Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 10/6/20
6 October 2020 News
Two Recent Car Fires Due To Electrical Issues
Ripon Area Fire District Chief Tim Saul says electrical issues led to two recent car fires. He says one may have been prevented if the owner had paid attention to a recall she had received for her vehicle. “And I think it is important for people to know in case they missed the recall that Hyundai and Kia were recalling half a million vehicles for fire hazards due to electrical in nature.” Saul says a second car fire was also due to an electrical malfunction, but the vehicle wasn’t the subject of a recall and the vehicle was a total loss.
Oshkosh Man Bound Over For Trial On Homicide Charge
A 27-year-old Oshkosh man has been bound over for trial in the shooting death of another man at a home in Oshkosh last month. Ricardo Martinez-Mendez allegedly shot 36-year-old Jarvis Gladney for saying something derogatory about Martinez-Mendez’s girlfriend. Monday a police detective testified during a preliminary hearing for Martinez-Mendez in Winnebago County court. The detective testified that Martinez-Mendez and Gladney came home from the bars together going to a home in the 1700 block of Taft Avenue on September 19th when the shooting occurred. Gladney was shot in the chest following an argument. Martinez-Mendez will be arraigned on October 23rd.
Digital Divide In Virtual Learning
A member of the Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force says with more kids learning virtual we are finding out just how much of a digital divide we have in the country. Jeff Puhlmann-Becker says 50 million kids are currently learning virtually because of the pandemic and 15 to 16 million of them do not have access to broadband. “Not only was there a digital divide, but when they went to school at least they got some of the instruction now you have kids that can’t even walk in the door of the school that are entirely missing the online experience and the online education.” He says some districts have tried to make up for the problem by providing photo copies of lessons for kids, but it is not the same thing. He says broadband access is an increasingly necessary commodity to our homes.
Ripon National Night Out Now A Week Long Event
Pushed to October because of the pandemic the Ripon Police Department’s celebration of National Night Out has gone virtual and will be spread out over this week. The event is usually celebrated the first Tuesday in August, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Ripon Police Chief Bill Wallner says people should monitor their Facebook and Instagram pages this week to find out about the events they are staging some of which involves giveaways on the Village Green. “We’ve decided based on again kind of an uptick that we’ve seen in our community with the COVID issues that we’ve decided this year instead to do kind of a virtual event. So I encourage people to check us out on Facebook and Instagram.” Monday afternoon the Ripon Police Department held a “Candy from the Cops” event in which they passed out free candy to kids. The department also staged a facemask design contest.
FDL County Judge Sharpe Resigning
Fond du Lac County Judge Gary Sharpe will be leaving the bench at the end of the year. Sharpe is resigning effect December 31st. Sharpe’s current term of office runs through July of 2022 so Governor Tony Evers is seeking applicants to fill the remainder of that term. Applications can be found on the Governor’s website under the “Apply to Serve” page. Completed application forms and supporting materials should be emailed to GovJudicialAppointments@wisconsin.gov by 8 a.m. Monday, October 19th. Judge Sharpe currently presides over Branch 4 of the Fond du Lac County Circuit Court.
https://evers.wi.gov/Pages/Home.aspx
Madison Couple Arrested During Columbia County Traffic Stop
Two Madison residents are facing drug and obstruction charges following a traffic stop by a Columbia County Sheriff’s deputy on State Highway 33 and I-90/94 in the Town of Caledonia Sunday afternoon. Sheriff Roger Brandner says during the stop the deputy could smell and see marijuana in the vehicle. The driver 27-year-old Donyae Butler also was in possession of MDMA or Ecstasy. Butler began to resist and 29-year-old Cierra Finkley, who was a passenger, got out of the vehicle and tried to interfere with the deputy as well. Both Butler and Finkley were arrested on a variety of charges. Butler also had cocaine on him and Finkley was found to be in possession of a firearm. Butler was also arrested on a parole violation.
Princeton Woman Arraigned On Prison Smuggling Charges
A 48-year-old Princeton woman facing charges in Dodge County for allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana and chewing tobacco to an inmate at Fox Lake Correctional was recently arraigned. Dolores Kirst pled not guilty to two felony charges. Last February 2nd she allegedly brought four bags containing marijuana and chewing tobacco to the prison. A scheduling conference in the case is set for November 20th. She remains free on a $1,000 signature bond.
Partial Bridge Closure In Waupaca County
The Waupaca County Highway Department is grading the slopes of the State Highway 22/54 and County Road A Bridge over U.S. Highway 10 this week. Operations will require single lane daytime closures on U.S 10 Eastbound and Westbound from 6:30 am to 4 pm during the work, which will run through this Thursday.
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