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6 November 2023 News
PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN WAUPACA COUNTY ACCIDENT IDENTIFIED
Waupaca County Sheriff’s officials have released the name of the pedestrian that was struck and killed while assisting another motorist last month. It happened on County Highway W. The vehicle that hit 77-year-old Gerald Pagel on October 28th left the scene but was located a short time later. The driver was taken into custody. Alcohol is believed to be a factor. The County Medical Examiner’s Office pronounced Pagel dead at the scene. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Dale Fire Department, Dale First Responders, Fremont Ambulance, the State Patrol, and County Medical Examiner’s Office.
BODY FOUND IN FOX RIVER IN OSHKOSH
Oshkosh Police are investigating the death of a 60-year-old Oshkosh man whose body was found at the end of Broad Street in the Fox River late Sunday morning. The Oshkosh Fire Department also responded to the scene to assist in the recovery. An autopsy will be performed this week and the investigation is ongoing. Police do not believe the community is in danger. If anybody has any information about the incident they are encouraged to contact the Oshkosh Police Department at 920-236-5700, but if you wish to remain anonymous contact the Winnebago County Crime Stoppers at 920-231-8477.
NAME OF INMATE WHO DIED AT WAUPUN CORRECTIONAL RELEASED
The state’s Department of Corrections last Friday released the name of a third inmate that has died at Waupun Correctional Institution. A DOC spokesperson says the inmate was 24-year-old Cameron Williams who died last Monday. A local medical examiner is still determining a cause of death. One of the other two deaths at the prison has been confirmed as suicide. A group of inmates at the prison filed a federal lawsuit in Milwaukee recently claiming conditions at the prison amount to cruel and unusual punishment. They claim they can’t get access to health care, are only allowed one shower per week, and aren’t allowed in-person visits with their families. The prison lockdown began in March. The DOC says there is no specific timeline ending it.
RIPON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Ripon City Administrator Adam Sonntag says the city will reconsider the annual allocation it gives to Envision Greater Fond du Lac, but it will be less than the $13,000 they have been contributing. Sonntag says the city has been actively involved in its own efforts for coming up with solutions to housing and childcare shortages, economic development, and other issues. He says the Community Development Authority they are reforming has much more statutory power to do things about those issues, blight, and redevelopment than Envision does. He says the CDA will be another tool for the city and one that may take time to fully implement. Envision officials spoke to the Ripon Common Council at their last meeting. In the proposed 2024 City Budget the annual allocation to Envision has been reduced to $2,000.
BERLIN NATIVITY DISPLAY
The City of Berlin has a controversy brewing over a Nativity display that usually goes up at the Fireman’s Park at Christmastime. Alderperson Luke Dretske says city staff decided it should not be displayed this year due to complaints. He says he’s not aware of any complaints, but he and other Common Council members have received complaints from the public about not including the Nativity. Dretske says they have a lot more important issues before them they should be working on like a budget deficit, roads that need to be repaired, and out-of-date public works equipment. He says the Nativity display is a tradition and shouldn’t be an issue at all. He was hoping to get the subject on the Council’s agenda for tomorrow night’s Committee of the Whole meeting.
RAKE THE LAKE
Officials with the Green Lake Association are pleased with the Rake for the Lake effort participation they received in Green Lake and Ripon this fall. Public Works Departments for both communities were on board for the effort and 85 volunteers participated. Taylor Haag is the Watershed Engagement Manager for the Association. She says leaves contain phosphorous which in a lake promotes algae growth and deprives a lake of oxygen and affects water quality which is already an issue for Green Lake. She says if you think of it like tea, rain on leaves washes out the nutrients or phosphorous which goes into storm drains and eventually into our lakes and rivers. She points out the leaves you rake onto your street terrace are collected by the city and taken out to a composite site. Another option is to compost them yourself and take them out to the compost site or mulch them and use them as fertilizer. Ripon’s compost site is at 1131 Berlin Road and it is open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9 am to 3:30 pm.
OSHKOSH CITY CLERK’S OFFICE CLOSED THIS FRIDAY
The City of Oshkosh’s City Clerk’s office will be closed to the public on Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm for in-service training. The public is asked to schedule transactions on days other than Friday. City Clerk staff will be available to assist customers during regular business hours today through Thursday of this week. The City Clerk’s office will reopen as usual next Monday. The Oshkosh City Clerk’s Department appreciates customer’s cooperation and understanding during this brief period of inconvenience. The timing of the training was established to create the minimal amount of disruption in normal service.
CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE THIS WEEKEND IN RIPON
Downtown Ripon kicks off the holiday season with Christmas in the Village this Friday and Saturday. Santa will be guided through the district aboard the Ripon Fire Department ladder truck on Friday evening at approximately 6 pm. Santa will make his way down Watson Street to The Village Green, and will light the decorations on the bandstand and greet those in attendance. Santa returns to The Village Green Saturday morning from 11 am to 1 pm for an opportunity to greet children as well as those young at heart. The event will also feature an ice sculpting demonstration on The Square from 11 am to 1 pm, a live reindeer display at The Village Green from 12 to 4 pm, and carriage rides through the district from 2 to 4 pm. The carriage pick-up and drop-off will take place at the corner of Watson and West Fond du Lac Street. Christmas in the Village is an event organized by Ripon Main Street.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
The Ripon High School Drama Club will present its Fall 2023 Play: The Play That Goes Wrong this week. Performances are Thursday and Friday at 7 pm, and Saturday at 2 and 7 pm. Performances take place at the Ripon High School Auditorium. Tickets are available at the door for $5 for adults and $3 for students. Tickets can also be purchased online with a credit card. The smash hit farce involves opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show-an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything. Nevertheless, the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their curtain call. For more about the production see our story at Hometown Broadcasting.com.
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