3/6/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday
6 March 2024 News
TWO HURT IN DODGE COUNTY ACCIDENT
Two men were injured in a two-vehicle accident at U.S. Highway 151 and Dodge County Highway DE in the Town of Beaver Dam Tuesday afternoon. Dodge County Sheriff’s officials say a 76-year-old Fall River man driving a passenger car was heading east on County Highway DE and tried to cross over U.S. Highway 151. An 18-year-old Kewaskum man driving an SUV south on Highway 151 struck his car. The Fall River man suffered life-threatening-injuries and the Kewaskum man non-life-threatening injuries. Both men were taken to Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam. Later the Fall River man was flown to the U-W Hospital in Madison.
DEL MONTE FOODS LAYOFFS IN MARKESAN
The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board will lead the Rapid Response efforts for announced layoffs of 90 workers from a Del Monte Foods plant in Markesan, and 399 workers of Lakeside Book Company in Menasha. Both facilities announced their closures to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Del Monte Foods, which produces and warehouses green beans in its Markesan facility will begin layoffs of its nonunion workforce as early as April 26th. Del Monte reports an oversupply of product and a decrease in demand. A plant with 127 workers in Toppenish, Washington, is also closing. Lakeside Book Company layoffs are expected to begin June 7th and end by June 21st. The company cited changing customer interest in printed materials. Two other companies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will let go of another 193 workers. Fox Valley Workforce Development Board staff is just now working with company leaders of both employers to determine when Rapid Response sessions may be held to walk through all the benefits available to them.
INTERSTATE 41 INFORMATION MEETING FDL COUNTY
The state’s Department of Transportation tells us a public involvement meeting will be held next Tuesday March 12th to discuss proposed improvements on Interstate 41 from U.S. Highway 151 to County Highway D in Fond du Lac County. A drainage improvement is also proposed near the I-41/Hickory Road interchange. The meeting will be held at 5 pm next Tuesday at the Fond du Lac County Highway Department conference room on South Hickory Road in Fond du Lac. A brief presentation is scheduled to begin at 5:15 pm. The remainder of the meeting will follow an open-house format. Project engineers will share maps, displays, and exhibits. Information for businesses impacted by road construction will also be included in the presentation.
RASD SAFETY GRANT
The Ripon Area School District learned last week it was receiving a state grant of just under $300,000 to ensure the safety of the district’s students. The money is coming through the state’s Department of Public Instruction through bipartisan legislation known as the Safer Communities Act. District Superintendent Mary Whitrock says the funding is going to districts with higher needs in particular areas with a goal of supporting safe and healthy students. She says the funding will support staff safety training in the summer and data collection that will help them determine the needs of students and appropriate responses. Whitrock says they are excited to be receiving the funding and are grateful to the staff that helped them write the grant.
SENATOR FEYEN ON GOVERNOR’S TAX CUT VETOES
State Senator Dan Feyen expressed his disappointment with Governor Tony Evers vetoing of 3 legislative Republican Proposals to cut taxes for middle-class families. The state lawmaker from Fond du Lac said in a statement, “With a stroke of his veto pen, Governor Evers unilaterally decided that Wisconsinites don’t deserve a tax cut.” Feyen pointed out the state is projected to have a $3 billion surplus at the end of the budget cycle. He says holding $3 billion of taxpayer money hostage in Madison while inflation is ravaging the middle class is the definition of big government at work. Feyen says a budget surplus means the government has taken too much of Wisconsinites’ hard-earned money. Feyen says Republicans will keep fighting to get the $3 billion back to Wisconsin taxpayers.
FOUNDERS DAY AWARD
Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area CEO Jason Presto says he learned just before Christmas that the club would be the 2024 recipients of Ripon College’s Founders’ Day Award. The formal presentation of the award will be at the 159th Commencement ceremony May 12th. Presto, an alumnus of the Ripon College Class of 2004 says Ripon College President Victoria Folse called him to inform him about the award. He says it is kind of humbling. The Founders’ Day Award honors an individual or organization in the greater Ripon community who exemplifies the ideals of the founders of Ripon College and who has contributed above and beyond to the mission of the school. The Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area works to improve the lives of children and families through youth development services and family outreach support. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022, it began in Berlin and has expanded to a Green Lake site and now will expand again with a Ripon site.
RIPON SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM
Envision Greater Fond du Lac will be offering a series of small business marketing programs in Ripon this year. Envision Director of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Raina Lyman says there will be three and the first will be held at the Ripon Senior Activity Center from 9 to 10:30 am on Monday, April 15th. The topic is Navigating Success: Crafting Your Business and Marketing Roadmap. She says it is going to be a deep dive into strategic planning and tactics you can accomplish when thinking about your marketing plan for 2024 and beyond. She says it is for business owners that have launched their business or are thinking about starting one. The presenter is Andrea Cisar, Founder and CEO of Stonehouse Digital. There is a $20 fee for Envision members and $30 for nonmembers. Registration can be accomplished on Envision’s website on its Events page. About 10 spots are open for the program.
Events (envisiongreaterfdl.com)
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