8/14/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday
14 August 2024 News
FIRE AT MERCURY MARINE
Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue was dispatched at 5:37 pm yesterday for a report of a paint oven on fire at Mercury Marine Plant 15. When they arrived fire personnel found smoke showing from the roof vent of the building. Evacuation procedures were in progress. Mercury staff showed fire crews to the location of the fire. Procedures were followed for shutting down power supply. Approximately 500 gallons of water was used to extinguish the fire. Fire crews worked with Mercury maintenance on overhaul operations and gaining access to the inside of the vent. Damage was contained to the oven and venting. The cause of the fire is being determined.
NEENAH MAN ARRAIGNED ON ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE
A 26-year-old Neenah man pled not guilty Tuesday to charges he stabbed his brother 18 times. Darnell McCauley was arraigned in Winnebago County court on an attempted first-degree intentional homicide charge. McCauley also withdrew a request for a speedy trial and a plea hearing has been scheduled for October 21st. Charges stem from an incident on December 18th at a residence on Marathon Avenue in Neenah. According to the criminal complaint a woman at the home told police McCauley had made multiple comments about killing his brother and her. The woman said she thought the situation had deescalated but moments later saw McCauley stabbing his brother. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of wounds to his arm, neck, head, shoulder and back. McCauley allegedly told police they had all been drinking and smoking crack before the incident.
SUMMER MAINTENANCE
It has been a busy summer at the Ripon Area School District for maintenance and improvement projects. District Business Manager Jonah Adams says among the bigger projects was repairs to the roofs over the Middle School Gym, Cafeteria, and Office area with two different companies splitting the work. District Superintendent Mary Whitrock says every year they also do a certain amount of carpet replacement as well. Other projects at the Middle School and High School included installation of additional cameras, space renovations, conversion of classroom lighting to LED with dimming, and installation of smart panels in classrooms. Improvements at the Elementary Schools included installation of additional cameras, swing set installation at Barlow Park, and classroom air conditioning upgrades at Murray Park Quest.
BERLIN SCHOOLS REFERENDUM THIS NOVEMBER
The Berlin Area School District will be putting an operational referendum before voters in November. In June the School Board unanimously approved resolutions for the different amounts it would like to exceed its revenue cap each year for the next four years, which come to a total of more than $7 million over those years. They also approved the resolution for the referendum. District Superintendent Emmett Durtschi says it is for operational purposes only. He says by state law they needed to approve a referendum and questions for the referendum by the end of the month, but they knew what they wanted to do so they approved it two months early. The District staged a referendum in April of 2023 asking to exceed its revenue cap and also to make some building improvements. It failed but Durtschi says pass or fail more people will be voting on the referendum this November which is also a Presidential election.
STAY AT RNC A SUCCESS FOR REPLICA OF RIPON’S LITTLE WHITE SCHOOLHOUSE
Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mandy Kimes says the replica of the Little White Schoolhouse drew a lot of media attention during its stay at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last month. She notes a news crew was busy filming them as they left the parking lot to head for Milwaukee. Kimes says the connection to the symbol of the meeting place where the GOP was founded kept her busy during the convention talking to just about every major news outlet. Of course that was a plus for Ripon and its tourism efforts as well. As for the convention itself Kimes says as a person who organizes community events she appreciated all the work Milwaukee did staging the Republican National Convention.
BROWNFIELD GRANTS ANNOUNCED
The state’s Department of Natural Resources Tuesday announced three grants of $75,000 each to Calumet County, the city of Manitowoc and the city of Brillion to investigate environmental contamination in their communities. The Brownfield grants will support investigations of contamination at properties in all three communities and the development of action plans to address the contamination. Calumet County secured a grant for activities at a county-owned 2 acre brownfield property close to Lake Winnebago in Quinney. The county acquired the property in 2020 through tax foreclosure. The city of Manitowoc will use its grant to sample soil and groundwater at a 3.5 acre site along the Manitowoc River within the River Point District. The site was used as a lumber mill, coal storage and docking area. It is targeted for redevelopment. The grant to the city of Brillion supports the assessment of a 5.7 acre site within the Brillion Iron Works brownfield redevelopment area, the location of a former foundry that closed in 2016. The city-owned site is targeted for redevelopment.
WMH RECEIVES DONATION OF CPR DEVICE
To improve patient survival rates and minimize potential exposure to COVID-19, SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Room is now equipped with a new LUCAS 3 chest compression system. It is a battery-powered device that performs automated chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The system provides additional benefits to cardiac arrest patients by delivering guideline-consistent, high-quality chest compressions even under difficult conditions and for extended periods of times. This newest technology has been made possible by the Dodge County Public Health team as part of a state public health grant funding tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Waupun Memorial Hospital is one of three area hospitals to receive a LUCAS 3 chest compression system. The Waupun Memorial Hospital Emergency Room’s previous LUCAS system is now available within the hospital’s inpatient nursing unit.
In the photo: Among staff who is utilizing the new CPR equipment are (left to right) Alexx Mitchell, clinical partner, Lauren Winchell, RN, Olivia Ambrose, RN, and Devan Nehls, RN.
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