3/11/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
11 March 2024 News
FUGUTIVE RETURNED TO WASHINGTON COUNTY
A 52-year-old former Kewaskum resident who fled to Mexico in 2020 to avoid prosecution on serious sexual assault of a child charges is now in custody in the Washington County Jail. Ingmar Adir Chew Moran appeared before a Washington County judge Friday morning on an outstanding warrant and was given a $1 million dollar cash bond. He is facing charges of repeated sexual assault of child and sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age. Additional charges are anticipated in the future involving a second victim. Sheriff Martin Schulteis says it took the cooperation of the federal government, and Mexican authorities to bring Chew back to the United States last week. He says Chew narrowly escaped capture on December 18th, of 2020 when a search warrant was executed at his residence in the Village of Kewaskum. He had fled back to Mexico earlier that same day.
DALTON WOMAN FACING OWI AND DRUG CHARGES
A 53-year-old Dalton woman is facing OWI and drug charges following a traffic stop in Columbia County’s Town of Scott early Thursday morning. A Sheriff’s deputy pulled over Tracy Wampole for a traffic violation on State Highway 44. She showed signs of impairment and drug use. During a search of her vehicle methamphetamine, heroin/fentanyl and cocaine were found. She was taken to the Columbia County Jail. Charges being referred against her include her third OWI offense, methamphetamine trafficking, cocaine possession, heroin/fentanyl trafficking, possession of a concealed knife, drug paraphernalia possession, and possession of an illegally obtained prescription. (Columbia County Sheriff’s photo).
FORMER FONDY WOMAN FACING ADDITIONAL RECKLESS DRIVING CHARGES
A 45-year-old former Fond du Lac woman convicted in Green Lake County court of second degree reckless homicide and second degree recklessly endangering safety is facing additional charges in Fond du Lac County. Jessica Knueppel of Sparta will be sentenced in Green Lake County court on April 15th. Charges stemmed from a fatal accident on State Highway 23 near Green Lake County Highway W that occurred on September 29th, 2021. Fifty-one-year-old Steven La Tour of Appleton was killed in the crash. Investigators determined Knueppel’s SUV crossed over the centerline striking the SUV driven by La Tour head on. La Tour died at the scene. Fond du Lac County charges include second degree recklessly endangering safety, possession of narcotics and cocaine, and OWI with a passenger under 16. Charges stem from an incident in August of 2022. A plea and sentencing hearing in that case is scheduled for April 26th.
CONGRESSMAN GROTHMAN IMPRESSIONS OF SOTU SPEECH
Congressman Glenn Grothman says he’s surprised President Joe Biden didn’t say more in his State of the Union speech about the southern border crisis. Grothman says the president talked about support for a border bill that doesn’t really do anything about the problem. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says the bill the President mentioned would provide more money to big cities to handle the mass migration of illegal immigrants, but doesn’t really do anything about tightening security at the border. The President also talked about the low unemployment rate and curbing inflation, but Congressman Grothman says interest rates and prices are too high when the middle class can’t afford housing.
ENVISION KEEPING HOURS IN RIPON
As part of their commitment to be present in every corner of Fond du Lac County, Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Director of Small Business and Entrepreneurship is available in Ripon every other Friday. In fact Raina Lyman was in Ripon last Friday. She began holding office hours in Ripon last April at Mugs and More. However, the location is changed and on those Fridays from 8:30 to 11:30 am she now holds hours in the Mayor’s Office at Ripon City Hall. She can arrange time outside of those hours if you make an appointment. She says she’s happy to help with any technical support for Ripon businesses and entrepreneurs. The service is free. To contact her call her at 920-322-8680 or email her at Envision rlyman@envisiongreaterfdl.com.
STATE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH IN WISCONSIN
“The State of Women’s Health in Wisconsin,” a panel discussion, will be presented Thursday, March 21st at Ripon College. It will begin at 6:30 pm in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public. Topics of discussion will include reproductive health, depression and postpartum maternal health, infant mortality, disparities in mortality faced by minority women, and chronic health conditions. Panelists will be Dorothy Skye (pictured above), board president of the League of Woman Voters of Wisconsin and a retired obstetrician-gynecologist: and Jenny Higgins (pictured below), director of UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sponsors for the event are the Center for Politics and the People, The League of Women Voters of the Ripon Area, Ripon College’s Women’s and Gender Studies Honor Society Triota, Ripon College Feminists and Panhellenic Council.
DNR STAMP DESIGN CONTEST
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is accepting artwork entries for the Wild Turkey, Pheasant and Waterfowl Stamp design contests. The winning designs will appear on the 2025 collection of stamps. Each year, local artists from around Wisconsin compete for an opportunity to have their artwork commemorated in a historic way on the wild turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamps. Sales of these three stamps bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for species management throughout the state, including habitat management, restoration, education and research projects. Hunters are required to purchase stamps to harvest these game birds. Stamp design entries must be received or postmarked by August 1st. Judging will take place on August 24th at the Waterfowl Hunters Expo in Oshkosh. Rules, entry information and reproduction agreements are available on the DNR’s Wildlife Stamp Funding and Stamp Design Contest webpage. (DNR photo).
Wildlife stamp funding and stamp design contest | | Wisconsin DNR
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