7/11/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday
11 July 2023 News
NAMES RELEASED IN FATAL INTERSTATE 39 CRASH IN WAUSHARA COUNTY
The State Patrol has released the names of those involved in a fatal one vehicle rollover crash on I-39 southbound between Hancock and Plainfield in Waushara County late Sunday morning. The State Patrol says the accident happened about 11:43 am at milepost 132. Twenty-nine-year-old Conor McKenzie of Deatsville, Alabama was killed when he was ejected from the vehicle. EMS tried CPR but he died at the scene. Waushara County EMS took the driver 31-year-old Andrew Thomas of Bellflower, California and a passenger 21-year-old Andrew Chumley of Kingwood, Texas to the UW-Hospital in Madison with non-life threatening injuries. The Waushara County Sheriff’s Office and Waushara County Medical Examiner also responded to the scene.
ONE YEAR OLD BOY VICTIM OF BONFIRE ACCIDENT
Police in Fond du Lac say a child that fell into a bonfire Saturday night was a 1-year-old boy. It happened in the backyard of a home on Vermont Street. The infant was taken to St. Agnes Hospital and later flown by Flight for Life helicopter to the UW-Hospital in Madison. Police say the toddler suffered severe burns to his arms and upper body, but is making improvements. Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue responded to the home about 10 pm Saturday evening. Police say the incident appears to have been an unfortunate accident. They do not suspect foul play.
SMALL FIRE AT SIGNATURE WAFERS
Firefighters in Ripon responded to a fire at Signature Wafers at 850 Stanton Street Friday morning. Interim Fire Chief John Hollatz says they got the call about 10:24 that morning about a fire in a kitchen on the second floor. There was heavy smoke up to the ceiling and the fire extended to the roof. Hollatz says it was basically a chimney fire and they used a ladder truck to put out the fire on the roof. He notes because of the nature of the fire they put out a mutual aid call to neighboring fire departments, but it only took about 1,000 gallons of water to put out the fire. He says they used as little water as possible to avoid damaging equipment being used at the plant. No one was injured during the fire.
FDL MAN SUSPECTED OF FLEEING FROM POLICE BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL
A 24-year-old Fond du Lac man who allegedly ran from Mayville Police after a traffic stop was bound over for trial in Dodge County court during a preliminary hearing last Thursday. Evan Clark waived his right to a preliminary hearing and pled not guilty to charges of fleeing from an officer, resisting or obstructing an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia for the incident on April 6th. Clark was pulled over on Highway 28 after speeding past a semi-truck and squad car in a no passing zone. Clark failed to cooperate with the officer who stopped him, taking off when the two wrestled over the vehicle’s keys. He sped away driving through backyards before abandoning his vehicle and fleeing on foot. He was found a short time later near the Rock River. At gunpoint he allegedly refused commands and jumped into the cold river. But the frigid temperatures caused him to give up.
PEDIATRICIANS TARGETED BY SCAMMERS
Winnebago County Sheriff’s officials say the latest targets of scammers in the county are pediatricians. Four physicians called the Sheriff’s Office by early Monday afternoon saying they had received a call from Lieutenant Gruss saying they were supposed to appear in court, and now they have to pay money to avoid a warrant being issued. The thing is the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office does employ a Lieutenant Gruss, but he was not the source of the calls. The Sheriff’s Office never makes calls demanding cash. They urge residents if they receive a similar call demanding money or gift cards not to pay them. The scammers making calls Monday sounded very convincing to the potential victims.
REPRESENTATIVE DALLMAN ON GOVERNOR VETOES
State Representative Alex Dallman says Governor Tony Evers took the governor’s partial veto powers to a new and egregious level when he signed the state’s 2-year budget into law. The state lawmaker from Green Lake says Wisconsin governors have the most powerful veto pen in the country with the ability to cut words, letters, and numbers and change the original context of a budget. He says the veto Governor Evers used to hike and tie property taxes to school funding for the next 400 years is what is known as the Vanna White Veto. Dallman says what the Governor did will be challenged in the courts as to its constitutionality because it committed funding beyond the two years of the budget.
NOREEN JOHNSON LEAVING RIPON SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER
Ripon Senior Activity Center Executive Director Noreen Johnson will be leaving her job at the end of the week to take a position with Diverse Options. Johnson says she will be Day Services Supervisor at Diverse Options doing a lot of the same activities but instead of working with seniors she will be working with people with different abilities. She says she has a chance with the new job to grow and leave her stamp somewhere else. Johnson says she is leaving at a good time with the Senior Center having a new building, experiencing growth and Parks and Recreation Director Ashton Zeien is capable of handling things until a new center director is in place. Johnson has served as Senior Center Director a total of 7 ½ years during two different stints. A farewell luncheon will be served at the center on Thursday at noon.
LITTLE STITCHES OF WAUPUN MAKING A DIFFERENCE
A group of women in Waupun is giving back to the community through knitting and crocheting. About 30 women get together at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church twice a month to knit and crochet. They are known as “Holy Stitches” and it is their activity or twiddle muffs and activity squares they make that are drawing attention being used to help dementia patients or people with autism. Karen Krueger of the group says Aging and Disability Resource Centers are distributing the muffs to places that deal with Alzheimer’s patients and dementia. The muffs help the patients to calm down. She says law enforcement and hospitals have also found them useful in helping deal with autistic individuals or those going through a crisis. Krueger says all the muffs are made with donated materials and items they find at thrift shops and they give them away free. The muffs contain pom-poms on the inside, a beanie baby on top, and others items to keep the hands busy. To get one for an individual or group contact “Holy Stitches of Waupun” on their Facebook page or call Terri Main at 920-324-4171.
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