Hometown Broadcasting News Monday 8/31/20
31 August 2020 News
Missing Oshkosh Man Found Safe
Oshkosh Police say a 28-year-old man reported missing Thursday has been located and is safe. There was concern because Matthew Glocke didn’t have his diabetic medication when he left home. Police issued a physical description of Locke and what he was wearing when he was last seen, along with posting a photo of him on their Facebook page. He was found safe Friday morning. Glocke was the second diabetic person reported missing in Oshkosh this past week that left home without needed medication. The other person was 33-year-old Jaclyn Smith.
Watertown Man Sentenced For Child Sexual Assault
A 40-year-old Watertown man was recently sentenced to 12 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision on a first degree child sexual assault charge. Nathan Lord was sentenced in Dodge County court last Thursday. The charge against him stemmed from incidents that happened in 2015 involving two young girls that spent the night at his residence. When the children told Lord’s family members what happened the family blamed the incidents on Lord’s drinking. Assistant District Attorney James Sempf said at the sentencing hearing that a significant prison sentence was necessary.
Ripon City Administrator Search
The Ripon Common Council will continue discussions about hiring a search firm to look for its next City Administrator. The Council last week discussed the results of the Request for Proposals. The City got back five different proposals including proposals from firms in Michigan, Iowa and California. Alderman John Splitt said he didn’t think the city should take a chance of hiring the new administrator on their own in case they fail and then have to hire a consultant any way. Alderman Howard Hansen felt they should pick the top two firms and have represents from those firms come before the Council with their pitches. A search firm would recommend top candidates, which would then be interviewed by the Council. City Administrator Lori Rich said they could pay for a search firm through contingency funds over two years. Rich is retiring as administrator next April.
School Restart
Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says she’s confident in the plans school districts are implementing for restarting because they include mitigation strategies to handle the COVID-19 virus. She says although the county returned to Phase 1 of its Safe Restart plan that won’t affect schools as they open for fall classes. “This change in phases should not impact your school mode of learning. Our schools are considered separate from our Safe Restart plan.” She says if the need arises during the school year to change the mode of learning in a district it will be discussed between the school’s leadership team and public health. Mueller says schools serve a critical role in supporting the well-being of our students and their families.
Lauree’s Trail
The President of Green Lake Greenways says it will probably be next spring before they can begin working on the next leg of Lauree’s Trail the bicycle and pedestrian trail between Ripon and Green Lake. Howard Hansen says they got a Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant for Phase 2 of the project, but it requires raising matching funds which is difficult given the way COVID-19 has affected the usual fundraising events that are held. Hansen says they do have a hardworking board of directors. “They’ve just been phenomenal on getting out there and talking to people and groups to help raise funds. We’re looking like I say at a matching grant of $240,000 we’re looking to raise at least another $200,000 just for Phase 2 alone.” Hansen says it would have been great to have done Phase 2 this past summer or this fall, but without matching funds for the grant it just wasn’t feasible.
Law Enforcement Association Asks For Comments On Kenosha Shooting Be Toned Down
Executives from several law enforcement associations recently sent a letter to Governor Tony Evers and Lt. Governor Mandella Barnes asking them to tone down their comments about Kenosha Police and the shooting of Jacob Blake until facts are in on the investigation. The letter termed previous remarks and statements made by the two of them as premature, judgmental and inflammatory. The letter was sent by the presidents of the Wisconsin Badger State Sheriff’s Association, Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association, Wisconsin Sheriff’s and Deputy Sheriff’s Association, and Wisconsin Police Executive Group. Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll heads the Badger State Sheriff’s Association and Fond du Lac Police Chief Bill Lamb the Wisconsin Police Executive Group.
To read the letter click here.
Early Hunting Seasons Kick Off Tuesday
Three fall hunting seasons kick off tomorrow; mourning dove, early goose, and early teal seasons. DNR officials say the mourning dove season runs until November 29th with a daily bag limit of 15. It requires a small game license. The early goose season runs for two weeks until September 15th with a daily bag limit of five geese. The early teal season goes until September 9th with a daily bag limit of six teal. While the early teal season is offered statewide, some state-owned properties have special waterfowl hunting limitations.
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