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29 December 2023 News
PEDESTRIAN HIT AND KILLED IN CALUMET COUNTY
Calumet County Sheriff’s officials tell us a 40-year-old woman from Fox Crossing was killed when she was struck by a pickup truck on State Highway 114 near Pigeon Road in the Village of Harrison Thursday evening. The pickup truck was heading west when it hit the woman in the roadway. She died at the scene. The 40-year-old Sherwood man driving the truck was not injured. Investigators say poor visibility due to rain was a factor in the crash. The accident was reported just before 5 pm Thursday.
CROSSROADS IN GREEN LAKE SELLS $50,000 POWERBALL WINNER
Crossroads Market in Green Lake sold a $50,000 winning Powerball ticket for Wednesday Night’s drawing. No one had all six numbers including the Powerball, but a lucky lottery player in the Green Lake area matched four of five numbers and the Powerball. Crossroads owner Tom Karlovich says the growing Powerball jackpot impacts store sales. He says, “We can tell our daily sales grow fast when the jackpot gets this big.” Saturday night’s jackpot will be worth an estimated $760 million-the ninth largest jackpot in the game’s history. It’s been a lucky year for Crossroads when it comes to the lottery. In July, the store sold an $11,000 winning Badger 5 jackpot ticket. Karlovich added, “Hopefully the next time we sell a jackpot ticket, it will be the big one.”
DRIVER SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER STILL GOING ON
Drivers are reminded that the Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign runs through New Year’s Day. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Eric Halbach says the emphasis is on saving lives. He says everyone can help by identifying a sober designated driver or finding a safe ride home. If you suspect a driver is impaired call 911. Provide as much detail as possible on the driver, vehicle, and location. Some bars and restaurants have programs to provide patrons a safe ride home. Buckle up and put your phone down, every trip, every time. Entering the weekend Fond du Lac County has had 18 traffic deaths this year, Dodge and Winnebago Counties 11, Waushara County 9, and Green Lake County 1. Waupaca County has had 6 traffic related deaths including the deaths of the four Gonzalez siblings killed by a wrong-way drunken driver on December 16th.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DOWN SLIGHTLY IN NOVEMBER
Unemployment levels continued to decline in area counties during November. According to Federal labor statistics Fond du Lac County’s unemployment rate last month was at 2.3 percent. The jobless rate was at 2.4 percent in both Dodge and Winnebago counties. It came in at 2.7 percent in Waupaca County and 2.8 percent in Waushara County. Green Lake County’s unemployment rate in November was at 3.2 percent. The City of Oshkosh had a jobless rate of 2.5 percent and Fond du Lac’s was slightly higher at 2.7 percent. State Department of Workforce Development officials say 50 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties saw a decrease in their unemployment levels, it increased in 12 counties, and remained the same in the 10 remaining counties. The jobless rates were up a little from November of 2022.
PRESSURE TO HAVE THE PERFECT HOLIDAY
The lead psychotherapist for SSM Health’s Behavioral Health Walk-In Clinic at Ripon Community Hospital says we put too much pressure on ourselves during the holidays to have a “perfect” Christmas. Amy Bayer says we set some unrealistic expectations based on social media, how the holidays are portrayed on television, and pleasing family and friends. She says some things you can do is set some realistic goals, give yourself permission to not attend something, work on a positive outlook, if you are lonely look to volunteer, and say no to unreasonable demands. If you need help ask a friend or a professional agency. If you are suffering a mental health crisis the Behavioral Health Walk-In Clinic can provide short term relief. You just have to check-in at the Emergency Department at Ripon Community Hospital.
CHANGE AT THE TOP FOR JJ KELLER
The J.J. Keller & Associates Company based in Neenah will be starting off 2024 with a new leader. Robert L. Keller is retiring as chairman of the company’s board of directors effective next Monday. He will become chairman emeritus. His brother and current treasurer and vice-chairman of the board James J. Keller will become chairman the same day. The brothers are the second generation of the Keller family to have led the family-owned company. Both played key roles in evolving the company their father, John J. Keller, founded in 1953. It grew from a one-man consulting firm for the transportation industry to a diversified company with more than 2,000 associates.
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