Friday News 6/21/19
21 June 2019 News
(Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue photo)
Man Accidentally Electrocuted In FDL
Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue responded to the 300 block of Roosevelt Street Wednesday evening for a man who was electrocuted while trimming a tree. The tree was near high voltage power lines. Alliant Energy was called and cut power to a two-block radius. The man was taken to St. Agnes Hospital for treatment. The time of the rescue call was just before 6 pm.
Hancock Man Arrested For Allegedly Driving Drunk In Waushara County
A 71-year-old Hancock man was arrested for his first drunken driving offense during a traffic stop in Waushara County Thursday afternoon. A state trooper pulled Lawrence Warczytowa over on 4th Avenue in the Town of Coloma for several equipment violations. When the trooper had contact with the driver there were was an odor of intoxicants and indicators of impairment. Warczytowa was arrested after failing field sobriety tests. The OWI charge will carry an enhancer for having a child under 16 in the car with him and he allegedly had open intoxicants in the vehicle.
Post About Lay Offs At Mercury Marine Was Not Accurate
Officials at Mercury Marine say a post on social media Thursday about a lay off at the Fond du Lac headquarters wasn’t what it appeared to be. Unfortunately the post about 100 employees being laid off was picked up by a few media outlets. Company officials say no one was laid off. The post referred to a story from 2007, but was positioned as if it happened Thursday.
FDL County Board Supports Ending Personal Convictions Waivers
By a 24 to 1 vote the Fond du Lac County Board this week approved an advisory resolution requesting the Wisconsin Legislature end the use of personal conviction waivers for school and day care immunizations. The County’s Board of Health had passed an initial resolution recommending county supervisors do the same. It would back an effort by State Representative Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh. During the County Board’s meeting County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller assured supervisors people could still use waivers for medical and religious convictions. “Medical exemptions would still ensure that parents wouldn’t need to get that vaccine if there was medical problems and so this would really truly only just be that personal conviction that parents are choosing for no good reason for their child to not have that vaccine.” She says when it comes to exemptions Wisconsin probably has the broadest exemptions in the whole country making it really easy for parents to exempt out. Copies of the resolution will also be sent to the Governor and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
Website A Resource For Support Of Hintz Bill
State Representative Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh Thursday introduced a legislative webpage as a resource related to Assembly Bill 248, which would eliminate the personal conviction waiver from Wisconsin’s vaccination requirement. The website includes information on state and federal immunization rates. It also provides links to the latest news on vaccines around the state and nation, as well as a section on frequently asked questions about vaccines. Hintz says, “We need to do all we can to avoid a completely unnecessary outbreak in our state. Vaccinations are a public health issue and not just parental right.” Wisconsin is one of the few states that allows waivers for opting out of vaccinations to medical, religious, and personal reasons.
Highway Closure Announced For Marquette County
The state’s Department of Transportation tells us a portion of State Highway 82 in Marquette County will be closed next week. Specifically State Highway 82 at the railroad crossing on the east side of Oxford between Abbott and Depot Streets will be closed. The closure is for Monday through Friday of next week and will begin at 6 am Monday. There will be a signed detour.
Grant To Help Displaced Shopko And Sears Workers
The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board has received a $65,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development to help serve those permanently laid off from area retail stores like Shopko and Sears. Board CEO Anthony Snyder says besides layoffs due to closures, retail stores are also ramping up their use of technology to replace workers, including the growing use of self-serve checkouts. The grant will be used to cover the costs to train displaced retail workers in jobs critical for the region. It will also be used to cover needed support to ensure the training period can continue uninterrupted, including mileage, childcare and other financial assistance. Up to $15,000 in training expenses and $15,000 in support may be offered to each individual accepted into the program.
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