Friday News 3/29/19
29 March 2019 News
Congressman Grothman On Mueller Investigation
Congressman Glenn Grothman is not surprised by the conclusions reached in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the independent investigation into President Trump’s alleged collusion with Russia in the 2016 election. He says there was no collusion something many federal lawmakers suspected all along. “Almost every congressman that I knew expected this day to come sooner or later and expected this idea that we had possible Russian collusion as kind of a conspiracy theory sort of thing. It did not surprise people at all that they found no collusion.” The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says it’s unfortunate that it took a $25 million investigation to reach that conclusion. The report was more than 300 pages long.
Wisconsin Scores Big In Powerball Drawing
It may be some time before the winner of the largest jackpot in Wisconsin lottery history comes forward. A ticket holder in New Berlin, a suburb of Milwaukee, won the $768.4 million prize. The one-time cash pay-out option comes to about $477 million. The winning ticket was sold at a Speedway store in New Berlin. There were also two $50,000 Powerball winners in the state Wednesday night. Those winning tickets were sold at Korneli’s Ma and Pa’s BP on Fond du Lac’s Miracle Mile and a Kwik Trip store in Waukesha.
Portage Man Arraigned In Dodge County Homicide Case
The 21-year-old Portage man suspected in the shooting death of a Beaver Dam man was arraigned this week in Dodge County court. Nigel Schultz entered a not guilty plea to a first-degree intentional homicide and other charges. He’s suspected of killing 36-year-old Bradlee Gerke last Halloween. Thirty-three-year-old Rebecca Wolc of Mayville is charged with harboring or aiding a felon for her role in the murder. Gerke’s body was found in a shallow grave in a cow pasture in the Town of Lebanon. It had been covered with gasoline and shot multiple times in the head and chest. Schultz told investigators he had taken Gerke’s phone and Food Share Card and confessed to the shooting. He said Wolc watched the murder.
FDL County Flood Relief Donations Sought
Fond du Lac County is partnering with community organizations to facilitate a long-term recovery grant program for flood recovery. All of the donations made through the United Way or Fond du Lac Area Foundation that are directed to go to flood relief are being used to provide financial assistance through the community-funded grant program. Check donations can be made out to the Fond du Lac United Way (74 South Main Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935) or the Fond du Lac Area Foundation (384 North Main Street – Suite 4, Fond du Lac, WI 54935) with Flood Recovery in the memo field. Donations can also be made online to those organizations.
April Is Alcohol Awareness Month In Ripon
Ripon Mayor Gary Will has proclaimed April as “Alcohol Awareness Month” in the city. The Common Council approved the proclamation during their meeting this past week. In the proclamation it was stated that according to a 2018 Ripon School District survey 20 percent of students admitted drinking in the past 30 days and 9 percent of the students said that involved five or more drinks during that period. The proclamation also noted Wisconsin has the second highest binge drinking rate in the nation. The proclamation also stated the city discourages underage drinking. A copy of the proclamation was given to Ellen Sorensen coordinator of the Drug Free Communities of Fond du Lac County.
Former Governor Talks About Caring For Loved One With Alzheimer’s
Former Wisconsin Governor Martin Schreiber will visit Markesan next Thursday to discuss the many challenges of being a caregiver to a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. Schreiber will share lessons from his memoir “Learning, Coping and Surviving as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver” about him and his wife Elaine. His presentation will be at the Markesan Resident Home at 1130 North Margaret Street. The event is being sponsored by the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin, Green Lake County, and the Markesan Resident Home.
Herb Kohl Foundation Luncheon Honors Students And Teachers
A luncheon to honor the achievements of northeast and east central Wisconsin students, teachers and principals will be held Saturday at Appleton North High School in Appleton. The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation will recognize the accomplishments of the area’s outstanding students, educators and administrators. Seventeen teacher Fellowship recipients, 30 Excellence Scholarship recipients, 21 Initiative Scholarship recipients and 5 principal Leadership Award recipients will be honored. Among the students being honored are students from Campbellsport, Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, Oakfield, Oshkosh, Ripon, Waupun and elsewhere. Teachers being honored hail from Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and elsewhere.
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