Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday 3/18/20
18 March 2020 News
FDL Man Facing Charges For High Speed Chase
A 33-year-old Fond du Lac man is facing multiple charges for a high-speed vehicle chase in the city late Monday night. It started just before 11 pm when a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy watched a vehicle heading south on Hickory Street go through a stop sign and then a traffic signal at Johnson Street. Sheriff’s Sergeant Paul Metzger says the chase came to a close about 2 miles later when driver rolled his vehicle on a roundabout on Pioneer Road. “The vehicle attempted to maneuver through the roundabout at that location striking the center of the roundabout. The operator lost control of the vehicle, rolled several times and came to rest on the grass to the southwest of this intersection.” The driver wasn’t injured and got out of the vehicle and fled on foot. He was caught a short distance from the crash scene. No one was in the vehicle with him. He’s facing a number of charges including felony fleeing and a third OWI. No one else was injured during the chase.
Grothman Disappointed In Second Coronavirus Relief Bill
Congressman Glenn Grothman did not vote for a second COVID-19 relief bill early Saturday morning. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says after waiting two days to see what the bill would contain they got a 110-page bill and were informed they would be voting on it 20 minutes later. The $51 billion bill reserves $1 billion for disaster loans for small businesses impacted by the pandemic and the remainder is for national emergency funding. He was hoping the Senate would clean up the bill and pay careful attention to the paid family leave provisions of it before they passed it. He says he’s disappointed it didn’t accelerate the production of vital drugs and medical supplies.
COVID 19 Testing In Dodge County
The Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam and the Dodge County Public Health Department has created a drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic. It opened Tuesday morning. The stand-alone testing center is for county residents only and is aimed at making testing quicker and more efficient. The testing site will be open weekdays from 8 am to 4 pm until further notice. Those who have COVID-19 symptoms and believe they are a candidate for testing should call 1-877-998-0022. A medical professional will conduct an over the phone screening.
Testing Travelers From Hot Spots For Coronavirus
Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says testing of residents who may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus went beyond those Fond du Lac residents that went on an Egyptian river cruise. She says they are also interested in testing those who returned from traveling to “hot spot” states like New York where there have been a number of cases. “We are also testing known contact of individuals as well as symptoms if they were from hot spot states too. So there is a lot of different states are hot spots.” Officials for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in Fond du Lac County this week to help track the spread of the virus.
Relieving Stress Created By COVID-19 Worries
A mental health official recommends taking a break from the onslaught of COVID-19 news. Jackie Block is with Behavioral Health Professionals Psychotherapy, which works out of St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. She notes people are changing their sleeping and eating patterns because of the stress over the pandemic. Add to that self-isolation and not being able to get away to our favorite pastimes and haunts. Block says if you are stuck at home try and find replacement activities for what you normally do. “Think about things you can put in place while you’re at home that you can look forward too. So for instance perhaps I’m going to clean at this during the day, I’m going to listen to music at that time during that time of day, I might play a game at this time, this is a favorite TV show I will watch that.” She says if you are going to watch television don’t over indulge in the news about COVID-19 because that will create even more stress. Exercise can also be a good stress reliever. Block notes it is important to talk about it, put it in perspective, and do all the things that help you feel normal and maintain your routine.
Write In Candidate Registers For Ripon School Board
The Ripon School Board has the third candidate it needed to fill the three seats available during the April election. Incumbents Josh Rieder and Tom Stellmacher had filed papers to run for another term and now David Scott has registered as a write-in candidate. Incumbent Amy Pollesch had previously filed non-candidacy papers, which opened up that seat.
COVID 19 Cancellations
COVID-19 is leading to cancellations of local events and functions. Grace Lutheran Church in Berlin and First Lutheran Church in Poy Sippi have cancelled all in-person events, including worship services through April 5th. Online worship services and resources will be available on their Facebook pages. Emmaus Lutheran Church in Poy Sippi and Zion Lutheran Church in Neshkoro have cancelled services until further notice.
The Richford Community Center Pancake Breakfast scheduled for this Sunday has been cancelled.
The Berlin VFW has cancelled its regularly scheduled meeting for March 25th.
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