Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday 5/13/20
13 May 2020 News
Chicago Man Charged For Allegedly Pointing Gun At FDL Man
Bond has been set at $5,000 cash for a 30-year-old Chicago, Illinois man who allegedly pointed a handgun at a Fond du Lac man early last Thursday morning. Demitrious Manning is charged with felon in possession of a firearm, intentionally pointing a firearm at a person, operating a firearm while intoxicated, and disorderly conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon. According to the criminal complaint the victim told police he was in a parking lot near his apartment building on East 2nd Street when Manning started walking toward his vehicle. Believing he was about to be robbed the man started his vehicle and started driving away. When he looked back Manning was allegedly pointing a handgun at him so the man ducked and took off. Police recovered a 9 millimeter handgun at the scene. Manning has a previous conviction in Illinois from 2012 for felony drug possession, which prohibits him from possessing a firearm. His next appearance in Fond du Lac County court is for a preliminary hearing Friday.
Ripon Man Arraigned On Endangering Safety Charges
A 44-year-old Ripon man who threatened to kill himself with a pistol-style crossbow waived his preliminary hearing in Fond du Lac County court on charges stemming from the April 30th incident. David Floeter’s hearing was last Friday. He was arraigned on 2nd degree recklessly endangering safety and other charges and pleaded not guilty. According to the criminal complaint Floeter had the crossbow pointed at his head when police arrived at an apartment in Ripon on the heels of an argument between him and the woman he lived with. He also allegedly shot an arrow into the ceiling. He’s being held in the County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond.
Crash Victim Identified
Authorities in Dodge County have identified the Village of Hustisford man who died at the scene of a traffic accident in the Town of Hustisford early last Saturday morning. Sixty-four-year-old John Muth was heading south on County Highway E from the Village of Hustisford when his vehicle left the roadway. It went through ditches, over a driveway, crossed over State Highway 60, crashed through a fence at LKQ Smart Parts, and came to rest after striking a storage container on the property. When responders arrived he was found unresponsive and life-saving measures were unsuccessful. He may have suffered a medical condition prior to the crash.
Tiffany Wins Congressional Special Election
State Senator Tom Tiffany won a special election Tuesday for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District seat. Tiffany was endorsed by President Donald Trump and easily defeated his Democratic opponent Tricia Zunker. Zunker, president of the Wausau School Board, was trying to become the first Native American from Wisconsin elected to Congress. Tiffany’s victory gives Republicans five of Wisconsin’s eight Congressional seats. He succeeds Sean Duffy representing the 7th District. Duffy retired last September.
Personal Protective Equipment
Green Lake County Health Officer Cathy Munsey says for now they seem to have enough personal protective equipment for their needs. “We have looked at what we have had. We’ve been okay with the supplies we had ourselves, but part of our incident command team is looking at all of our partners.” She says they want to make sure that any community partners that have to deal with a COVID-19 positive patient has what they need. She says that could include funeral homes, dentists, long-term care facilities, hospitals and others. Green Lake County Emergency Management Director Gary Podoll does a weekly inventory of what their key facilities have and they have a limited stockpile of PPE from the state for replenishing.
Family Health La Clinica Continues To Offer Services During COVID Outbreak
Family Health La Clinica in Wautoma continues providing its services in the best fashion possible given the Safer at Home orders. Philip Robinson is the Chief Behavioral Officer for the community health center. He says they were among the first to offer telehealth services to help those who can’t make it to their offices for health, dental, or mental health issues. “We responded immediately with telehealth services as soon as COVID came on we thought ‘Oh My Gosh’ people are not going to be able to come out, they are not going to be able to come to our offices and meet with us. Just any number of health issues you know it is really important to be able to stay safe and stay at home how do we continue to provide support?” He says general questions can be answered or you can arrange for a screening for COVID-19 by calling 1-800-942-5330. They also have a website famhealth.com. Robinson says they also have a COVID Hotline 920-787-9450, extension 499.
Decision To Cancel AirVenture Was Not Easy
When officials with the EAA announced the decision to cancel this year’s AirVenture Fly-In Convention their website crashed. Dick Knapinski of the Experimental Aircraft Association says it’s a globally popular event and people flocked to their website to read the news that morning. He says the decision to cancel the 68th annual event wasn’t an easy one, but with the uncertainty of when restrictions will be lifted because of the COVID-19 health crisis they couldn’t put that many people attending AirVenture at risk. “With our 5,000 volunteers and with 800 exhibitors and with all the airshow performers, 10,000 aircraft coming in you had to take a look at where are we going to be at by the end of July as far as large public gatherings.” Knapinski says without this year’s event AirVenture 2021 is sure to be an epic reunion. Dates for next year’s event are July 26th through August 1st.
Reopening Documents Available
Documents are now available to Fond du Lac County businesses to use in response to the Safer at Home orders. The documents; Pandemic Operations Plan, COVID Screening Tool for Employers, and Business Guidance, are meant to provide guidance for businesses as they begin to reopen after the order expires. Business owners, employers and the communities who support them should follow the guidelines as restrictions ease or become lifted to avoid a resurgence of the pandemic. Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Reopen Fond du Lac County Task Force, in partnership with the Fond du Lac County Health Department created the materials, which are available at Envision’s website.
Iola Car Show Canceled
The 2020 Iola Car Show and Swap Meet has been canceled due to concerns about the global pandemic. This would have been the 48th year for the event, which helps provide financial support for 130 organizations associated with it. While the Car Show has been canceled organizers have announced planning is underway for the first ever Rally for Iola. That will include a drive through of the show grounds and street cruise on Saturday, July 11th.
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