Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 8/17/21
17 August 2021 News
Town Of Ripon Injury Accident
A woman suffered a minor injury in a two-vehicle accident at County Highway FF and South Koro Road last Wednesday afternoon in the Town of Ripon. Town of Ripon Police Captain Howard Stibb says Carol Gertz pulled out from a stop sign at South Koro and her Prius collided with a Ford Expedition pulling a travel trailer. Gertz suffered a wrist injury and was taken to Ripon Medical Center a passenger in the Expedition suffered a possible foot injury and was told to seek medical attention. The travel trailer ended up on its roof.
Oshkosh Phone Scam
Oshkosh is the latest city to be hit by a phone scam in which someone poses as a member of the Police Department to try and get members of the public to give them gift cards or something of value. The caller tells the citizen they need to do this for a variety of reasons. Oshkosh Police say they may call someone in regards to an investigation, but would not call to solicit money or gift cards. If anyone receives a phone call like this or has additional information they are asked to call the Oshkosh Police Department at (920) 236-5700. You can also call the Winnebago County Crime Stoppers at (920) 231-8477 if you wish to remain anonymous.
Two Public Hearings Before The FDL County Board
The Fond du Lac County Board will hold two public hearings during its meeting tonight in Fond du Lac. Both hearings will be at 6:30 pm, a half hour after the meeting begins in the Legislative Chambers of the City-County Government Center. The first hearing will be on the County’s Farmland Preservation Plan for 2021 and the second hearing will focus on an update of the County’s 20 Year Comprehensive Plan. Later in the meeting the Board will act on approving both plans.
CWD Meeting In Green Lake County
The DNR and Green Lake County Deer Advisory Council will hold a public information meeting on the detection and response plan to chronic wasting disease or CWD. It was found in a dead deer in the Town of Brooklyn in May. The meeting will be held at the American Legion Post at 518 Water Street in Green Lake on Tuesday, August 31st at 6 pm. The DNR is seeking assistance sampling harvested deer during upcoming seasons and is asking landowners to report sick deer. Additional free surveillance permits will be available to willing landowners within a targeted 5-mile local area after the hunting seasons.
Grothman On Quick Collapse In Afghanistan
Congressman Glenn Grothman says he’s appalled at how fast the army in Afghanistan collapsed after the U.S. pulled its troops out. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says our intelligence experts told Congress it would take 3 or 4 years for the Afghan Army crumble to the Taliban threat, but instead it took only 3 to 4 weeks. He says someone that worked for his staff spent a few months in Afghanistan where they learned how much people there hated America. He says that staffer seemed to be more well-informed about what would happen there then our own intelligence experts. Grothman says so many American lives were lost and money spent on defending Afghanistan to see things end this way.
Cones With Cops
The Ripon Police Department is teaming up with Sweet N’ Saulty’s Ice Cream Parlor to bring the community ice cream. In conjunction withy National Night Out, the Police Department has decided to bring the night to the neighborhoods. Tonight and next Tuesday police officers will be serving ice cream to citizens hanging out in the parks. Officers will be stationed at the four parks around the city. Police will be escorting the ice cream truck through the neighborhoods. They will be at Murray Park from 5 to 6 pm tonight and Ceresco Park from 6:15 to 7:15 this evening. Next Tuesday they will be at Barlow Park from 5 to 6 pm and Selfridge Park from 6:15 to 7:15 pm.
Lunch In The Park
Seniors in the Ripon Area are invited to join the Senior Activity Center for lunch in Murray Park Wednesday from Noon to 2:30 pm. Center Executive Director Noreen Johnson says Michael Sullivan will be playing music and the Sweet N’ Saulty Ice Cream truck will be there. They will be providing a picnic-type of lunch for $9. To reserve your spot or for more information call Johnson at the Ripon Senior Activity Center at 920-748-6225.
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