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9 December 2020 News
No One Seriously Injured In Rollover Accident Near Pickett
No one was seriously injured during a rollover accident on State Highway 44 just east of Pickett early Monday morning. Winnebago County Sheriff’s officials say the driver of a vehicle swerved to avoid a deer in the road and over-corrected the vehicle, which spun and then went into a ditch sideways where it rolled over onto its roof. Only minor injuries were reported that did not require an ambulance transport. The accident happened around 4:30 Monday morning.
Missing Didion Employee Found Dead
A missing Didion Milling employee was found dead inside a corn bin at the company in Columbia County’s Village of Cambria Tuesday. Sheriff Roger Brandner says they received a call at 9:12 am about a missing person who was working in or around a corn silo in a confined space and couldn’t be located. After numerous hours of searching for the employee, a 52-year-old Waupun man, he was found dead inside one of the corn bins. The incident remains under investigation by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
COVID 19 Quarantine Options
Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says new quarantine recommendations for those exposed to COVID-19 gives people some options. She says the incubation period for the coronavirus remains 2 to 14 days so she still recommends going the full 14 days. “So with all of those changes I think it is very important to first point out that the safest way to quarantine would be to quarantine for the full 14 days monitoring yourself for symptoms if you start experiencing symptoms then you go ahead and get tested.” Mueller notes there are two other options now where you stay quarantined for 7 days and get tested on day 6 and if you test negative you’re done. The other option is to quarantine for 10 days without getting tested and after 10 days you will be out of quarantine.
New Judge Appointed For Winnebago County
Governor Tony Evers has appointed LaKeisha Haase to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge Karen Seifert. Haase is currently in private practice, where she represents individuals and families in criminal and family law matters. She previously represented indigent clients as a state public defender. Haase is a member of the Wisconsin Association of African American Lawyers, both the Wisconsin and National Associations of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the Winnebago County Bar Association. She will be the first African American to serve as a judge in Winnebago County. She is a graduate of Marquette University Law School and the UW-Oshkosh. Judge Seifert is resigning effective January 4th, 2021. Haase will complete her term, which ends August 31st, 2022.
Alliant Energy Solar Garden Project In FDL
Alliant Energy is launching its first community solar project, a solar garden near Fond du Lac. The site is along the south side of Highway 151, just to the west of the intersection with Hickory Road. Alliant officials say they expect construction on the 1-megawatt community solar project to start next spring and be completed by the end of 2021. David de Leon is the President of Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin energy company. He says they are excited their customers can sign up for the first community solar project and enjoy the benefits of receiving clean, renewable energy. The solar project will be built on land leased from Michels Corporation. The planned Fond du Lac solar garden is the first of what is expected to be multiple community solar locations across Iowa and Wisconsin for Alliant Energy.
Krentz Elected Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President
Kevin Krentz a dairy farmer from Berlin has been elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Rural Mutual Insurance Company. Krentz was first elected to the Bureau’s Board of Directors in 2012 to represent District 5, which includes Adams, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette, Waushara and Winnebago counties. Kevin is president of Krentz Family Diar, Inc. He started his farming career in 1994 when he purchased his father’s 60 cows. He grew the farm to 600 cows and 1,300 acres of crops. Kevin and his wife, Holly, have one daughter and three sons.
Envision Hosting Program On Handling Needs Of A 5 Generation Workforce
Human Resource officials are invited to learn more about how to handle the needs of a multi-generational workforce through a virtual program offered by Envision Greater Fond du Lac this month. The program “Next Generation Leaders: How to Attract, Engage, and Retain a 5-Generation Workforce” will be offered from 8 to 9:30 am on Thursday, December 17th. Envision Director of Membership and Programs Joe Venhuizen says Envision has their own group belonging to the National Society of Human Resource Managers which will sponsor the program. He notes it’s a multi-generational workforce now with baby boomers included. “There hasn’t been a time in recent history where you have had five generation all working at the same time. Obviously we know that folks are retiring from that baby boomer generation, but they are still in the workforce.” More about the costs and how to register to participate is available on Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Events webpage.
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