Hometown Broadcasting News Monday 4/20/20
20 April 2020 News
High Speed Chase In FDL County
Authorities in Fond du Lac County were involved in a high-speed chase with a motorcyclist Sunday afternoon. The motorcyclist took off from a traffic stop in Campbellsport. The pursuit moved to Highway 41 northbound where speeds exceeded 110 miles an hour. Officers tried to box the biker in at Hickory Street when the chase moved into Fond du Lac, but couldn’t do so safely. The motorcyclist was eventually caught. The incident began around 3 p.m.
Campground Restriction Lifted
The Fond du Lac County Health Department has rescinded its order closing campgrounds in the county due to the COVID-19 outbreak. County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says they will be allowed to open providing they follow restrictions such as maintaining social distancing. Other restrictions include prohibiting the use of public building or spaces that encourage social gathering, limiting all campsites to members of a single household or living unit. They will also have to increase the cleaning frequency of shared toilet facilities, laundry facilities and shower buildings.
Open Enrollment Period Extended
Along with the closing of the school year for all public and private schools in the state the extension of Governor Ever’s order also included an extension of the open enrollment period. Normally the enrollment period runs until the end of April, but the Governor’s order has extended that period by 30 days until May 29th at 4 p.m.
FDL County Tornado Siren Policy Changed
Fond du Lac County Communications and Emergency Management Director Bobbi Hicken says warning sirens will no longer simultaneously sound when there is a tornado warning issued anywhere in the county. Instead they will sound if the tornado warning is in the direct area of the siren. The sirens will only be activated for tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service. Hicken says in 2018 the county experienced 11 tornadoes touching down in one day, so it can happen here. “So it can and will happen here. Obviously those of us that have been around long enough also remember Oakfield. We had the most severe tornado that could have happened hit one of our communities.” She says a watch means there’s a possibility of a tornado and you should be alert to that, but a warning means there is a tornado and you should take shelter. Last week was Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.
EAA AirVenture Still On For Now
It’s a ways off yet and officials at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh continue planning for the 2020 version of AirVenture in July. Dick Knapinski of EAA says for now it’s on. “Right now AirVenture, which is scheduled for July 20th through the 26th is still on the books and there are still a number of activities that are still scheduled right now in the area.” Knapinski says among the highlights at AirVenture this year they hope to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Snowbirds air demonstration team. In the meantime the pace at the EAA grounds has slowed down allowing maintenance crews to work on projects and staff at the museum to work on displays.
Hey There Ripon
The Safer at Home order and the resulting slowdown of business due to the COVID-19 outbreak has allowed officials at the Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce to work on new ideas. Chamber Executive Director Jason Mansmith says that includes a podcast. “So we launched our Hey There Ripon podcast and it’s just inside workings and information on what is going at the Chamber of Commerce, resources available, how can we help businesses what do they need?” On the Ripon Chamber website it can be found under the Connect scroll down menu. The first Hey There Ripon podcast runs about 11 minutes and 30 seconds long.
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