Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 12/31/19
31 December 2019 News
Two Injured In Columbia County Two Vehicle Accident
Two people were hurt when a passenger vehicle crossed over the center line on State Highway 33 in Columbia County’s Town of Fort Winnebago late Monday morning and hit a tractor trailer head on. Sheriff Roger Brandner says the truck driver wasn’t injured, but the driver and a passenger in the passenger vehicle had to be taken to Divine Savior Hospital in Portage with injuries. Investigators determined the driver of the passenger vehicle was impaired. The accident was reported to the Sheriff’s Department at 10:45 Monday morning.
Appleton Man Dies While Being Secured By Police
The death of a 37-year-old Appleton man who had to be “secured” by Appleton Police Monday morning is being investigated by Green Bay Police. Appleton Police say they were called to a home in the 600 block of West Verbrick Street for the man who was suffering a seizure and possibly stopped breathing. He was taken to a hospital. Police say he had been using cocaine. They got a second call to the home just before 5 am after the man had been released from the hospital because his wife said he had was having another seizure and was acting aggressively. That’s when police “secured” him while first responders attempted first aid. He died at the scene. Appleton Police say officers’ actions weren’t a factor, but the death is being investigated.
Drug Free Communities Benefits From United Way Donations
Donations to the Ripon Area United Way campaign help fund an agency trying to do something about the opioid epidemic and its impact in Fond du Lac County. Alex Berg is with Drug Free Communities of Fond du Lac County and coordinates the Ripon Opioid Initiative. She says there shouldn’t be as many overdoses in a small community as the Ripon area has seen lately. “If you look at the size of the community it is kind of substantial we’ve seen a small decrease over the last three years of opioid overdoses, but there is still room for improvement there. And for a small community to see eight or nine opioid overdoses in a year that’s actually kind of a lot.” Drug Free Communities and the Initiative provide education and prevention programs including working with a student group, STAAND, at Ripon High School to reduce teen alcohol and drug use. That includes providing information during summer concerts on the Village Green in Ripon.
Dodge County Board Vacancies
There’s still time for people to come forward and file papers for three spots on the Dodge County Board that otherwise could be vacant after next spring’s election. Incumbents Becky Glewen and Mark Roesch have filed non-candidacy papers for Districts 33 and 22 respectively. Also the District 14 seat in Mayville left vacant with the resignation of Eugene Wurtz last month has no takers so far. Candidates have until next Tuesday afternoon to file nomination papers for office.
Radon Test Kits Available At FDL County Health Department
The Fond du Lac County Health Department is recommending residents test their homes for the presence of radon gas. It is an invisible, odorless, tasteless gas, which can enter your home through cracks in the foundation, openings around joints and pipes, and dirty floors. Long-term exposure to high levels of radon gas put you at risk of developing cancer. Throughout January short-term radon test kits will be available at the Health Department in Fond du Lac for $5. Test kits will also be available through your local city or town clerk. January is Radon Action Month.
Infested Evergreens
The state’s Agriculture Department is asking residents who purchased evergreens this holiday season to check them for an invasive species before disposing of them. The elongate hemlock scale was found at a number of state retailers who imported and sold evergreens that came from other states. Brown spots on the underside of needles are a sign of the pest. The preferred method of disposing of the EHS infested trees; wreathes and décor is to burn them. Most of the infested stock came from suppliers in North Carolina.
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