that will be held March 3 at the Fairgrounds Cow Palace.

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University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is responding to criticism from faculty and students who say he failed to consult them on the plan to merge two-year campuses with four-year universities. Cross says he believes in shared governance but it’s not clearly understood what responsibilities fall to the administration and what falls to faculty, staff and students. There needs to be conversations about what shared governance specifically entails, he said. UW-Stout’s Student Senate issued a vote of no confidence last week because of Cross’ actions. The group is seeking Cross’ resignation or his re-commitment to working with university governance groups. The executive committee of the UW-Madison Chapter of the American Association of University Professor wrote a letter to Cross expressing concerns over the disregard of shared governance. Better decisions are made when those impacted are part of the process, said David Vanness, a UW-Madison professor and committee member. Cross says officials are looking for better ways to engage effectively with faculty.

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A package of anti-crime bills that would create stiffer penalties for repeat offenders and illegal firearm possession are on their way to Gov. Scott Walker. The Assembly approved the bills Wednesday. The Senate passed them in November. They now go to Gov. Scott Walker for his signature. Repeat offenders convicted of serious crimes would face a mandatory five-year minimum sentence. Illegally possessing a gun while on probation, parole or extended release would carry a mandatory three-year sentence. The legislation also would make carjacking a felony and eliminate a requirement that judges must decide whether to make someone eligible to have his or her record expunged at the time of sentencing. Offenders who are at least a year removed from finishing their sentence could instead request expungement.

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