Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 1/5/21
5 January 2021 News
Missing Mail Reported In Calumet County
The Calumet County Sheriff’s Department is warning residents about mail being stolen from mailboxes in the county. Over the past few weeks residents from Lakeshore Drive, Faro Springs Road, and in Harrison have reported mail missing from their mailboxes. Checks have gone missing and later were fraudulently cashed. Authorities are asking resident that placed outgoing checks or mail in their mailboxes to verify they got to their destination and checks were appropriately cashed. If checks have gone missing notify the Calumet County Sheriff’s Office.
Oshkosh Man Arrested For Fourth OWI
The State Patrol arrested a 45-year-old Oshkosh man for his fourth operating a motor vehicle while under the influence offense early New Year’s Day. Scott Claussen was parked in traffic on Green Valley Road near Woodenshoe Road in Winnebago County just before 3 am Friday. A state trooper administered a field sobriety test, but Claussen was only able to complete one. He was taken into custody for his 4th OWI offense.
Princeton Man Facing Sixth OWI Charge
A 51-year-old Princeton man was arrested for his sixth operating a motor vehicle while under the influence charge Saturday evening in Waushara County. A state trooper pulled over Dale Kovalaske on State Highway 49 near Cypress Road for speeding. The State Patrol says there were signs of impairment and a subsequent investigation including a field sobriety test led to Kovalaske’s arrest. Charges being brought against him include a sixth OWI charge, possession of methamphetamine, marijuana possession, and drug paraphernalia possession.
COVID Vaccine Priority
Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force member Jeff Puhlmann-Becker says prioritizing health care workers and those in long-term care facilities as the first to receive COVID vaccines makes a lot of sense. “Those are great. Those are people that certainly deserve to be prioritized. There’s nobody that is exposed to more infected people than our health care workers and 40 percent of the deaths from COVID have been our long-term care residents, but they are only 2 percent of the population.” He says for health care workers they can give the vaccine to others in hospitals and in long-term care facilities CVS and Walgreen’s is going in to them to give the vaccines. Puhlmann-Becker says the challenge will be getting the vaccine to the general public and developing a method for that.
Radon Test Kits Available At Reduced Price
The Fond du Lac County Health Department is observing National Radon Action Month by offering short-term radon test kits at only $5 this month. They are available at the Health Department offices on the fourth floor of the City-County Government Center in Fond du Lac Mondays through Fridays from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Kits are also available at your local city or town clerk’s office. Short-term radon test kits are available year-round for $10. One out of 10 Wisconsin homes has radon levels that exceed the recommended federal action level. Radon is a naturally occurring, invisible, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas that claims about 21,000 lives each year. Radon gas enters homes and other buildings through cracks and openings in basements, crawl spaces and slabs.
Theda Care First Baby
A baby boy was the first baby born at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Appleton New Year’s Day. Zayn Maddox Reetz was born at 1:25 that morning. He was 7 pounds and 5 ounces and 19.5 inches long. His parents are Travis and Lindsey Reetz of Little Chute. Zayn also has a big sister, Ezra, who is two-years-old
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