9/27/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday
27 September 2023 News
VIOLENT SEX OFFENDER MOVING TO FDL
A violent sex offender will be living in the facilities constructed to house those types of offenders at the Fond du Lac County Highway Department grounds at 1830 South Hickory Street in Fond du Lac by Friday. Fifty-nine-year-old Joseph Prellwitz will be on GPS monitoring. In addition to housing the Highway Department, Sheriff’s deputies frequently refuel their squad cars there and it is also a training site for them. In 1992, Prellwitz was convicted in Fond du Lac County for sexually assaulting two relatives known to him. In 1985, he was convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old-girl. The County has two residential structures at the Fond du Lac County Highway Department grounds. Prellwitz is currently being housed in a supervised living facility in Mauston, Wisconsin. (Wisconsin Department of Correction photo).
FDL MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSING CHILD PORN
Ten felony counts of possession of child pornography have been brought against a 28-year-old Fond du Lac man. Allen Moreau made his initial appearance in Fond du Lac County court Tuesday. Bond was set at $1,500 cash and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 5th. According to the criminal complaint a tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children led to an investigation by Fond du Lac Police. A phone number was traced to Moreau. He confirmed it was his number and told investigators he had traded stuff on Kik and also received some. A search warrant was obtained and 30 files containing child pornography were found on his phone. The videos and photos allegedly showed prepubescent girls, one who appeared to be around pre-kindergarten age. (Fond du Lac County Jail photo).
BILL WOULD NAME WISCONSIN POST OFFICE AFTER SLAIN STATE TROOPER
Congressman Glenn Grothman and the rest of Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation are backing legislation to designate the U.S. Post Office located on Fremont Street in Kiel as the “Trooper Trevor J. Casper Post Office Building.” On March 24th, 2015 Trooper Casper was killed in a shootout with a bank robbery and murder suspect in Fond du Lac. The suspect was also killed in the exchange of gun fire. Trooper Casper was on his first solo assignment and he became the youngest police officer killed in the line of duty in Wisconsin history. Congressman Grothman says naming the Kiel Post Office in Trooper Casper’s honor will serve as a lasing tribute.
GROUNDBREAKING FOR MPTC HORICON REGIONAL CENTER
Moraine Park Technical College celebrated the groundbreaking of the Horicon Regional Center Monday. The Horicon Regional Center will house a 17,937-square-foot building for a lab and instructional space and a 3,500-square-foot fire training tower and will help meet the current demand for firefighters and paramedics at the 50 plus fire departments in the region. The facility will also provide training spaces for other programs. Moraine Park President Bonnie Baerwald, Horicon Mayor Josh Maas, district fire leadership, and local business and industry partners were in attendance. Maas says, “The regional center is revitalizing and legitimizing Horicon, and it has woken our city back up.” The structure will be located on a 28-acre lot on Highway 33, between Beaver Dam and Horicon. It is scheduled for completion next June and will welcome its first students in the fall 2024 semester. (Moraine Park Technical College photo).
RIPON COMMMON COUNCIL APPROVES RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AGREEMENT
The Ripon Common Council this week approved an agreement with the Ripon Area School District for right of first refusal on a vacant parcel of land north of Murray Park. The School District originally bought the 35.3 acre parcel in the Town of Ripon for a future school site, but has no plans for its use at this time. City Administrator Adam Sonntag says the agreement would give the city first crack at the land if the School District decided to sell it. He says the city would use it for residential development. Ripon Mayor Ted Grant says the city is very limited when it comes to land left for development. He added that if the city wants to expand and grow they are going to have to look for solutions like this. The School Board unanimously approved the city’s request for right of first refusal on the land last week.
WINNEBAGO COUNTY ADOPTS ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY FOR SUPERVISORS
The Winnebago County Board this month approved a resolution addressing the use of county owned electronic devices used by County Supervisors and the consequences for misuse of those devices. County officials took a look at the policies of nine other counties including Waupaca and Waushara counties in creating its own policy. Winnebago County Supervisor Jacob Floam says the county’s Information Technology or IT Department has wanted a policy for use of electronic devices since 2014. Each supervisor is assigned an iPad for their use. Floam says it’s a matter of ethics. He feels if you’re an elected official you should be held to a higher standard and if you are using a county-owned electronic device it should be used for county business only.
CWC SEES GROWTH IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT FROM OUTLYING AREAS
The Central Wisconsin Christian School in Waupun has seen its student enrollment for students from outlying areas expand over the years. Director of Advancement Gregg Zonnefeld says for 50 years they’ve had buses running to Randolph because they have a sister school Randolph Christian there. But they’ve also seen growth in the number of students from the Ripon area. They had interest from the Ripon, Brandon, Rosendale, and Green Lake areas as well. He says they started with a van about 5 or 6 years ago, which became a minibus, and is now a larger bus. He’s says interest in attending Central Wisconsin Christian School expanded in other areas too including Beaver Dam, Dodge County, and Fond du Lac. They now have four buses and two van routes to handle outside of district transportation. Last month the school completed an $11 million expansion. Its enrollment has increased by 135 students over the last 3 years to its current level of 528 students.
WILL FLETT NEW THEDACARE CFO
Will Flett has joined ThedaCare as Chief Financial Officer. In the role Flett will provide the leadership, management, and vision necessary to ensure the financial strength and operating efficiency of ThedaCare. Flett received a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration from the University of South Dakota. Before joining ThedaCare, Flett most recently served as the Vice President of Finance at Aspirus Health. He has also held various financial leadership roles at numerous hospital systems in the Midwest. Mark Thompson, current chief operating officer and chief financial officer of ThedaCare, will transition to serve as chief transformation investment officer in the new structure created by Froedtert Health and ThedaCare’s planned combined organization, which is expected to launch the beginning of the New Year. Flett began his new role at ThedaCare on Monday.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR FEDERATED CHURCH OF GREEN LAKE
The Federated Church of Green Lake will celebrate its 75th Anniversary this weekend, with a service, meal, games, and music. The church formed in 1948 when the Methodist, Congregation, and American Baptist Churches came together. Evelyn Galster is with the Anniversary Committee. She says it began with a parade from the Village Green where Town Square now stands to the top of hill on Scott Street where the current church stands. A service was held after the parade. The parade will be reenacted this Sunday at 9 am with a service following at the church at 9:30. Galster says two women who took part in the original parade will join them for the reenactment. She says after the service at 11 am in the church parking lot there will be a Chicken BBQ, games, a bounce house, and music. The suggested donation for the BBQ is $10 for adult and $5 for children 10 and under. People who would like to know more about the history of the church can find in in a booklet the church’s mission committee put together.
LEGENDARY BURGER RETURNS FOR A LIMITED TIME
Culver’s legendary CurderBurger is returning for a limited time next month. It started as a playful April Fool’s joke on social media but became a reality on October 15th, 2021. After an influx of guest comments, pleas and even a few petitions, the once imaginary CurderBurger was created. For one day only, guests were delighted with a gooey, golden Wisconsin Cheese Curd crown stacked on a Deluxe ButterBurger. Culver’s officials say 136,000 CurderBurgers were sold nationwide on that day, and some restaurants, the majority of which were in Wisconsin, sod out within two hours. The CurderBurger returns next Monday and will be available through October 31st or while supplies last. (Culver’s photo).
THRASHER REACHES OUT
Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake announces creation of the “Thrasher Reaches Out” program. The initiative aims to bring the transformative power of music to members of area communities who may not be able to attend a show at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake. The program will feature Ripon College student and musician Peter Loewenstein a 20-year-old student musician from Oshkosh. He attends Ripon College, majoring in music with minors in environmental studies and philosophy. He plays classical guitar and will host an artist reception at Thrasher Opera House on Friday, December 8th at 7 pm. Thrasher is partnering with local organizations to make the Thrasher Reaches Out program a reality. The series of events will occur at several locations this fall, including the Ripon Senior Center, Russell Manor, Diverse Options, Kindred Hearts, Markesan Resident Home, and Prairie Place. You can read more about the program in our story at Hometown Broadcasting.com.
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