9/24/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday
24 September 2024 News
ONE INJURED IN FDL HOUSE FIRE
One person was hurt during a house fire in Fond du Lac overnight. Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue officials say that person was injured escaping the fire through a second story window. The fire was at a duplex in the 200 block of Packer Street. Firefighters were sent to the blaze just after 11 pm last night. There was heavy fire on the back part of the home and smoke coming from the building. Fire crews searched the upper unit after they were told someone may be inside. The person got out through a second story window and was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries. The fire was brought under control within 45 minutes. There was heavy damage from fire, smoke, and water. An adjacent garage and vehicle were also damaged. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue photo).
CAMPBELLSPORT MAN CONVICTED OF BEASTIALITY CHARGES
A former Kewaskum Police Department school resource officer has been convicted of three counts of engaging in sexual contact with an animal. Thirty-five-year-old Steven Rosales pled guilty to the three bestiality charges during a hearing in Fond du Lac County yesterday. Other charges were read into the record and dismissed. The Campbellsport man will be sentenced on November 26th. District Attorney Eric Toney says the convictions carry a maximum of 9 years in prison and 9 years of extended supervision, but the prosecution is recommending no more than 5 years in prison. The alleged acts spanned a four year period. Rosales is also facing three felony charges in Washington County. He was fired from the Kewaskum Police Department for allegedly having a sexting relationship with a student. He is charged in Washington County with one count of sexual misconduct by school staff and two counts of misconduct in office acting in excess of authority. All three counts are felonies. He has a hearing in that case on November 11th.
MEC CLOSING WAUTOMA FACILITY
Mayville Engineering Company has announced it is permanently closing its Wautoma facility, with all but one job eliminated by late November. The company notified the state’s Department of Workforce Development by a letter dated September 12th that 26 workers at the facility at 431 East Division Street will be laid off on November 16th and 16 more will lose their jobs on November 22nd. A production manager will be kept on until January 31st. Mayville Engineering Company has eight locations around Wisconsin, including its headquarters in Milwaukee, as well as facilities in six other states.
FDL COUNTY TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG SEIZURE
Two Milwaukee men are facing drug possession charges the result of a traffic stop on Interstate 41 on Sunday, September 15th. K9 Rip was deployed during the stop indicating there may be drugs in the vehicle. Twenty-one grams of individually packaged black tar heroin was found concealed in a center console compartment. While the driver, a 47-year-old Milwaukee man, and passenger, a 34-year-old Milwaukee man, were being booked at the jail additional drugs were discovered concealed on their persons. The driver had 2 grams of cocaine and passenger 2 grams of mushrooms. Both have previous criminal history. The driver is being held at the Fond du Lac County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond and passenger a $25,000 cash bond. Sheriff’s officials say the traffic stop is another example of a simple registration and equipment violation stop leading to the removal of dangerous drugs and criminals from the streets.
SEX OFFENDER MOVING TO OSHKOSH
Oshkosh Police tell us a 41-year-old sex offender will be living at 60 Sennholz Court starting next Monday. Michael J. Villers, Jr. will be on GPS monitoring the rest of his life and on probation until August 21st, 2031. He was convicted of two counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child and disorderly conduct in Brown County in 2001. The victims were 11 to 14 year old girls who were not known to him and a 6-year-ol boy he knew. There are over 27,000 sex offenders required to register in Wisconsin, either incarcerated, on active supervision, or no longer under supervision. There are 609 registered sex offenders in Winnebago County. Villers is currently living in Green Bay.
AVIAN INFLUENZA DAIRY CATTLE TESTING REMAINS IN PLACE
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection’s Division of Animal Health says to date, there have been no detections of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in state cattle, poultry, or wildlife with the genotype associated with dairy cattle detections in other states. Federal officials say in the past 30 days H5N1 has been confirmed in 12 dairy herds in three states. In the coming weeks, there will be additional exhibitions and shows in Wisconsin. A state order requires testing of dairy cattle prior to a fair or exhibition.
SENATOR JOHNSON ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND CRIME
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson blames the southern border crisis and illegal immigrants for increasing violent crimes. The federal lawmaker from Oshkosh says examples of that include headline grabbing crimes in Prairie du Chien and Fond du Lac. He says in Prairie du Chien an illegal immigrant was accused of sexual assault, and in Fond du Lac an illegal immigrant was paid by her boyfriend to allow him to sexually assault her 12-year-old daughter. He claims there have been rapes and murders, and people killed by illegal immigrants in drunken driving accidents. Johnson says the Biden Administration’s open border policy is letting people into the country that are responsible for drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and human trafficking. He believes if Kamala Harris is elected President that open border policy will continue.
WHEY TO GO
State Senator Joan Ballweg says Wisconsin’s Cheese producers are happy with a new law that allows liquid whey to be transported around the state at the same level as milk. She says transporting liquid whey around at the new levels has several benefits. It includes saving hundreds of miles on roads and hundreds of thousands of truck loads every year. Ballweg notes that there is a labor shortage which includes truckers so fewer transport trips benefits processors in that regard as well. The state lawmaker from Markesan says farmers and processors make the most of what they produce and liquid whey can be processed into powder which goes into protein drinks. Protein drinks and shakes have gained in popularity over the past few years.
ER MOTIVATION
The director of the emergency department at SSM Health’s Ripon Community Hospital says serving others keeps him motivated through some of the terrible tragedies and medical emergencies they see. Dr. Jason Geiger says it is a little different than when he worked in Chicago where you would see shooting and assault victims coming through the ER. He says you do see your share of trauma in Ripon, but it is usually associated with a car or another type of accident. He feels a small town like Ripon and the sense of community helps him avoid possible burnout. He feels it is helpful that the staff is very supportive and patients are respectful. Dr. Geiger says when you think about those who are deployed and the other hardships in the world there are those who deal with a lot worse. He also has a deep faith in God.
PRESENTATION ON IMMIGRATION AT ASYLUM SEEKING AT RIPON COLLEGE
Ripon College and the Center for Politics and the People will host Kat Griffith, Fond du Lac County Board Supervisor and community leader, who will present on immigration and asylum-seeking in the Great Hall at Ripon College, Thursday at 6:30 pm. Griffith has decades of experience working with refugees. In her presentation, she will break down misconceptions concerning the state of the southern border and the asylum-seeking process using various statistics and figures. Photographs will help tell the story of the detention centers she has visited that hold noncitizens awaiting court proceedings. Griffith says she has stepped up her presentations on asylum and immigration in the last year as the topic has become ever more important and polarizing. The event is sponsored by the Ripon College Center for Politics and the People, the Ripon College Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and the League of Women Voters of the Ripon Area. Admission is free and open to the public. You can read more about Griffith’s presentation at the Ripon College website.
OASD FACILITIES FEEDBACK SESSIONS
The Oshkosh Area School District is set to begin a series of community feedback sessions on Phase 2 of its four-phase facilities consolidation plan, with the first session scheduled tonight at 6:30 at South Park Middle School. The session will be in the gymnasium. Attendees should enter through the main entrance of the school, Door #1. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a guided tour of the school. Upcoming information sessions are scheduled at Oshkosh North High School next Monday, Vel Phillips Middle School on Thursday, October 10th, Menominee Elementary School on Wednesday, October 16th, and Oakwood Elementary School on Tuesday, October 29th. All sessions begin at 6:30 pm and include a presentation followed by a guided tour of the host location.
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