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25 June 2018 News
Beaver Dam Racer Dies
World of Outlaws sprint car driver Jason Johnson died Sunday morning after he was involved in a crash Saturday night in a sprint car race at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Johnson was 41. He won the 2016 Knoxville Nationals, one of the biggest sprint car races in the United States. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Johnson was airlifted to a hospital after his crash. The story had a picture of a torn Pabst Blue Ribbon billboard from Johnson’s wreck. His team’s Facebook page posted that he was alive as of late Saturday night, but things obviously took a turn for the worst later. According to a video posted to YouTube, that corresponds to the picture of the broken billboard, Johnson’s car got pinched between the wall and another car. His car then flipped over and he ended up flipping out of the track between the wall and signage posted outside of the track after hitting that PBR billboard.
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report On Fatal Helicopter Crash In Oshkosh
A preliminary report has been released on this month’s fatal helicopter crash in the Fox River in Oshkosh. The pilot, 27-year-old Jonathan Bahr of Platteville was killed in the June 9th crash. The National Transportation Safety Board says the helicopter was being used for aerial photography during the Four Horseman Poker Run. Bahr had been flying at low altitudes around Lake Winnebago. He had just dropped the photographer off in a field near Dockside Tavern then left to refuel. That’s when the helicopter hit utility lines and crashed into the river. A final report could take up to a year to complete.
FDL Man Sentenced For Restaurant Parking Lot Robbery
A 29-year-old Fond du Lac man who robbed a woman in the Friar Tuck’s parking lot in Fond du Lac last October has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of extended supervision. Fond du Lac County Judge Dale English sentenced Domonick Morrow Friday afternoon. According to the criminal complaint the victim went out to have a smoke and while she was sitting in her car was approached by a man with a rifle. He took her cell phone. The incident was caught on the surveillance video of a neighboring business. The night of the robbery a Sheriff’s K9 tracked Morrow to his apartment building. When police served a search warrant at Morrow’s apartment they recovered a .22 caliber rifle, which was loaded and had a round in the chamber. Clothing worn during the robbery and a busted cell phone were also seized. District Attorney Eric Toney says, “Armed robberies violate the sense of security for the victim and our entire community. The 15-year prison sentence was easily justified given the aggravated facts of this case.”
Phone Scams Reported
Ripon Police are advising residents that they’ve been getting several complaints about phone scams. Specifically callers are contacting victims to report that they are under criminal investigations by the IRS and demand money to settle the action. In another scam a caller was told they would receive grant money, but first they had to send some money to cover fees for the grant. Police recommend being cautious about releasing any personal banking information over the phone or making payments to someone you do not know.
New School District Administrator Chosen In Waupun
The Waupun Area School Board has chosen its new District Administrator. Steven K. Hill will start in that role on July 1st succeeding Tonya Olson who has been with the district the past six years. Hill was one of three finalists for the job. He comes to the district from Fond du Lac where he was the Woodworth Middle School Principal. Other finalists were Jeffrey Mastin the District Administrator of the Lake Holcombe School District and Timothy Kief the Principal of the Chequamegon School District in Park Falls. Olson is leaving to take a position in Belleville, Wisconsin.
Dodge County Firm Awarded Interstate 94 Project
The state’s Department of Transportation has awarded the I-94 North-South Project central segment work to a Dodge County firm. Michels Corporation, headquartered in Brownsville, put in a bid of $80 million the lowest of the five bids the DOT received. The project begins next month with a targeted completion in December of 2019. This segment includes reconstruction of the mainline pavement on I-94 which will add a fourth lane of traffic both north and southbound in addition to rebuilding all existing bridges over local roads and the interchange at County K. The project stretches 4.5 miles from just north of State Highway 20 to just south of County G in Racine County.
Women In Management Inc Rebranding
The Women in Management organization, a network for professional women in Wisconsin communities is changing its image and name. It will be called Professional Women’s Connection. The chapters of the organization in Fond du Lac, the Fox Cities, Manitowoc, Oshkosh, Ripon/Green Lake, and Sheboygan will implement the new brand beginning July 1st. The organization will also see a change in leadership. Lisa Hartman, current Executive Board president of the organization from the Sheboygan chapter, will turn over the reigns to Sarah Spang, who is also incoming president of the Fond du Lac chapter. Spang says, “Being part of this organization has allowed me to open up and find the inner strength I have always had to be an effective leader in my community.” The chapters are open to women of all industries, leadership levels, and ages from college on up.
Oshkosh School District Summer Food Program
The Oshkosh Area School District is offering a free food program to children and teens in the community during the summer months. No registration or application is needed; children 18 years old and younger can show up at participating locations during the designated times and eat a free meal on site. The meals are similar to the nutritious school breakfasts and lunches offered in Oshkosh public schools during the regular school year. The district’s Summer Food Service Program feeds thousands of children throughout the summer.
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