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12 December 2018 News
Reeseville Drug Dealer Sentenced
A 39-year-old Reeseville man was sentenced Monday to six-and-a-half years in prison and 12 years of extended supervision for drug dealing. During the execution of a search warrant at Victor Adamemares home last March a drug task force found 1.6 pounds of cocaine, $9,000 in cash and three firearms. He sold an ounce of cocaine during each of seven transactions with a confidential informant. During sentencing, Dodge County D-A Kurt Klomberg termed Adamemares a ‘dealer’s dealer’ of cocaine. Klomberg had asked for a sentence of 10 years in prison and 15 years of extended supervision.
Fox Lake Crossing Judge Found Not Guilty Of Stalking Charge
A Winnebago County jury acquitted a Fox Crossing municipal judge of stalking his clerk. The jury’s verdict Monday on the stalking charge came at the conclusion of the three-day trial for 65-year-old Leonard Kachinsky. The Wisconsin Supreme Court had suspended him from the bench. He plans to petition the court to be reinstated. According to the criminal complaint Kachinsky’s court clerk claims he’d been harassing her since April of 2017. Two misdemeanor counts of violating a restraining order were dismissed before the trial began.
Deer From Washington County Farm Euthanized For CWD
Officials with the state’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection say test results from a Federal lab confirm 11 additional animals from a deer farm in Washington County tested positive for chronic wasting disease. On November 15th a team made up of state and federal officials killed the remaining deer and elk on the farm. The farm has been quarantined since last March after a buck tested positive for CWD.
Shopko Pharmacy Files Sold To Kroger
Kroger is buying a portion of Shopko’s pharmacies. The transaction will impact 42 Shopko pharmacy locations including 25 in Wisconsin. Among the affected stores in Wisconsin are stores in Appleton, Fond du Lac, Menasha, Neenah, Oshkosh and elsewhere. In the Fox Valley pharmacy files will be transferred to the Pick ‘n Save locations owned by Kroger. The transfer will occur the week of January 6th. Terms of the transaction were not released.
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Important
With combustible fuel sources being used to heat our homes during the winter it also increases the chances of being exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon Monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are often described as “flu-like.” “With carbon monoxide poisoning you would most commonly experience headache, dizziness, shortness of breath and weakness.” She says the problem with recognizing the symptoms is that by the time you do that you have already been poisoned. She says that’s why it is so important to have carbon monoxide detectors in your home. Other tips include having a qualified technician perform an annual evaluation of your heating system, water heater, and any other gas, oil, or coal burning appliances. You also should never run a truck or car in an attached garage. It’s recommended to have your car outside the garage when you warm it up.
FDL County Sales Tax Benefits
While keeping Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac was the reason Fond du Lac County created the half-percent County sales tax, other companies have benefited from it. “This has been very good for Fond du Lac County. It was an investment we made to keep our community vibrant by keeping Mercury here and it certainly has paid off.” County Executive Al Buechel says the $50 million loan the County gave to Mercury leveraged $830 million in investment in Mercury’s Fond du Lac campus and created 2,000 new jobs. Other companies benefited too. The County over three loans loaned Alliance Laundry Systems in Ripon $6.5 million, which leveraged $132 million in investment and created more than 800 new jobs. All told the monies from the sales tax resulted in $65 million in loans to businesses and municipalities, which led to over $1 billion in investments and created or retained over 4,800 jobs.
Bill Would Combat Invasive Species Access To Lakes
Congressman Glenn Grothman is co-author of a bill that would help keep Wisconsin’s lakes healthy by restricting the access of invasive species of fish. It would require that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service consider the threats posed by invasive species on native fish before mandating a new fishway or ladder to be built. Grothman says Asian Carp are a particular threat at the base of the Prairie du Sac dam where a fishway is being considered. “Right now invasive species, Asian Carp, have come up from the Gulf of Mexico. They’ve worked their way up the Mississippi River into the lower Wisconsin River.” A new fishway at the dam could provide Asian Carp a way to migrate upstream to the Wisconsin River, Lake Wisconsin, and eventually the Great Lakes, which has a $7 billion fishing industry.
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