3/31/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Thursday
31 March 2022 News
FDL Woman Charged For Chase And Standoff
Before giving herself up to police after a chase and standoff Sunday morning a 38-year-old Fond du Lac woman hugged the 88-year-old woman whose home she entered trying to get away from them. According to a criminal complaint the victim had to reassure Rosario Lemke (pictured) that Fond du Lac Police weren’t going to hurt her. During a 7-mile chase with police Lemke hit a mailbox, nearly rammed a squad car and broke the rear axle of the vehicle she was driving. When the vehicle finally stopped Lemke fled on foot through an open garage door of the victim’s home where she closed the blinds and curtains. Police contacted her by phone and she was eventually talked into giving herself up. The victim wasn’t harmed but told officers she believed Lemke was on some kind of drugs because she wasn’t acting right. Lemke has been charged with felony counts of burglary, fleeing an officer and three misdemeanors including criminal trespass, intimidating or dissuading a victim from reporting, and disorderly conduct. Bond was set at $5,000 cash and a preliminary hearing has been scheduled for April 7th. (Photo from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office)
Sex Offender Will Be Living In Oshkosh
A 26-year-old sex offender is being released from prison next month and will be living in Oshkosh. Neil Kienast is currently incarcerated in the Redgranite Correctional Institution, but will be released on April 19th and will be living at 2131 Linway Court in Oshkosh. In 2016 he was convicted of receipt of child pornography and in 2019 of second degree sexual assault of a child. The victim was a 15-year-old girl he met online. Kienast will be on electronic monitoring and will be under the supervision of probation and parole until April 21st, 2026.
Slow No Wake Order Issued For Wolf River In Waupaca County
Waupaca County Emergency Management has issued a Slow No Wake order for the Wolf River downstream of New London. It applies to boaters within 500 feet of any permanent building, not including fishing rafts during the flood emergency. The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office Water Patrol will enforce the order, which will be in effect until waters recede to a non-threatening level.
COVID 19 Report
Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services says COVID-19 activity in Forest and Menominee counties is low. Fifty-two counties remain in the high category and 18 are in the medium category. A week ago 58 counties were in the high category and the remaining 14 in the medium category. Meanwhile the 7-day rolling average for new cases is up slightly to 345 per day. The Wisconsin Hospital Association Wednesday reported 172 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the state with 27 in intensive care units.
Winnebago County Wednesday reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 deaths. Four new cases were reported in Fond du Lac County and Dodge County had 7 new cases and 1 death.
Clock Ticking Toward Transition Of New FDL County Executive
The passing of Fond du Lac County Executive Allen Buechel put the county on a clock and that clock is ticking towards finding the next County Executive. By state statute County Board Chairperson Marty Farrell was named Acting County Executive. Farrell who chose not to run for reelection is done in April and says another Acting County Executive will likely be appointed before he leaves the board serving until the June 7th special election which was approved by the board last night. Starting today interested persons can take out nomination papers that require the signatures of 500 registered county voters before they are returned by the April 12th deadline. A primary election if needed will be held on May 10th. Buechel served as County Executive for 29 years and was on the county board for 17 years prior to becoming the County Executive. Buechel’s funeral is Saturday in Fond du Lac. Farrell says county board members will pay their final respects during the visitation that morning at the church.
Ballweg Bills Passed Into Law
State Senator Joan Ballweg has recently seen a number of bills she authored or co-authored signed into law by Governor Tony Evers. That’s included bills that will help promote the export of Wisconsin milk and dairy products, another allowing an easier transfer of farm implements after someone’s death, and another that allows a parent to change the name of their child, who is 14 years or younger, if their other parent was convicted of certain homicide or sex-related crimes. The state lawmaker from Markesan says Governor Evers will continue to sign bills into law during the next few weeks. She says the bills she authored are common sense updates or will make things better for Wisconsin residents.
Grocery Run Lucky For FDL Man
A Fond du Lac man was sent by his wife to the store to pick up hot dogs and other groceries and came home with a winning lottery ticket. Joseph Bednarek says after checking out at the Pick ‘N Save on West Pioneer Road he saw how much the Badger 5 jackpot was worth and bought $10 worth of tickets. The next day he checked his numbers and realized that was a lucky shopping trip because he had won $107,000. Joseph is retired and plans to use the winnings from the March 22nd drawing to complete house repairs and add to his savings.
Thrasher Hosting Return Engagements
The Carlene Carter Trio will perform at the historic Thrasher Opera House in downtown Green Lake this Saturday at 7:30 pm. Carter is a member of country music royalty. She is the granddaughter of Maybelle Carter of the original Carter Family, daughter of June Carter and Carl Smith, stepdaughter of Johnny Cash. Rachel Avery is Executive Director at Thrasher and says they are glad to have Cater coming back to the Thrasher. Another group that plays some country music Mountain Heart also played at the Thrasher before and will be performing there on Friday, April 8th at 7:30 pm. Tickets for both performances are available through the Thrasher’s website or by calling 920-294-4279. Tickets for the Carlene Carter Trio are $40; tickets for Mountain Heart are $25.
EMR Donation
The Agnesian HealthCare Foundation has given a $7,400 grant to the Town of Fond du Lac Volunteer Fire Department in support of its Emergency Medical Responder or EMR program. The grant money will be used to purchase supplies to help equip 14 EMR kits. Town of Fond du Lac Volunteer Fire Department Chief Dean Birschbach says they were not allowed to perform many advanced skills when the program started in 1999 and the EMRs were only supplied with basic equipment. Now EMRs are able to perform more advanced skills. That includes the ability to administer Epinephrine, Narcan, apply tourniquets and insert airway devices. Birschbach says currently Joe DeBoer, assistant EMS director, from SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital Emergency Department is working with them to update and revamp their program.
Juliette Manor Recognized
Juliette Manor, a ThedaCare skilled nursing facility in Berlin, is among the 13 percent of U.S. facilities that have been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2021-22 by U.S. News & World Report. Juliette Manor earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,” the highest possible rating, for Short-Term Rehabilitation. U.S. News gives the designation of Best Nursing Home only to those homes that satisfy U.S. News’s assessment of the appropriate use of key services and consistent performance in quality measures.
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