Hometown Broadcasting News Thursday 9/12/19
12 September 2019 News
Flood Watches Issued
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch that is in effect until 7 am Friday morning. Among the counties in the watch are Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago and others. Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson and other counties to the south are in a Flood Watch until 1 am Friday. Rainfall over the past few days has led to saturated soils and additional rain could lead to rapid runoff and some flash flooding.
Markesan Police Warn Of Scams
Markesan Police are warning residents about a couple of scammers’ favorites. Scam calls are being made by people posing as Microsoft or Apple representatives saying your computer has been hacked. Police say it is an effort to get money out of you. Another perennial scam is one using the Publisher’s Clearing House name. The scammer will tell you that you’ve won a large sum of money, but in order to secure it you have to purchase gift or cash cards and give them the numbers to those cards. Police say Publisher’s Clearing House never notifies winners by phone or Social media.
Initial Approval Given For Second Annual Scooping The Loop
The Ripon Common Council this week gave initial approval to allow vehicles to cruise an approved route in the downtown during the 2nd annual “Scooping the Loop” event next August. Final approval hinges on the route and times on Saturday, August 8th of 2020. Main Street Manager Craig Tebon said in a letter to the Council the event was a success last month. It would include allowing vehicles to cruise an approved route in the downtown and an outdoor movie on the Village Green. Police Chief Bill Wallner says they did not have issues during the first three hours of the event last month, but there were traffic issues during the fourth and final hour.
Nine Eleven Impact On One Family
Fond du Lac County Communications and Emergency Management Director Bobbi Hicken says like millions of Americans 9/11 had an impact on her family. Eighteen years ago she was a dispatcher in the County’s Communications Center. She notes they didn’t get many radio calls that day and watched television as the drama unfolded. Her husband who is a firefighter was busy all day transferring patients to hospitals because air flights were grounded. Her son who was only about a year old was fascinated by the images on TV and although he may not have understood them, she feels they had an impact on him. Our son was fascinated by it, but he obviously didn’t get the gist of it being one. He just saw fire and everything so we were able to watch coverage more than somebody who had kids that would understand it.” She says her son is now a firefighter like his father. At the end of the day she said it was a relief to go home and hug her husband and son.
Drug Recovery Event Scheduled In FDL
Drug Free Communities of Fond du Lac County coalition members will celebrate September as Recovery Month with an event on Saturday, September 21st. Breaking Barriers: Building Allies for Recovery will run from 3 to 7 pm at Buttermilk Creek Park in Fond du Lac. It will feature speaker Tamra Oman, coordinator for the Wisconsin Resource Center who will speak on her recovery journey. Resource booths will be available for the public as well as face painting, music, door prizes, a bouncy house. The event is intended to support people in recovery and draw attention to critical prevention, treatment, and recovery support services.
New Public Works Committee Meeting
Ripon’s new Public Works Committee will hold its first meeting tonight at 5:30 in the City Hall Conference Room. Once the meeting is called to order the committee will elect a chairman. Among the discussion items for the first meeting are the downtown snow removal policy and the city’s local vendor preference. The committee has five members which include alderpersons Doug Iverson, Aaron Becker, and Al Schraeder and city residents Tom Rogers Sr. and Jeff Liddicoat. The public is welcome to attend.
Prison To Work Transition To Be Discussed At TCI
State and local officials will meet in Fond du Lac Friday to discuss ways to assist Taycheedah Correctional Institution inmates to make the transition to work once they are released from prison. There are unique hurdles women face reentering the community such as child care and equal pay. The group will also tour a job center the prison is opening and a welding mobile lab. Training for the welding lab will be provided by Moraine Park Technical College. The prison is located on the east side of Fond du Lac.
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