5/1/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
1 May 2023 News
REDGRANITE MAN SUSPECTED OF FOURTH OWI
A 44-year-old Redgranite man has been arrested for his fourth operating while under the influence offense. It happened Saturday night on Interstate 41 north of State Highway 76 in Winnebago County when a state trooper noticed Toby Skipper deviating from his lane and not wearing a seatbelt. The trooper noticed signs of impairment while speaking to Skipper. Skipper was subsequently arrested following field sobriety testing and was taken to the Winnebago County Jail. The traffic stop occurred at approximately 5:05 pm Saturday evening.
RISE IN SUICIDE BY COP SITUATIONS
Authorities at the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office have had internal discussions about the rise in the number of incidents in which someone was looking at harming themselves through “Suicide by Cop.” The Sheriff’s Office has been involved in three recent incidents and Fond du Lac Police in two more where someone was armed and despondent. Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says Seasonal Affective Disorder may have had a part but that’s just speculation. He says they’ve been fortunate that all five standoff situations have ended without anyone coming to harm. The Sheriff’s Office has a crisis social worker that responded to all three of their incidents. Other law enforcement agencies have someone similar working for them. Waldschmidt says it’s another tool they have to try and bring a dangerous situation to a more peaceful solution. May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
BAIL REFORM
Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney says two statewide amendments approved by voters this past month regarding bail in criminal cases will help to protect crime victims. Judges are now allowed to better consider “flight risk” and to look at a person’s previous criminal history to decide how much bail should be set to help protect the public. Toney says the circuit court judges in Fond du Lac County have done a good job already in assessing bail so he doesn’t think the changes will have too much of an impact, but he says more importantly those changes are statewide. Toney says the Darrell Brooks Waukesha Christmas Parade attack was a key factor in the state’s bail reform movement.
WORK RESUMING ON STATE HIGHWAY 73 IN WOOD COUNTY
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation tells us construction crews will return to work on State Highway 73 between State Highway 173 and State Highway 13 near Nekoosa in Wood County. The work begun last summer will start up again on Wednesday. Work will include sealing cracks along that stretch of road. Drivers can expect flagging operations and some delays.
TREFFERT CENTER
The Manager for Autism Services at SSM Health Treffert Center in Fond du Lac says they are proud of the services they provide for children up to 12 years of age. Meg Puddy says their new Treffert Studios at Moraine Park Technical College help those with Autism who are a little older giving them a creative outlet that can also provide job skills. She says over the years they’ve seen society pivot to provide more support and services. She says Autism is a disability but autistic individuals bring so much value to the community. Puddy says when it comes to the conversation about Autism those with Autism should be included because as the slogan for marginalized groups goes, “Nothing about us, without us.” The CDC estimates that 1 in 36 children born suffer from some form of Autism. More information about the Treffert Center is available at SSM Health.com.
MPTC COMMENCEMENT ALUMNI SPEAKER
Tyler Soto of Fond du Lac will be the alumni speaker at the Spring 2023 Moraine Park Technical College Commencement Ceremony. Soto was one of the first students to graduate from Moraine Park’s Human Resources program in 2016. Soto says he enjoyed the courses and was able to build his foundation at Moraine Park. He has worked in human resources for eight years and is currently a human resource manager for Whisker-an innovative pet technology company known for creating the self-cleaning litter box called Litter-Robot. Whisker received the College’s New Partner of the Year Award in 2022 for Soto’s work on becoming a Workforce Advancement Grant partner to run multiple supervisor courses. Soto says his advice to recent graduates is to be understanding, be patient and work hard.
THEATER IN THE WOODS PROGRAM
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh will again bring aviation personalities and other notables in the world of flight to the Theater in the Woods stage in 2023, with a full week of evening programs starting July 23rd. The 70th Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is July 24th through July 30th at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. This year’s lineup ranges from the moon missions of Apollo and Atremis, flying performances in the movies, and the history of air racing. In addition, EAA’s 70th anniversary year will be highlighted during a July 24th evening program. M&M’s supports the Theater in the Woods evening programs.
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