Tuesday News 2/19/19
19 February 2019 News
Congressman Grothman Introduces School Safety Legislation
Congressman Glenn Grothman recently introduced federal legislation which would allow schools more flexibility with existing federal funds to make physical safety improvements to campus facilities. It would also assist in coordination between schools and local law enforcement to identify threats. He says there wasn’t enough communication between authorities in Parkland Florida to prevent a shooting at high school where 17 people were killed last year. “This guy had so many run-ins with police before, but the local law enforcement and local school district had kind of reached this deal that we are not going to punish these people because it is going to hurt them later in life. Well if you don’t punish people they keep behaving poorly and in some cases people who should be behind bars continue to be on the loose committing crimes.” School districts would also be able to establish emergency tip lines.
FDL County Sales Tax On Finance Committee Agenda
Just before the end of last week’s Fond du Lac County Board meeting Board Chairman Marty Farrell told supervisors the Finance Committee will be taking up two resolutions about the county’s half-percent sales tax at its next meeting. One resolution would repeal the tax and the other would share 10 percent of sales tax proceeds with towns, villages, and cities in the county. Farrell says it will be an important meeting. “So this is a very important matter regarding that sales tax and the sunset provision. So I want to make sure that all the supervisors are aware that that will be on the agenda of the Finance, Personnel and Economic Development Committee meeting.” The committee’s meeting is at 3:30 on Wednesday, February 27th in Room H of the City-County Government Center in Fond du Lac. Farrell says depending on what the committee decides both resolutions could come before the County Board at their March meeting.
Ripon Snow Makeup Days Chosen
Seventy-six percent of parents surveyed about making up snow days in the Ripon Area School District have chosen Friday, February 22nd and Monday, April 22nd. Only 21 percent of the 777 people who responded to the poll chose Monday and Tuesday, June 10th and 11th. Of the 223 comments received the overwhelming comment of survey participants was, “Thank you for asking our input.” Students have missed five days because of snow days this winter.
Semi Plunges Into Mirror Lake
Authorities in Sauk County have located the body of a second person killed when a semi plunged off a bridge over Mirror Lake on Interstate 90 near Wisconsin Dells over the weekend. The State Patrol has also released the name of the truck driver, 39-year-old Timothy Green of of Elizabethtown, Kentucy. A woman’s body was found near the cab of the truck Monday. An autopsy today could confirm her identity. Sunday morning about 7:30 am. a damaged guard rail was found. The truck was then discovered more than 100 feet down the embankment fully-submerged in the lake.
Sturgeon Season Over On Upriver Lakes
The sturgeon spearing season on the Upriver Lake came to a close Monday. The 90 percent trigger was hit Sunday triggering the close of the season on Monday. DNR Sturgeon Biologist Ryan Koenigs says the largest fish taken on the Upriver Lakes Monday was an 83 pounder by Ricky Remme of Fremont. The season on Lake Winnebago is expected to run the full 16 days through this weekend.
Dodge Couty Law Executive Law Enforcement Association Citizen Of The Year
Tracy Scheffler, the founder of 5-Stones Beaver Dam was named the Dodge County Executive Law Enforcement Association ‘Citizen of the Year’ at the group’s annual awards banquet Sunday night. 5-Stones Beaver Dam brings awareness to and prevents human trafficking. Scheffler and her organization have volunteered hundreds of hours and made numerous presentations on the topic to area groups. In November they hosted a local forum on human trafficking attended by more than four hundred community members.
Passenger Pigeon Unveiling At Horicon Marsh Education And Visitor Center
(DNR photo)
A chance to see an extinct bird that once darkened Wisconsin skies will take place at the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center this Thursday night at 7 pm. A mounted Passenger Pigeon that had been in the family of Drew Pattee for generations was donated to the DNR for display at the Visitor Center and its unveiling is Thursday evening. It is believed the bird was taken over Alto by William Drew Pattee when he was a young man. It and other birds were passed along to his descendants. Last fall the family decided to donate the preserved mounts to the Visitor Center for public display. Horicon Marsh Bird Club President Jeff Bahls will do a presentation on “Lost Birds of Wisconsin” following the unveiling.
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