News 05.18.16
18 May 2016 News
42 people are cited for underage drinking following a house party in Fond du Lac County. Chief Deputy Mark Strand says on Friday evening the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a drinking party at a residence in the Town of Byron. When police arrived, approximately 100 people were at the location, ranging in age from 17 to 23. Strand says 42 people were cited for underage drinking, two were arrested for outstanding warrants and a 21-year-old was cited for “social hosting”. Strand says five deputies remained on scene until 3 a.m. to make sure everyone left safely. He says the Sheriff’s Office always hopes to intervene early enough to avoid potential accidents or serious to fatal injury.
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A former Fox Lake Correctional officer is accused of sexually assaulting three inmates over the course of several months. Thirty-two-year old Alex Andre Wouts of Poy Sippi is charged with five counts of second degree sexual assault by correctional staff. He made his initial Dodge County Circuit Court appearance Monday. Three inmates accuse Wouts of preforming sexual acts on them on several occasions. An investigation was opened in December 2015. A pair of underwear from one of the inmates was tested for DNA. The results reportedly showed DNA from the inmate as well as DNA from Wouts. Wouts is no longer employed by the Department of Corrections. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for July 14th.
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A paper converting plant in Menasha will close by the end of this year, with about 230 employees getting laid off. Workers at the Graphic Packaging International plant were told about the closure Monday and that layoffs will come in phases beginning in a little more than 60 days. Sue Appleyard, senior manager of corporate communications in the company’s Atlanta office, says the decision to close the facility was “based on the capabilities of the plant and its supply chain infrastructure.” She says the facility was constructed in 1946. Appleyard says other facilities have been acquired recently “that have state-of-the-art capabilities,” and that those newer plants are in Iowa and Minnesota and on the East Coast.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking at a proposal to stop pharmacy services at its Appleton clinic. One reason for the consideration is because the department is facing a $30 million budget deficit. The VA says there’s no timeline of when it’ll decide whether or not to keep the pharmacy open, but that closing it could save the department up to $200,000 per year. If closed, veterans would either go to the Green Bay VA clinic for refills or would use a mail-in service, which already accounts for 80% of prescriptions filled at the Appleton location. The VA says when it comes to the budget decisions the deficit is one aspect and the other involves the Green Bay VA clinic, which costs about $35 million to operate each year. The building opened in 2013 and now is at about half of its capacity. Right now at the Appleton VA clinic, veterans who see a physician can pick up their prescriptions within minutes. Critics are worried that if the pharmacy closes it’ll take away the convenience many rely upon.
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