5/9/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
9 May 2022 News
Threat At Cambria Friesland School
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office worked with the administration of the Cambria-Friesland School District Thursday night after students reported a threat by another student. The witness students said that a fellow student claimed they intended to “shoot up the school” and/or place explosive materials in the basement of the school the following day. The suspect student was located in Fond du Lac County and residences were searched in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties for any evidence connected to the threats. Portions of the school were also so searched but turned up no bombs or weapons. Sheriff’s deputies were at the school Friday to provide extra security and peace of mind.
ThedaCare Modernization Groundbreaking
ThedaCare Friday broke ground on its $100 million modernization project which includes expansion of its Emergency Department at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah. ThedaCare President and CEO Imran Andrabi says, “ThedaCare is proud to be a proactive partner in health-enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do.” The project advancements will be welcomed additions to the campus that currently provides critical care services. The expansion of the ED is the first phase of a modernization for the medical campus which should be complete in the fall of 2023. Current services, including care in the ED, will remain open during the construction process.
Congressman Grothman On Overturning Of Roe V Wade
Congressman Glenn Grothman says he doesn’t believe Wisconsin will enforce a prohibition against abortion while the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe versus Wade becomes official. The high court’s decision will leave enforcement and abortion laws up to the states. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says Wisconsin has three large abortion clinics, but District Attorneys in those counties have already said they won’t enforce a Wisconsin prohibition against abortion. Attorney General Josh Kaul has already said he won’t enforce a 1973 Wisconsin prohibition against abortion when Roe versus Wade is overturned.
Avian Influenza In FDL County
With the spread of the avian influenza to Fond du Lac County the County’s Health Department is monitoring the situation. County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the backyard flock that the influenza spread to has been depopulated. She says it’s rare, but they want to keep an eye on any people that handle such flocks to make sure it doesn’t spread to them. She says if they showed symptoms they would be tested to see if they contracted it. She says there has only been one know case of a person getting the avian influenza, but if someone did it would show as a respiratory issue. Those who believe their birds are showing symptoms of avian influenza should call 608-224-8472. More information about the avian influenza is available at the County Health Department’s website.
Avian Influenza in Fond du Lac County | County News | Fond du Lac County (wi.gov)
MPTC Survey Results To Be Presented
The deadline for returning a random survey Moraine Park Technical College sent out to people in the college’s district has come and gone and its results will soon become available. The survey was sent out to 10,000 people in the ten counties that the college serves. MPTC President Bonnie Baerwald says the survey will help them determine which of five possible projects Moraine Park is considering would get support from people living in the district. The consultant that ran the survey will present the results to Moraine Park’s project team Wednesday. The following week the results will be presented during the District Board meeting on Wednesday, May 18th. Ultimately one or more of those projects could go to referendum on the November election ballot.
Highway 23 Project Starts Today
Officials with the state’s Department of Transportation remind us construction begins today on a 14-mile stretch of State Highway 23 from Seven Hills Drive in Fond du Lac County to Sheboygan County Highway P in the Town of Plymouth. It is the last stretch of the 19 mile project that expanded the divided-highway to 4 lanes and realigned it. Highway 23 will remain open to traffic throughout construction with long-term lane closures during work. Access to side roads and adjacent properties will be maintained through the duration of the project which should be finished by the end of July.
FDL Memorial Day Parade And Program
Fond du Lac’s annual Memorial Day parade and program will be held on May 30th. The parade will start at 10 am at the corner of Rees and Macy Streets, proceeding to Main Street and then south to Veterans Park. The program will begin after the parade has ended at the park. The American Legion is the host organization this year. Any organization that would like to be in the parade, must register with the Fond du Lac County Veterans Service Office by calling 920-929-3117, 929-3157, or 929-3120, no later than May 20th. Any non-veteran entries must have a theme directly related to the meaning of Memorial Day. Line-up will begin at the Fives Giddings & Lewis parking lot entering at Rees and Doty Streets at 9:30 am.
Qualmann Wins Jones Leadership Award
Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Leadership Alumni Committee has named Tracy Qualmann as the 2022 recipient of the Donald G. Jones Leadership Alumni Award. Qualmann will be presented with the award during the Leadership Fond du Lac Completion Ceremony on Wednesday, May 18th at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Fond du Lac. The award was created in 2001 and honors the former area businessman who played a major role in founding and supporting the Leadership Fond du Lac program. Qualmann is a life-long resident of Fond du Lac graduating from high school and Marian University in the city. Qualmann is the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications with Envision Greater Fond du Lac and an adjunct instructor at Marian University.
Friends Of The FDL Public Library Annual Meeting Tuesday
The Friends of the Fond du Lac Public Library will hold its annual meeting tomorrow night at 6 pm in the McLane Room at the library. The speaker at the meeting will be Library Director Jon Mark Bolthouse, who will discuss new initiatives at the library, including those supported by the Friends group. A brief business meeting will precede the talk. Refreshments will be provided. The Friends of the Fond du Lac Public Library is a nonprofit organization that promotes and encourages the use of library services.
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