Friday 8/3/18
3 August 2018 News
Milwaukee Woman Convicted In Lomira Armed Robbery
The 19-year-old Milwaukee woman that robbed a driver at gunpoint at the Exxon Gas Station on I-41 in Lomira has entered an Alford plea to a felony robbery with use of force charge. Ladaja Denise Hister reached a plea agreement with Dodge County prosecutors. Three others charges were read into the record and dismissed. She will be sentenced on October 11th. Hister and two others were involved in the robbery last October. When they were caught a firearm and the victim’s cellphone was found in their vehicle. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered.
Advice In Wake Of Fatal Fall
An official with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department says the fatal fall of a 19-year-old Fond du Lac man from a cliff in Oakfield last week isa reminder that the County has a number of public recreational areas, but you still have to play it safe. Sheriff’s Captain Ryan Waldschmidt says that incident started out as a group hike. Then Pierce Neighbor fell from the cliff. The group had problems contacting authorities because of the cell phone coverage in that area, which also made it hard for authorities to pinpoint where they were. Waldschmidt urges residents to travel in a group when they plan such an adventure and to be aware of their surroundings.
Teaching Kids About Protective Behaviors
A prevention educator for an agency that assists survivors of sexual assault and abuse says it’s unfortunate, but they have to begin early to teach kids about potential sexual predators. ASTOP’s Rhianna Zuleger says the average age for a girl to be sexually assaulted occurs when they are 13 to 17 years old, and for a boy just four years old. Zuleger says they begin their prevention education with four year olds concentrating on protective behavior. When they work with kids from 5th grade on they talk about ASTOP’s services and when they hit high schools healthy relationships, consent, and human trafficking. ASTOP provides services in Fond du Lac, Ripon, Green Lake and Wautoma. ASTOP’s 24-hour crisis line is 920-926-5395.
Soldier On FDL Monument Does About Face
The soldier at the top of a Civil War monument in Fond du Lac’s Veterans Park is once again facing east. Fond du Lac County Executive Al Buechel says those types of monuments have a soldier facing east towards the Nation’s Capitol or toward battlegrounds. But the solider that has been in the park since 1902 was turned toward the west in 1987 because maple trees, also put in as a tribute, were obstructing the view of the soldier. The trees were recently removed when they decayed and became a threat to passing motorists. Thursday C.D. Smith Construction donated labor and a crane once again return the soldier to facing east. Buechel says the monument is a tribute to Union soldiers who fought and died in the Civil War. He says some of them came from the area including the famous Iron Brigade.
Winnebago County Board Passes Fair Maps Resolution
The Winnebago County Board recently approved a resolution that calls for a non-partisan approach to Legislative and Congressional redistricting. It became the 40th County in Wisconsin to approve the Fair Maps Resolution being pushed by the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin. Two of the League’s Winnebago County chapter members spoke to the Winnebago County Board in July before the board approved the resolution on a voice vote. The state’s approach to redistricting, criticized by Democrats as gerrymandering to favor the GOP, made its way up the Federal Court ladder to the U.S. Supreme Court where the high court decided in June to send it back to federal district court.
Ripon Cookie Daze Saturday
The 23rd annual Cookie Daze will be held at Ripon’s Barlow Park tomorrow. It is from 10 am to 1:30 pm. Some of the fun includes cookie decorating, cookie bingo, a fish pond, clowns, crafts, building your own rocket and more. Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jason Mansmith says they’ve gotten requests from adults over the years to allow them to participate in the Cookie Drop as well, so there will be four cookie drops this year including one for the adults at 12:45. He says they wouldn’t be able to stage the event without the community’s support. A complete list of Cookie Daze activities can be found at the Ripon Chamber’s website.
Ripon Public Library Book Sale
If you’ve run out of summer reading material the Friends of the Ripon Public Library will be holding a short and sweet summer book sale in the basement of the library at 120 Jefferson Street today and tomorrow. It runs from 10:30 am to 5:30 this afternoon and tomorrow from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. There are no entry fees! All items will be regular price and there are plenty of bargains to be found.
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