Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 6/14/21
15 June 2021 News
National Exchange Closing Three Banks Including Fairwater Location
National Exchange Bank & Trust Chief Executive Officer Eric Stone Monday announced the closure of three bank offices effective the close of business on Friday, August 27th. The offices are located in Cascade, Fairwater and Glenbeulah. All bankers will be transferred to neighboring locations at the time of closure. In addition the office in Adell will open its drive-up on Saturdays effective Saturday, August 28th. The decision follows a sustainability analysis that considered the proximity of other National Exchange Bank & Trust locations.
Job Fair For Clearwater Paper Employees
The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board will be holding a job fair today and tomorrow for the 285 workers who will be permanently laid off when Clearwater Paper Corporation in Neenah closes next month. The fair will be held today from 9 am to 5 pm and Wednesday from 9 am to 3 pm at the Best Western Premiere Bridgewater Resort in Neenah. The job fair is by invitation only both for Clearwater employees and the employers in the exhibit hall. Organizers of the fair have secured 36 local employers from the manufacturing 2 community which should allow for a smooth transition for Clearwater employees into their new roles. Clearwater Paper employees will have the opportunity to meet with hiring managers of companies with immediate openings.
Bridge Work Scheduled In Green Lake County
Three bridges in Green Lake County will have single-lane closures for Wednesday for maintenance and inspection. Those bridges include the State Highways 23 and 73 Bridge over the Fox River in Princeton, the State Highway 23 Bridge over the Puchyan River near Green Lake, and the State Highway 44 Bridge over the Grand River in Kingston. All three bridges will see the single lane closures from 9 am to 3 pm. All work and closures are weather dependent and subject to change. Drivers are advised to use caution and remain alert when driving through any work zone.
Federal Grants Awarded
Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction Monday announced the approval of 19 federal grant awards totaling more than $13.5 million for the purpose of planning, opening or expanding charter schools in Wisconsin. State Schools Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylors says, “By finding new, emerging methods of educating our students, charter schools are helping achieve our vision of ensuring all students graduate, college and are career ready.” Among the school districts receiving the grants is the Weyauwega-Fremont School District, which is getting a $700,000 grant for planning and implementation of the Fremont STEM Academy. This is the fourth round of funding from a U.S. Department of Education five-year grant program supporting Wisconsin’s charter school activities.
COVID Vaccine Available For Walk Ins At Agnesian Hospitals
The Chief Nursing Officer for the Ripon Medical Center and Waupun Memorial Hospital says through the end of the month they will be providing COVID-19 vaccine to walk-ins at Agnesian Hospitals in Fond du Lac, Ripon and Waupun. Nicole Gill says then beginning July 6th they will provide those shots to anyone that has any appointment at those clinics and wants the shot. Currently they provide the vaccine at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the Ripon Medical Center on Tuesdays, and Waupun Memorial Hospital on Thursdays between 8 am and 4 pm and 8 am to 3 pm those days for walk-ins. The three hospitals are part of Agnesian Healthcare, a member of SSM Health.
Sanitizing For COVID Has Beneficial Effects
A member of the Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force says all the sanitizing schools and daycares have been doing during the pandemic is having a beneficial effect on the health of students and staff. Jeff Puhlmann-Becker also works for the Ripon Children’s Learning Center. He says we now know that the coronavirus doesn’t really spread through contact, but we didn’t know that during the early days of the pandemic and sanitizing is more of a precaution. But he says as a result of all of that sanitizing they’ve been seeing fewer cases of other childhood illnesses and conditions at the center. He says the daycares require more sanitizing than the public schools do. The Ripon Children’s Learning Center has about 90 students.
Administrative Numbers Still Being Used
The administrative phone numbers for Ripon Police and Ripon Guardian Ambulance saw a change when the City of Ripon transferred dispatching to Fond du Lac County. Police Chief Bill Wallner says you can still contact the police department during regular hours on weekdays from 8 am to 4 pm for administrative questions at 748-2888, but it will ring through to the county first and if they can’t help you they will connect you with someone at the police department. EMS Chief Mitch Matuszeski says the same holds true for the administrative number of Ripon Guardian Ambulance 748-7444. The Fire Department’s non-emergency number 745-2262 will also ring through to county dispatch after hours.
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