7/9/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday
9 July 2024 News
DODGE COUNTY MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT VICTIMS IDENTIFIED
Names have been released in a pair of serious motorcycle accidents that occurred in Dodge County Saturday afternoon. The first happened just after 3 pm on County Highway GI near North Kohn Road in the Town of Lowell. Forty-five-year-old Donald Rennhack of Brandon failed to negotiate a curve and crashed. He was not wearing a helmet and was ejected from the bike. He was flown from the scene with a serious head injury. Before being flown to a trauma center, he was placed under arrest for a misdemeanor OWI offense.
911 callers reported the second accident at about 4:30 pm. It happened on Redwood Road near Jersey Road in the Town of Trenton. Twenty-one-year-old Hunter Frankenstien of Beaver Dam was taken to a hospital, and then flown to a trauma center. He was traveling in a group of four motorcycles heading east on Redwood Road. He was going too fast to negotiate a curve and locked up his brakes, losing control of his bike on a curve and was ejected from the motorcycle. He was wearing a helmet but suffered serious injuries.
CITY OF MANAWA FLOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE
City of Manawa officials say they will not qualify for FEMA funding so they will not require pictures and lists of damaged items from residents. They say residents should work with their home insurance companies. The city will be applying for funding from the Wisconsin Disaster Relief Fund, but private residences do not qualify for the funding. The State Engineer inspected the County Highway B bridge yesterday to come up with a date to reopen the bridge. The city is meeting with the DNR on the future status of the dam. Residents are being asked not to walk through Lindsay Park. During the time that the Library parking lot is closed the back entrance is open and curb-side pickup is available. Cleaning kits are available for free at the Manawa City Hall, Sturm Memorial Library and the Manawa High School. Officials ran out yesterday afternoon but the Red Cross is delivering more today. Dumpsters for damaged items are available to city residents behind the high school today from 8 am to 6 pm. The city has also added a brush pickup date on Wednesday, July 17th. No pieces larger than 6 feet will be accepted and brush should be placed parallel with the curb.
ROAD RAGE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
Beaver Dam Police say a road rage incident on the Fourth of July involved the throwing of fireworks and the “flashing” of a firearm. Police and the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office investigated the incident. The suspect’s vehicle was located at a business in the 100 block of Monroe Street in Beaver Dam. The suspect fled from the city. While on County Highway A, the vehicle stopped. The suspect got out of the vehicle and entered a flooded area of a field tossing the firearm, ammunition and a holster into the water. When he returned to the side of the road he surrendered. Officers were able to recover the firearm and related items. The suspect, a 20-year-old Beaver Dam man was taken to the Dodge County Jail. Charges being referred against him include felony fleeing or eluding, recklessly endangering safety, and marijuana possession second or subsequent offense, carrying a concealed weapon, disorderly conduct with use of a dangerous weapon, and two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping.
PET PEE PAY
Fond du Lac Police say a post on social media is a scam and they are not paying out $500 to residents whose pets urinated on carpeting or furniture because they were scared by 4th of July fireworks. The post contained both the city and police department logos and spoke of reimbursing people from a police department discretionary fund. It went on to say it was for City of Fond du Lac residents only and the offer was only good for one reimbursement per household. The line that should have given it away as a scam or fake news says that no proof of damage is needed. Police say any official announcements from the city would be posted on one of their official Facebook pages.
GREEN LAKE COUNTY NEXT GENERATION 911
Green Lake County Chief Deputy Sheriff Matt Vande Kolk asks that residents have patience while the Communications Center transitions to a Next Generation 911 service. He says it will cut down on the number of service outages they have with their current provider Brightspeed. Through AT&T and Wisconsin’s Department of Military Affairs, Green Lake County has received a sizable grant to upgrade its 911 service. He says it is something they have been working on for about 18 months and should be up and running soon but even that may have a few bugs to work out at first. He says they do take outages of 911 and non-emergency phone services seriously and are looking for that to become exceedingly rare with a new provider. The latest outage for the Green Lake and Waushara County Sheriff’s Offices occurred on July 3rd.
ST. WENCESLAUS STREET PROJECT IMPACT ON INGALLS FIELD
Ripon Schools Superintendent Mary Whitrock says they will keep parents informed on the progress of the St. Wenceslaus Street improvement project. The city began the nearly $1 million street project last month and it may be mid-October before it is complete. Whitrock says they will plan accordingly so that people can attend soccer and football games at Ingalls Field this fall. The project includes street reconstruction, water and sewer, storm sewer, and sidewalk installation. It will become a two-way street. The city is receiving a $52,000 grant for the project and the School District will be chipping in about $60,000 for sidewalk installation around Ingalls Field. Whitrock says the district plans to improve the gate, entrance, and concession stands at Ingalls Field next year.
OSHKOSH TRUCK ROUTE STUDY
One of the questions the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors is looking at is the best routes for semi-trucks and commercial trucks to take through the city. Supervisor Jacob Floam says at times truck traffic can become an issue especially when part of the Butte des Mort bridge is shut down. He says they hope a truck route study that is being conducted will hold some answers about the best ways to limit interruption and make residential streets safer while not impeding deliveries for those truckers. Floam says the city has an efficient system now but there is always the opportunity for improvement. He says Oshkosh is very much an industrial town and one that appreciates the service those trucks provide.
INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES UPDATED FOR SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAMS
The state’s Department of Public Instruction tells us income guidelines have been updated for student eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals. They apply to National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and milk offered through the Special Milk Program, along with reimbursement for meals served in child and adult day care centers and family child care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Students in a household of four, with an income of $40,560 per year or less, qualify for free school meals. If a household’s yearly income is between $40,506.01 and $57,720, children can receive reduced-price meals. The state’s participating public and private schools and day cares typically provide applications for free and reduced-price school meals during registration and in the beginning weeks of the school year. However, applications may be submitted at any time. Only one application is required per household.
RUFFED GROUSE DRUMMING SURVEY RESULTS
The state’s Department of Natural Resources has released the results of its annual roadside Ruffed Grouse drumming survey. The survey measured ruffed grouse drumming activity heard along roadsides throughout Wisconsin this spring and showed a 57 percent increase in statewide drumming activity compared to 2023. Several agencies and groups including the DNR, U.S. Forest Service, tribal partners and volunteers, collected data via roadside surveys of breeding grouse. Ruffed grouse typically follow a 10-year population cycle, with peaks occurring in years that end in 0, 1 or 9. The survey indicates ruffed grouse in Wisconsin are starting to enter the more populous phase of the abundance cycle. The next peak is anticipated to occur in 2029, 2030 or 2031. (DNR photo).
Wisconsin Wildlife Reports | | Wisconsin DNR
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