9/2/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Friday
2 September 2022 News
Lily Peters Murder Suspect Seeking To Move Case To Juvenile Court
The lawyer for the teen accused of killing 10-year-old Lily Peters of Chippewa Falls last April is looking to move the case from adult to juvenile court. Attorney Michael Cohen is representing the 14-year-old suspected of luring Peters into the woods on April 24th when she was riding her bicycle home from her aunt’s home. Cohen appeared in Chippewa County Circuit Court Thursday via Zoom. He said he planned to file the request in the coming weeks. Judge Benjamin Lane found probable cause during the hearing to proceed to trial. The teenage suspect waived his right to a preliminary hearing. He is charged with first degree intentional homicide and two counts of sexual assault. The teen is being held in a juvenile detention facility on a $1 million cash bond.
Fire Damages Home In Beaver Dam
Firefighters in Beaver Dam last night were dispatched to the 500 block of Mackie Street for a fire at a two-story home. Police say it was initially reported as a fire in a smoker in the backyard, but when firefighters arrived flames were coming from the residence. As a safety precaution two adjacent buildings were evacuated. Fire departments from Juneau, Horicon, Waupun, and Watertown provided mutual aid in fighting the blaze. The time of the fire call was 6:45 pm.
Discussion Over Abandoned Utility Poles
Ripon’s Public Works Committee this week discussed whether to tweak a city ordinance to do something about abandoned utility poles in the city. The committee looked at a draft of an ordinance that would require utility companies to get permission from the Common Council or an easement to put in a pole and require removal once the pole is no longer safe or needed. Many utility poles are put in without the city’s knowledge or permission. City Administrator Adam Sonntag says the city should have more say when a utility pole becomes a nuisance, adds to blight, or is no longer safe. The problem for the city is the legality of such an ordinance. A couple of city officials including Public Works Director Mike Ehrenberg will reach out to Alliant Energy to see what they say and how they work with other cities’ officials. Committee members will continue discussions about the issue in an upcoming meeting.
Illegal Drug Trade Shift
The Sheriff of Fond du Lac County says the southern border crisis and influx of illegal immigrants and drugs has changed the drug trade in the area. Ryan Waldschmit says 5 years ago it wasn’t unusual to see methamphetamine labs in places like Fond du Lac and Ripon. But now drug runners can make more money picking up meth at the southern borders and bringing it back up to Wisconsin. He says it is cheaper around the southern borders and is more potent. Waldschmidt points out they’ve had some significant drug busts along the I-41 corridor and they are learning from those drug dealers that the source of meth and oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl is the southern border. He says Chicago and Milwaukee aren’t the drug source cities they used to be.
MPTC Referendum Information Sessions Scheduled
Three sessions have been scheduled for those who would like to know more about the $55 million referendum Moraine Park Technical College is putting before voters on the November 8th ballot. The first is at the Moraine Park campus in Fond du Lac on Thursday, September 15th at 5:30 pm. The second will be at MPTC’s West Bend campus on Monday, September 26th at 11:45 am. The third session will be on Moraine Park’s Beaver Dam campus on Monday, October 3rd at 9 am. Each event will have a virtual option available. If passed the college would be able to fund four major projects across the Moraine Park District.
No Oshkosh Sanitation Collection On Monday
The city of Oshkosh Sanitation Division reminds residents that due to the City’s observance of Labor Day, there will be no garbage or recycling collection on Monday. Collections for the remainder of the week will be one day later. Garbage and recycling collection scheduled for Friday, September 9th will move to Saturday, September 10th. In addition the City’s yard waste drop-off center will be closed for the holiday next Monday. Residential curbside brush collection for September will take place on the regularly scheduled garbage collection day the week of September 12th through September 16th. There will also be no city bus service on Monday. The GO Transit office will also be closed.
Licensure Backlog
State Representative Alex Dallman says the Republican-controlled legislature provided additional funding and staffing for the Department of Safety and Professional Services to tackle a backlog in licensure for a variety of jobs. In the past two budgets, over 10 new positions have been added for Professional Trade and Regulation and over $10 million was designated for IT upgrades and online licensing. The state lawmaker from Green Lake blames the Governor for the delay on the backlog. He says some people in the 41st State Assembly District have waited months and others across the state more than a year to get the licenses they need for their professions. He says people are doing their bit sending in checks when they apply for renewal of a license or a new license. He points out when there was a backlog for unemployment at the Department of Workforce Development in 2020 the Governor moved people over from other jobs and nothing is preventing him from doing it in this instance.
Franki Moscato In Green Lake This Sunday
Christian Music artist and Oshkosh native Franki Moscato brings her talent to Green Lake this Sunday. The one-time golden ticket contestant on American Idol will be performing at the Town Square Tap on the Mill Pond Terrace from 7 to 9 pm. Prior to that she will be doing a free meet-and-greet answering people’s questions from 6:15 to 6:45 pm. Registration is required through the Green Lake Town Square.org website. Franki says she will be busy this fall attending school on line, continuing her professional career, and continuing to promote causes like anti-bullying and teen suicide prevention. Others performing at The Tap this weekend include One Lane Highway tonight from 7 to 9 pm, and Jeff Mueller, the Music Man from 7 to 9 pm Saturday.
Meet Franki Moscato & Live Concert | Town Square Community Center (greenlaketownsquare.org)
Frederick C Schwertfeger Named Horicon Bank President
Frederick C. Schwertfeger has been named President of Horicon Bank. The Bank’s Board of Directors announced the promotion this week. He is a third-generation family member working at Horicon Bank. He is a member of the Bank’s board of directors as well as a board member of Sword Financial Corporation, Horicon Bank’s holding company. In the past 16 years at Horicon Bank, he has assisted with developing two geothermal branch buildings, a digital branch, and aided his father in leading recent bank and branch acquisitions. Former Horicon Bank President and current CEO, Frederick F. Schwertfeger says that his son brings a non-traditional banking background to the role of President, which he believes is exactly what banking needs.
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