Friday News 2/22/19
22 February 2019 News
Railroad Overpass Crash Could Have Been Worse
Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says a lot more could have gone wrong when a milk tanker went off a railroad overpass in the Town of Byron last Friday night and crashed on the railroad tracks 30 feet below. He says those tracks off County Highway F are fairly busy and the Canadian National Railroad trains going through there usually are traveling at 50 to 60 miles per hour. Plus the semi crashed across the tracks. Waldschmidt feels if a train had been going through it would certainly have been derailed. The truck driver, Paul Hebert of the Fond du Lac area, survived the crash but doesn’t remember much about it. Waldschmidt says because of Hebert’s injuries they haven’t been able to talk to him to find out more. Hebert was taken to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Waldschmidt says Hebert had been working for a while before the crash happened.
FDL Stabbing
Police in Fond du Lac say a woman suffered minor wounds when she was stabbed during a domestic dispute Tuesday afternoon. It happened at the Maplewood Commons Apartments on Hawthorne Drive. The woman was no longer bleeding when police arrived. Officers arrested a 25-year-old man. Charges are pending against him including recklessly endangering safety and substantial battery.
Lomira Woman Arraigned On Charges Stemming From Dog’s Death
A 26-year-old Lomira woman has been arraigned on charges for allegedly starving a dog to death. Abigail Billings was in Dodge County court Wednesday and entered not guilty pleas to a felony county of mistreatment of animals causing death and a misdemeanor charge of intentionally failing to provide food for an animal. According to the criminal complaint her landlord found the dog dead inside a crate last October. Billings told investigators she went out to the garage every few days to check on the pup. Veterinarians are reasonably certain the dog starved to death.
State Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Waupaca County Sand and Gravel Pit
A state appeals court has rejected a Waupaca County township’s arguments that a sand and gravel pit’s operations in the Town of Little Wolf should cease. The county had decided that the Thiel Pit, a nonmetallic mine, was operating legally under county ordinances as a “lawful nonconforming use.” The Town of Little Wolf lost its first challenge and appealed that decision. The state appeals court issued a 15-page decision Thursday siding with the county. The Town had also argued that the facility was a nuisance.
Ripon Dinner Recognizes Community Contributions
The Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce and Ripon Main Street held their annual Ripon Dinner Wednesday night. More than 50 people attended for the awards and a dinner. Ripon Chamber Executive Director Jason Mansmith says the Business of the Year Award went to Webster’s Marketplace for all they do. “There’s never a time where we call Webster’s for assistance with things where we hear the word no. Whether it’s Hey Candy we need you to bake 10,000 cookies for the cookie drop can you handle it? Yep, we can do that. So it’s really great and they do so much for the community.” The Ripon Area Fire District was also honored for their service. Mansmith says they help the chamber tremendously with all of their events.
Kiwanis Celebrate Anniversary By Presenting Jazz Music
As part of its 95th anniversary the Ripon Noon Kiwanis will be sponsoring an evening of live jazz music and refreshments at the Ripon High School Commons tomorrow night. The Ripon High School Jazz Band will be performing from 7 to 8:30 pm. Kiwanis President Elect Brian Reilly says music of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and other jazz greats will be featured. “Mrs. (Sandy) Polcyn, the band director, has been teaching her students to play some swing music and big band jazz music. So we partnered with them we thought it was a good opportunity to get together for a public event especially since this year is going to be our 95th anniversary as a club.” Admission is $2 for adults, all students will be admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at the Ripon Chamber of Commerce or at the door.
Ripon College Hosting Wisconsin And The World
Former Governor Tommy Thompson and U.S. Senator Ron Johnson will be among the featured speakers on national security, international relations, foreign policy, domestic energy and economics for a conference at Ripon College on April 13th. Presenters for the “Wisconsin and the World” conference will include former CIA Director Jim Woolsey, Thompson and retired U.S. Army General and NATO commander Wesley Clark. The Ripon College International Relations Club will host the event at the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free, but because of limited space tickets are required. Registration is on line.
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