5/15/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
15 May 2023 News
ROAD WORK IN RIPON AND OSHKOSH
State Department of Transportation officials tell us maintenance crews will be repairing pavement on eastbound and westbound State Highway 23 at State Highway 44 in Ripon today. The repairs will be made from 7 am to noon. Various lanes will be closed during repairs. In Oshkosh maintenance crews will be repairing inlets on northbound and southbound State Highway 44 between Universal Street and Koeller Street today through Thursday from 6 am to 3:30 pm. Various lane and shoulder closures will take place during repairs.
MPTC REFERENDUM PROJECTS BEGIN
Moraine Park Technical College will begin construction this month on the first of four referendum projects-updating the Fond du Lac Advanced Manufacturing and Trades area. The Moraine Park District Board unanimously approved the $10 million winning bid placed by C.D. Smith of Fond du Lac. The project has two phases, the addition of the Automation, Innovation and Robotics Center and an update of the existing B-Wing facilities. The project’s groundbreaking will take place after the spring semester, and the community will see visible changes to the building’s exterior this summer. The total project is expected to cost $12.8 million. It is being partially funded by donor contributions of nearly $2.7 million-a goal set and met by the Moraine Park Foundation, the College’s advancement entity. The Advanced Manufacturing and Trades project is expected to be completed by June of 2024, with students first using the space in the fall of 2024.
TITLE 42 EXPIRATION
Congressman Glenn Grothman doesn’t expect the Biden Administration to do very much at our southern borders with the expiration of Title 42 and up to 20,000 illegal immigrants crossing the borders a day. Thursday the House passed the Secure the Border Act of 2023. Among the things it asks for is rebuilding of the wall and getting rid of a catch-and-release policy. Congressman Grothman who has made more than a half a dozen trips to the border says President Biden doesn’t seem to care about what is going on at the border. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says over 200,000 illegal immigrants are crossing the border every month. The Biden Administration claims the number of immigrants coming across the border since Title 42 expired is down by 50 percent.
NARCAN TRAINING
The Fond du Lac County Health Department will be offering free Narcan Training in Ripon next Monday. The training session will be at Grace Lutheran Church at 6 pm that evening. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the health department is happy to arrange a training session for groups or individuals. The training in Ripon will include; recognizing an opioid overdose, responding to an opioid overdose, and safely administering Narcan. A limited number of Narcan kits will be available upon completion of the training at no cost. People planning to participate are encouraged to register which you can do online or by scanning the QR code on the health department’s Facebook page.
BLOOD DRIVE IN RIPON
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital will be hosting a blood drive tomorrow from Noon to 3 pm. ImpactLife is conducting the drive. Zach Reed is a donor relations consultant for ImpactLife. He notes there is a blood shortage across the country and summer is a time when they see fewer donors so they are hoping to collect at least 17 units of blood from donors in Ripon. He says they differ from the Red Cross because the blood donated to ImpactLife is used by local hospitals. Although they will accept walk-ins they encourage people to register at bloodcenter.org where the group code is 4054 or by calling 1-800-747-5401. Donors will get their choice of a gift card or a baseball hat. Those planning to donate should eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating.
BEAVER DAM APPLIES FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER LOAN PROGRAM
The City of Beaver Dam is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the construction and restoration of water main and sanitary sewer lines along Currie Street. Wisconsin DNR officials say activities related to the project are minor actions for which no environmental analysis is required. However, the federal government requires an environmental review must be conducted before funding the project. Based on comments the DNR receives by May 26th, the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the funding process. The analysis would summarize the DNR’s consideration of the project’s impacts and reasonable alternatives.
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