Hometown Broadcasting News Thursday 12/5/19
5 December 2019 News
Congressman Grothman On Impeachment Hearings
When it comes to impeachment of President Donald Trump, Congressman Glenn Grothman says his detractors have yet to show he has done anything wrong. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says Trump is “trying to drain the swamp and the swamp is fighting back.” “You know he reaches a new trade agreement with Mexico that’s not something you would have seen Mitt Romney do or a Barack Obama or George Bush. He is doing things on the border fighting away down there and the swamp doesn’t like it. Somebody caring about America.” Grothman also is frustrated that the impeachment hearings took time away from accomplishing other things like dealing with health care, student loan debt, and balancing the budget.
New Detective Of Investigations Sworn In For Waupun PD
(Waupun Police Department photo)
Monday morning Waupun City Clerk Angie Hull swore in Ted Sullivan as the Police Department’s new Lieutenant of Investigations. Sullivan joins the department after 21 years with the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department. Waupun Deputy Chief Jeremy Rasch says Sullivan has plenty of experience as a detective and also served on the Sheriff’s crash investigation team, as a drug recognition expert, and as a field training officer. Rasch says they interviewed five candidates from outside of the department and two from within. He and Chief Scott Louden and police staff have worked with Sullivan over the years. Rasch says, “Detective is one of the most important positions in the police department.” He also notes Sullivan will be bringing some new ideas to the table, which they were looking for. Sullivan began on Monday. He succeeds Detective Brian O’Donovan who retires January 3rd. Sullivan grew up in Waupun.
Recommendations Reviewed For Dodge County Sheriff’s Operations
A committee of the Dodge County Board is finishing up their review of an operational analysis of the Sheriff’s Office. External Audit Committee member Joseph Marsik told the board’s executive committee this week they will be recommending three-and-a-half full-time positions for the Sheriff’s drug task force. Currently it has two. The study is recommending up to four additional staff members from other local agencies. The External Audit Committee will finish their review this month and put it before the county board in January.
United Way Funding Supports Diverse Options Programs
One of the organizations that your donations to Ripon Area United Way help to fund is Diverse Options of Ripon. It provides support for people with different abilities whether that is through jobs, housing or opportunities that might not be available to them in life. Al Schroeder is the President and CEO of Diverse Options. He notes they have work programs at their production centers in Montello and Ripon, but can also place people with other employers. They have group homes or can provide support for living independently. Other opportunities are for quality of life whether that’s through taking people to Brewer’s games, the Dells or other fun activities. Schroeder says United Way funding helps them with their whole person concept. “We exist to support, educate and empower individuals who have barriers in their lives whether it be barriers to working, barriers to living independently what have you. To support, educate and empower them to reach the highest level of independence.” Diverse Options helps out 120 to 130 people a year. To make a contribution to the United Way campaign send them to P.O. Box 71 in Ripon, 54971 or go to their Facebook page or website.
Real Christmas Trees Require Plenty Of Water
The owner of a cut-your-own Christmas tree farm says it’s important to make sure a real tree gets plenty of water especially in the first few days after you bring it home. Curt Kindschuh is the owner of Old Baldy Christmas Tree Farm in Brownsville. “Once it dries up it is not going to suck up any more water so you’ve got to make sure you get it in water as soon as possible and keep water in that tree stand. After two or three days they don’t drink as much, but those first couple of days they suck up a lot of water.” Kindschuh says it’s best to get the tree into a tree stand with water in the first 5 to 6 hours after it’s cut and make sure it get two to three gallons of water a day for the initial three days. Otherwise the tree will dry up.
Happy Goat Tales
The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office has made sure that the right person got their goat. The baby goat was found on November 29th wandering in the area of U.S. Highway 10 and Morgan Drive. A resident brought the goat to the Sheriff’s Office and it was put up in warm barn and photos of it were posted on Facebook. The baby goat has been reunited at her farm with her other siblings and family. She is black and white in color and is called “Oreo.”
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