Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 3/16/21
16 March 2021 News
Escaped Sex Offender From Green Bay Caught In FDL County
An escaped high-risk sex offender from Green Bay was captured in Fond du Lac County. Fifty-six-year-old Roy Burnam (pictured) is being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail. On March 9th he fled his residence in Green Bay after cutting off his GPS monitoring bracelet. He was convicted of child sexual assault and ordered by the court to live under the supervision of the Department of Health Services at the residence in Green Bay. That was after a judge ordered him released from a state treatment facility for sex offenders. He moved to the home in Green Bay in 2018.
Ripon Dispatch Agreement On FDL County Board Agenda
The Fond du Lac County Board tonight will consider two resolutions for the transferring of dispatch responsibilities from Ripon to Fond du Lac County. One of the resolutions has to do with a memorandum of understanding and the other is an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Ripon for the provision of public safety communications services. The Ripon Common Council has already approved the memorandum of understanding. The Board will also consider approving the purchase of property on South Military Road for $1 million to relocate the Land and Water Conservation Department. The Board meets at 6 pm in the Legislative Chambers of the City-County Government Center in Fond du Lac.
FDL County Busy Ballot For Spring Election
Voters on the western end of Fond du Lac County will have a few more races to vote on during the April 6th race. Among those races are Eldorado Town Board and Chairperson, Ripon Town Board, Brandon Village Trustee, Rosendale Village President, and Rosendale-Brandon School Board member for the Brandon area. County-wide there are races for County Executive and County Judge for Branch 3. There is also a statewide race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction and a race for Court of Appeals District 2. Altogether there are 20 contested races on Fond du Lac County ballots for the Spring Election.
Contact Tracers Were At Higher Risk Of Burn Out
Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says she’s glad the staff at the Health Department no longer has to put all of their energy into contact tracing for the COVID-19 virus. She says at the peak of the epidemic in the county the majority of her staff and 20 additional people hired by the Health Department were doing contact tracing. Mueller says it was a negative experience that put her staff at a greater risk of burn out. “You know it isn’t easy those recipients on the other end getting a call from one of my staff hearing that they either tested positive or they were exposed to someone that tested positive, it’s more so negative.” She says it is a different atmosphere with vaccine available and her staff being able to work at the clinics, but people want to get the shots because they represent light at the end of the tunnel.
Cookie Daze Other Ripon Chamber Events Being Evaluated
Cookie Daze was one of the events in Ripon that got canceled last year due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It would have been a big year for the event too since it was the 25th anniversary, but social distancing and other restrictions in place at the time would have made it impossible to stage at Barlow Park. Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jason Mansmith says they are going through a Program Optimization Review for Cookie Daze and other events put on by the Chamber to see it they can be put together and what they might look like. “So we take a look at all the programs the Chamber offers and go through those with a fine-tooth comb and determine what is going to be able to be done and how it is going to be able to work and those kind of things too so we hope to have some more details as we move a little bit forward.” He says when they evaluate such events they try to determine if it is still providing value to the community and if there is a way to make it better.
Boys And Girls Club Tri County Adapted To COVID Safety Measures
When Safer at Home orders went into effect last year the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County area had to shut down their Berlin facility to the public. Ashley Bartol is the Club’s Special Events and Marketing Manager. She says they were still operating, but had to make adjustments including some virtual offerings. “When everything else shut down we shut down too in our building opening, but we still functioning. We were serving meals in the Ripon, Berlin, Green Lake areas. We were doing virtual programming.” She says before they reopened their facility they worked together closely with the County Health Department to figure out what the best safety measures were and put them in place. That included putting kids in pods or smaller groups keeping the same teachers for each pod. Other measures included face masks, hand sanitizer and other precautions.
National Exchange Bank & Trust Completes Purchase Of Fortifi Bank Westfield Office
National Exchange Bank & Trust CEO Eric Stone announced Monday that the acquisition of the Fortifi Bank Westfield Office has been successfully completed. Stone says they were excited about the opportunity the transaction presented to expand their presence in the Westfield community. Banking services for the Westfield community will be locally executed from the newly remodeled location of the existing National Exchange Bank facility at 326 East Second Street in Westfield. Lobby and drive-up hours for the Westfield location and all 35 National Exchange Bank & Trust locations can be found at the bank’s website. The National Exchange geographical area covers Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Calumet and Winnebago counties.
Owls Having Tough Time On Wisconsin Roadways
Owls seem to be having a particularly tough time along Wisconsin’s roadways. In addition to an injured owl recently recovered by the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department had two in a week’s time. One was injured in the area of Highways 45 and 41 and another was recovered late last week by an employee of the Winnebago County Highway Department. Both of the owls found injured in Winnebago County were turned over to the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary for additional care.
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