Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 7/23/19
23 July 2019 News
Shots Fired In FDL
Police in Fond du Lac are looking into a possible shooting that occurred over the weekend. Police were called to the 100 block of Forest Avenue about 3:30 Saturday morning for a report of shots being fired. A witness told investigators he heard three shots fired and saw people running past his home. Police were able to find shell casings in a parking lot behind 171 Forest Avenue. No injuries were reported.
Fewer Rural Hospitals Delivering Babies
According to a report 11 rural hospitals in Wisconsin including Ripon Medical Center stopped routinely delivering babies over the last 10 years. The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health issued the report, which says closures were due to the challenge of a low number of both on-call providers and the number of deliveries. It goes on to say that five of the 35 rural hospitals still providing obstetrics are at risk of ending the service. Nearly 99 percent of women of child-bearing age in Wisconsin live within a half hour drive of a hospital that offers obstetric services.
Jury Trial Scheduled For Mt Calvary Woman
A three-day jury trial has been scheduled for a 65-year-old Mt. Calvary woman accused of embezzling from the Fond du Lac County American Legion. The trial for Donna Wilhelms in Fond du Lac County court on a felony theft charge is scheduled for July 30th and 31st and August 1st. According to the criminal complaint Fond du Lac Police learned Wilhelms was taking checks out of the American Legion account and depositing them into a credit union account she had set up. She then allegedly drew cash out of the account for personal use. At the time she was the County Treasurer for the American Legion. Police believe she took nearly $7,500 from the Legion.
Prentice Man Arrested In Waushara County For Operating Under The Influence
A 34-year-old Prentice man was arrested for operating under the influence Sunday evening on I-39 in Waushara County. The State Patrol pulled over Jorge Gutierrez because the registered owner came back as having suspended driving status. Gutierrez had a 12-year-old passenger in the vehicle with him and admitted smoking marijuana an hour before he was stopped. He also surrendered marijuana and paraphernalia to the Trooper. He failed a field sobriety test. It is his first operating under the influence offense.
Grothman Planning Third Trip To Southern Border
Congressman Glenn Grothman is planning another trip down to the Texas/Mexico border at the end of the month. He says illegal immigration continues to be a problem and is one that is threatening our country. “I have been on the border twice. I plan on going down to the El Paso sector at the end of the month for my third trip down there. As you know in May over 150,000 people crossed the border many of these people asking for asylum.” Grothman says we need a wall and more border patrol agents with 2,000 vacancies there. He also feels we need to do something about our asylum laws and make changes to the birth right citizenship laws.
EAA Volunteers
It takes an army of volunteers to prepare for and then make EAA AirVenture the smooth operation that it is. And those volunteers come from all over the country. Jane Kewley spent some time painting platforms for the Theater in the Woods and has other tasks through this week. Her husband flys and they set up camp in a tent during AirVenture. Jane, who is from Streeter, Illinois, says she will be working about 6 hours a day, but still has time to check out the planes and meet others during EAA. “Love meeting all the people and love keeping busy and there are so many interesting things to see here. We’ve been coming since 1980.” This year is the 50th for EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.
Fundraiser For Marquette County Sheriff K9 Team
(Marquette County Sheriff’s photo; Deputy Joe Stolpa, Bac, and Jessica Baumgartner)
The Marquette County Sheriff’s Department now has a heat deterrent system to protect its K9 Bac on hot days in the patrol car. Jessica and Scott Baumgartner, the owners or Rio Lanes in Rio, recently held a bowling fundraiser and donated funds from it for the purchase of the heat deterrent system. Jessica graduated from Westfield High School and has family in Marquette County. Bac, a 2-year-old German Shepherd, is teamed with Deputy Joe Stolpa. The two have been on patrol since completing academy training this spring. They are the fifth K9 for the Sheriff’s Department since 1996.
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