Tuesday 8/21/18
21 August 2018 News
Two Injured One Dies In Calumet County Traffic Accident
Two were injured and another person killed when a motorcycle and bicycle crashed together at the intersection of State Park Road and County Highway KK in Calumet County Sunday night. Calumet County Sheriff’s officials say the motorcycle was going east and the bicycle south when the motorcycle hit the bike. A 53-year-old Appleton woman who was a passenger on the motorcycle died. The 13-year-old Appleton boy on the bicycle was taken to Children’s Hospital where he was listed in stable condition. The motorcycle operator, a 22-year-old Kaukauna man, was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. Investigators say alcohol was a factor in the accident.
Dodge County Injury Accident
Flight for Life flew a 21-year-old Hustisford man to Froedtert Hospital with non-life threatening injuries following an accident in Dodge County’s Town of Hustisford Sunday night. Sheriff’s officials say the man was on Oaklawn Road near Maple Drive when he failed to negotiate a curve. His vehicle left the road, struck a field drive and vaulted coming to rest in the field. Inattentive driving and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash.
Grothman Commits To Stopping Congressional Insider Trading
Congressman Glenn Grothman intends to sign on to a bill next month that will prohibit the kind of activity that led to the indictment of New York Congressman Chris Collins for “insider-trading- like” activities. Specifically the bill authored by Congressman Tom Reed and Congresswoman Kathleen Rice both of New York will prohibit House members from being on the board of publicly traded or publicly regulated companies. Grothman says it was reckless for Collins to put himself in the position he did. In April Grothman introduced a bill, the Member Financial Transparency Act, that would further curtail members of Congress from unethical practices by reducing the reporting deadline for certain financial transactions from 45 days to ten days after completion.
Waldschmidt Will Serve As Chief Deputy For A Few Months
For a couple months before he becomes the next Fond du Lac County Sheriff, Sheriff’s Captain Ryan Waldschmidt will serve as Chief Deputy. Current Chief Deputy Mark Strand is retiring on August 30th. Waldschmidt won the Republican primary for Sheriff last Tuesday and faces no opposition in November. He has risen through the ranks and at least for a couple of months will serve as second in command at the Sheriff’s Department. He says by law Sheriff Mick Fink has to appoint a Chief Deputy or Under Sheriff even if it is only for a couple of months.
Green Lake County Board Preview
Green Lake County supervisors will tackle a couple of controversial issues tonight. The Board will be asked to approve hiring a consultant to do a countywide ambulance feasibility study. There would be a $35,000 cap on that study. Currently there are three ambulance services serving the County located in Berlin, Princeton and Markesan. They each face challenges including their ability to find volunteers for adequate staffing. The Board will also consider placing an advisory referendum on the November ballot that will ask voters to ask the state legislature to close the Dark Store loophole that gives businesses a break on property taxes while shifting the burden to other taxpayers. The Board meets at 6 pm in the Government Center in Green Lake.
FDL County Board Preview
The Fond du Lac County Board will decide this evening whether to place an advisory referendum on the November ballot asking voters to take a position on whether the state should legalize the use of marijuana. The question on the ballot would give voters several options including keeping it illegal. Also tonight the Board will honor the memory of the late Deputy District Attorney Dennis Krueger and hear a report from C.D. Smith Construction on design plans for a new highway garage in Fond du Lac. The Board meets at 6 pm at the City-County Government Center in Fond du Lac.
Mental Health Navigator Position Explained
Part of the $75,000 in grant monies the Ripon Area School District is receiving for a school-based mental health program will be used to hire a part-time Mental Health Navigator. Director of Student Services Julie Krackow says that person will conduct the activities of the grant, build connections with community providers, collect data, and report progress on grant activities. The Mental Health Navigator will be hired for the 2018-19 school year. The grant was awarded by the state’s Department of Public Instruction. Krackow says their goal is to bring together community partners and build a system so that families know where to go when students have mental health issues.
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