10/10/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
10 October 2022 News
Pole Shed Fire
Fire destroyed a 20 by 60 foot metal pole shed and its contents at N6250 Triple T Road in the Town of Forest Sunday morning. The Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a call about the blaze at 5:46 am. When a Sheriff’s deputy arrived at the scene the shed was fully engulfed in flames and had collapsed. Fire departments from Mt. Calvary, St. Cloud, Eden, Greenbush, and the Town of Calumet responded. The fire is believed to have started from a piece of equipment inside the metal pole shed and is not considered suspicious.
Woman Survives Fall From FDL Bridge
A 19-year-old woman survived a fall from the Johnson Street overpass bridge in Fond du Lac about 12 am Saturday. Fond du Lac Police were sent to the bridge for a report of a woman who appeared to be getting ready to jump from the bridge. When an officer arrived she was hanging from the south side of the bridge by her arms. The officer attempted to hold on to her but she fell into a grassy area. Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue treated her at the scene then took her to St. Agnes Hospital with what were believed to be serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Keeping COVID Secret
For some people contracting COVID-19 and battling to get better is a private matter. Jeff Puhlmann-Becker of the former Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force says your health is a personal matter and if you want to keep things to yourself that is your right. He believes there are a couple reasons people would keep their COVID battle to themselves. He says if you’re a conspiracy theorist and don’t believe COVID is real you wouldn’t want to admit you have it. He says on the other hand there are those who blame themselves for getting the disease believing they didn’t do all they could do to prevent it. In Wisconsin more than 15,300 deaths have been attributed to the coronavirus since the pandemic began in February of 2020.
Farm Vehicle Driving Safety Reminder
A local law enforcement official says it’s time to practice a little patience on our roadways watching for farm vehicle traffic. Town of Ripon Police Captain Howard Stibb says harvest time means some bigger equipment especially on rural and town roads. He says a change in legislation a couple years ago requires all farm tractors to be equipped with orange flashing lights. They also still need the slow moving vehicle signs. He says drivers for their part aren’t allowed to pass farm equipment in a no passing zone. Stibb says a tractor pulling two gravity boxes can be quite long and other implements of husbandry can be quite wide. He also reminds drivers that during harvest time farmers may be working longer hours and with daylight hours getting shorter they may be out past dusk.
Thiesfeldt Returning To Teaching
Green Lake County Supervisor Luke Dretske admires State Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt for deciding to return to teaching when he leaves the State Legislature at the end of the year. Thiesfeldt decided not to run for another term after 12 years in the legislature. He will be returning to teaching at Winnebago Lutheran Academy in Fond du Lac where he taught prior to being elected to the State Assembly to represent the 52nd District in 2010. Dretske who used to work in Thiesfeldt’s office says Thiefeldt doesn’t picture it as retirement since he’s going back to teaching. Dretske says people that go into politics don’t often leave voluntarily. He says it is an ideal route to take for a true public servant. Dretske ran for the State Assembly himself two years ago for the 41st District seat. He was a Ripon College student at the time and lost in the primary to eventual winner Alex Dallman.
Job Fair In Oshkosh Wednesday
The annual Oshkosh Area Job Fair will be held from 1 to 4 Wednesday afternoon at Oshkosh Arena, formerly the Menominee Nation Arena, in Oshkosh. More than 85 employers from across the region will feature a wide mix of available positions including office, service, manufacturing, healthcare, and other professional positions. There will be a variety of roles: entry level or more skilled, seasonal, temporary, full and part-time. All job seekers regardless of age, education and work experience are welcome. Some employers will offer on-site interviews while others will be accepting resumes and will schedule interviews at a later date. There is no dress code for the event, but job seekers are encouraged to dress for the role they are seeking and are urged to bring updated resumes.
Moraine Park Criminal Justice Exploration Day
Moraine Park Technical College hosted a Criminal Justice Exploration event for local high schoolers last Thursday at its Fond du Lac campus. Students from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Lutheran Academy, Oakfield, North Fond du Lac, Beaver Dam, Manitowoc Lutheran, Germantown, and Slinger were in attendance. The College partnered with criminal justice agencies and departments throughout Moraine Park’s district to provide various hands-on demonstrations for students including a WRAP restraint technique, taser deployment and removal, drone surveillance technology, a K9 apprehension, and more. Participating agencies included Sheriff’s Departments from Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Marquette counties; Police Departments from Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, Oakfield, Ripon, and Waupun, the State Patrol, Taycheedah Correctional, Dodge County Detention Facility, and Washington County Probation and Parole.
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