2/8/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday
8 February 2022 News
Huge Powerball Jackpot Winners Come Forward
A married couple from Oneida in Brown County has come forward to claim $316.3 million from the January 5th Powerball drawing. Tammy and Cliff Webster purchased their winning ticket at Jackson Pointe Citgo in Green Bay. They opted for the cash option of $225.1 million rather than annual payments. After state and federal taxes that comes to $153.9 million. They split the $632.6 million jackpot with a winner from California. Tammy Webster says, “We are sincerely grateful for this incredible event.” She added they always believed that they had a chance to win if they played and it is a dream come true. The store, Jackson Point Citgo, will receive a $100,000 incentive for selling the winning ticket.
$316.3 Million Wisconsin Powerball Jackpot Claimed by Brown County Couple (wilottery.com)
Milwaukee Woman Arrested In Columbia County On OWI Charges
A 31-year-old Milwaukee woman suspected of driving under the influence for a fourth time was arrested in Columbia County early Saturday morning on State Highway 16. According to Sheriff Roger Brandner a deputy found a vehicle parked in the middle of the road with no lights on. The deputy turned on the squad’s emergency lights, and the vehicle started moving slowly up the road with the lights still off then came to a stop. The deputy observed signs of impairment and Shanay Moore refused to perform field sobriety tests. She was arrested and taken to the Columbia County Jail where she was booked on her 4th OWI, failure to install an ignition interlock device, and operating while revoked due to OWI charges. The incident in the Town of Otsego happened at approximately 4:05 Saturday morning.
Bid For Ripon Senior Center and Trailhead Project To Be Considered
The Ripon Common Council tonight will consider approving the only bid the city received for the Grace and Lloyd Mitchell Senior Activity Center and Trailhead project. That based bid of just under $2 million was received from Harmony Construction of Madison. The company will hold alternate bids totaling more than $238,000 for additions to the project until March 1st while the city considers them. Alternate bids would be for things like a kiosk and trail extensions. The total estimated project cost is over $2.2 million with much of the funding already in place. The Council will be meeting at 6 pm in the Council Chambers of the Ripon City Hall.
Highway Maintenance FDL County
The state’s Department of Transportation tells us that maintenance crews will be repairing beam guards on northbound I-41 at State Highway 23 in Fond du Lac today from 8 am to noon. The left lane will be closed during repairs. Maintenance crews will also be doing bridge maintenance on northbound US Highway 151 between the East Branch of the Fond du Lac River and State Highway 175 in Fond du Lac daily today through Thursday from 7 am to 3 pm. Various lanes will be closed during repairs.
Workforce Legislation
State Representative Alex Dallman recently joined several of his Assembly colleagues to announce a bill package that will work to address a stronger workforce. The state lawmaker from Green Lake is the lead author of one of the bills, which would relate to the amount of benefits received under unemployment insurance. The bill would determine the maximum weeks of eligibility for individuals based upon the current unemployment rate. Benefit weeks would max out at 26. Dallman says he’s talked with many businesses around the district and the incentive to get back to work is extremely low, yet the demand for workers is incredibly high. He says similar legislation has worked out well for other states.
Accreditation Team Visit
A team of assessors from the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group will arrive Thursday to examine aspects of the Oshkosh Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operation, and support services. Verification by the team that the Oshkosh Police Department meets the Board’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation-a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments via phone. The assessment team will be available from 11 am to 1 pm Thursday by calling 920-236-5146. Telephone comments are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the group’s standards. A copy of the standards is available at the Oshkosh Police Department.
Youth Apprenticeship
The coordinator for the Youth Apprenticeship program for Envision Greater Fond du Lac says the program has something to offer both youths and employers. Lisa McArthur is the Director of Economic and Workforce Outreach for Envision. She says employers have to pay the students at least minimum wage and employ them a minimum of 450 hours throughout the year. McArthur says that is quite easy to reach if a student works 200 hours during a summer. She says employers do have to be a little more flexible during the school year to allow students to have school experiences like attending prom, homecoming or participate to in extracurriculars like sports. She invites employers that would like to know more about the Youth Apprenticeship program to go to Department of Workforce Development’s website for more information.
Kids Behaving Badly
About 40 kids participated in the first in a series of programs offered through a partnership of the Town Square Community Center in Green Lake and the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area last month. The Center on Friday, January 21st hosted “Kids Behaving Badly,” which kicked off the free monthly Cabin Fever Kids Series. Amelia Compton Wolff of Town Square says the program will be offered once a month through April with a different theme each month. She says the first program allowed kids to do things their parents wouldn’t generally let them get away with like fort building, toilet papering a room, and coloring on walls. So how do you top that? Compton Wolff says on Friday, February 18th they will offer “Area 51 Adventures,” which plays off a space theme.
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