3/3/25 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
3 March 2025 News
OSHKOSH SEX OFFENDER FINDS PERMANENT HOUSING
Oshkosh Police say a 59-year-old sex offender who was homeless when he was released from prison on February 11th to live in the city has found permanent housing. Timothy Young is now living at 644 Frederick Street. He is on GPS monitoring the rest of his life and on probation until February 17th, 2045. Young was convicted in 1984 of first-degree sexual assault and in 2005 of first-degree sexual assault of a child. Both convictions were in Winnebago County. The victims were prepubescent girls he knew. Young was incarcerated at Racine Correctional Institution.
DODGE COUNTY SHERIFF SPEAKS TO PRISON PROPOSALS
Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says before going ahead with the Governor’s plan to close Green Bay Correctional Institution and renovating Waupun Correctional the state has to do something about prison overcrowding. He points out there are 750 beds at Green Bay Correctional and housing units would have to be closed at Waupun Correctional for renovation. He says the state prison system is already overcrowded by more than 5,400 inmates and that will increase by another 1,000 in the next two years. He says you should never be at maximum capacity and the national standard is at about 85 percent. He says the state needs to reduce its inmate population by about 9,000 inmates. Governor Evers proposal would somewhat alleviate that with early release. Schmidt says that goes against the reason judges imposed some sentences, and the state already has an issue with under staffing of probation and parole. He says probation agents can’t adequately monitor parolees if they are overseeing 100 or more at a time.
FDL COUNTY ELECTIONS
Voters in Fond du Lac County will have a number of contested races and issues to decide at the polls on April 1st. There will be town supervisor races in the Towns of Calumet, Marshfield, and Ripon. Fairwater, Oakfield, Rosendale, and St. Cloud have village trustee races. There’s a City Council race in Fond du Lac, and school board races in Fond du Lac and Ripon. Voters also have to make decisions on a statewide referendum on the use of Voter ID, and school operating referendums in Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, Oakfield, and Waupun asking for permission to exceed revenue caps. Statewide there are two races, one for a seat on the State Supreme Court, and the other for State Schools Superintendent. Barring a special election no elections will be held this fall.
CONGRESSMAN GROTHMAN INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS
Congressman Glenn Grothman recently introduced legislation that will overturn a Biden-era rule that would give broad authority to nearly every IRS employee to levy fines against taxpayers. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says, “Joe Biden is gone, but the wake of his policy mistakes linger.” He adds that the rule would embolden the IRS to increase the number of unjust penalties against Americans. He says it is a lame-duck rule that flies in the face of President Trump’s mission to make our government more transparent and efficient. The bill is supported by Americans for Tax Reform, the National Taxpayers Union, and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. It is cosponsored by Republican Congressmen Tom McClintock of California and Greg Steube of Florida.
INTERSTATE 41 PROJECT TO RESUME
The state’s Department of Transportation tells us construction of 14.2 miles of Interstate 41 from Fond du Lac County Highway D or Military Road to State Highway 26 in Winnebago County resumes next Monday. The multiyear project began last October. The $25.9 million project is expected to finish this October. Northeast Asphalt of Greenville, Wisconsin is the prime contractor. The work includes asphalt milling and paving, structure maintenance on ten bridges, construction of one new box culvert, nine box culvert extensions, culvert pipe work, slope grading, restoration, beam guard replacement, cable guard replacement, shouldering, and pavement marking.
DYLAN SCOTT WILL PERFORM AT THE FDL COUNTY FAIR
The Fond du Lac County Fair Board has lined up County singer and songwriter Dylan Scott for entertainment on the Grandstand on Thursday, July 17th. He’s notched four Number 1 singles on radio; “My Girl,” “Nobody,” “New Truck,” and “Can’t Have Mine.” The Louisiana native has toured with Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, and Chris Young, among others. Grandstand entertainment for Friday and Saturday night of the Fond du Lac County Fair is still being lined up but is expected to be announced soon. Wednesday night of the Fair will feature a Truck and Tractor Pull and Sunday will feature a Demolition Derby. Tickets for Grandstand concerts and events at the Fond du Lac County Fair are on sale now at Fond du Lac County Fair.com. Admission is free but does not include Grand Stand events. This year’s Fond du Lac County Fair in Fond du Lac runs Wednesday through Sunday, July 16th through the 20th. (Photo credit: Fond du Lac County Fair).
Fond du Lac County Fair // Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
CELEBRATING FFA
Berlin Schools Superintendent Emmett Durtschi says they took an extra week the past few weeks to fully appreciate their FFA chapter. It’s been around 87 years with 100 members and about 63 of those members very active in the chapter. Durtschi says members learn about leadership and it has nice ties to the area’s agricultural heritage. Last June their FFA chapter invited Durtschi to attend the state convention in Madison with them. It left him impressed and confident the future of our kids is a bright one. The Berlin FFA chapter had some fun with their celebration last Friday with a ‘Kiss the Calf’ fundraiser. (Photo credit: Berlin Area School District).
DODGE COUNTY FORAGE COUNCIL WINTER MEETING
Producers, consultants, agronomists, and nutritionists are invited to attend the Dodge County Forage Council 2025 Winter Meeting on Friday, at the Pizza Ranch in Beaver Dam. Registration begins at 10:45 am, with the program starting promptly at 11 am. Presenters will include Leonard Polzin who will talk about Dairy Market Projections for 2025, Dr. Luiz Ferraretto who will present All Things Corn Ensiling, and Dr. Emily Bick who will cover Pest Management in Dairy Rotations. The annual forage contest will take place within the lunch hour. Three Certified Crop Advisor credits are available. The annual meeting of the Dodge County Forage Council will follow the presentations. Complete details, including registration form are available at the Extension Dodge County website.
Dodge County Forage Council – Extension Dodge County
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