Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 8/24/21
24 August 2021 News
House Fire In Grand River Fire District
The Grand River Fire District in Markesan responded to a house fire at W1507 Sandstone Avenue Saturday afternoon. Two Green Lake County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene first and reported smoke coming out of the house. The Grand River Fire District experienced heavy black smoke in the home. A fire crew worked its way from the first floor to the basement to knock down the blaze. A wall on the front of the house was opened and foam and water were applied. The fire appeared to be electrical in nature. Eight other fire departments provided mutual aid. The time of the fire call was 3:24 pm.
Shooting Reported In Oshkosh
Oshkosh Police are investigating the shooting of a man in the 500 block of North Main Street that occurred early Saturday morning. Police say the victim entered a tavern at 1:03 that morning to report he had suffered several gunshot wounds. Police found evidence of the shooting in the 500 block of North Main Street. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Police are not aware of anyone else that was injured during the incident. Anyone with information should call Oshkosh Police at 920-236-5700 or the Winnebago County Crime Stoppers at 920-231-8477.
COVID Booster Likely
A member of the Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force is hoping people will follow through with a booster shot for COVID-19 if health experts recommend it. Jeff Puhlmann-Becker says it is looking more likely there will be a recommendation to get a booster shot eight months after you completed your series of vaccinations. But he says for now it is only recommended for the immunocompromised, which is as it should be. He doesn’t believe there will be the same rush for a booster shot that we saw when the vaccines were originally offered. Puhlmann-Becker says research suggests 97 percent of those who end up in the hospital with the coronavirus weren’t vaccinated and 99 percent of those who died of COVID didn’t get the vaccine.
Worker Relocation Incentive Program
Envision Greater Fond du Lac will hold two information sessions on the new Fond du Lac County Worker Relocation Incentive Program. The first is at 8 am this morning and the second is at noon next Monday at the Envision offices in Fond du Lac. The program was developed through a partnership involving Envision Greater Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, and Fond du Lac County Capital Resources. Bernadette Ericksen is the Director of Business Client Services for Envision. She says the program simply gives businesses another tool to attract workers. The program allows businesses to offer workers up to $15,000 to relocate. The program has limited funding with applications available September 1st. To find out more call the Envision Greater Fond du Lac Economic Development Team at 920-921-9500.
Senator Ballweg On National Potato Day
State Senator Joan Ballweg celebrated National Potato Day last Thursday by touring a potato farm in Plainfield. The state lawmaker from Markesan says actually Heartland Farms grows potatoes, beans and sweet corn and has a unique distinction. They are the biggest supplier in Wisconsin for Lay’s Potato Chips. She says there is also a potato chip factory here in Wisconsin, which also gets a healthy supply of potatoes from Wisconsin farms. Ballweg says the average American eats 110 pounds of potatoes a year in the many forms those potatoes take.
FDL County Offices Closed On Labor Day
All Fond du Lac County offices in the Fond du Lac County City-County Government Center in Fond du Lac, the Sheriff’s Office Lobby Window, the Portland Street Annex including the Veterans Service Office, Department of Social Services, and Highway Department will be closed on Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day. The Moraine Lakes Consortium Call Center will also be closed all day on Labor Day.
9/11 Program Scheduled In Oshkosh
The Winnebago County Teen Court is one of 25 chosen across America along with 25 other peer driven programs and communities to read the names of 50 people who lost their lives during the 9/11 attack. All 2,983 lives will be honored during the 1st annual “9/11 Flag of Honor Across America Memorial.” The program in Oshkosh will take place on the front stairs of the Winnebago County Court House at 8:46:40 am on September 11th when Flight 11 crashed into the north face of the North Tower at the World Trade Center in New York City. The public is invited to the ceremony which will take about 90 minutes and will include the display of a 9/11 Flag of Honor that had been placed on the 9/11 Memorial in New York City.
Oshkosh School Crossing Guard Vacancies
The Oshkosh Police Department is hiring Crossing Guards for the school year. Several qualified individuals will become Crossing Guards. Vacancies need to be filled for these locations: North Sawyer and Coolidge, School and Bowen, 11th and Oregon, Sawyer and West 5th Avenue, and New York and Elmwood. Crossing Guards need to be available at least one hour in the morning and 30 minutes to an hour and a half in the afternoon. Hourly wages are between $13.18 to $15.07 per hour. More information about the employment opportunity is available on the city’s website.
Employment opportunities (oshkosh.wi.us)
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