Hometown Broadcasting News Monday 12/14/20
14 December 2020 News
Reckless Homicide Suspect Asks For New Judge
A 30-year-old Fond du Lac man facing first degree reckless homicide and felony bail jumping charges for the death of a young girl has asked for a substitution of judge. Fond du Lac County Judge Peter Grimm has been presiding over the case for Thomas Abitz Jr. Charges against Abitz stem from the June 2017 death of the girl. Abitz is serving a 13 year sentence for causing a traumatic brain injury to the two-year-old girl in March of 2011. She lived with the consequences of that injury until she died from what the Fond du Lac County Medical Examiner said was pneumonia from chronic health problems created by the head injury. Abitz is serving his sentence at Redgranite Correctional Institution.
RHS Student Semifinalist In Coca Cola Scholars Program
Ripon High School student Cali Grant has been named a Semifinalist for the 2021 class of prestigious Coca-Cola Scholars Program, moving to the next round of the selection process to become a Coca-Cola Scholar and receive a $20,000 college scholarship. Only 1,609 high school seniors were selected as Semifinalists from a pool of 99,403 applicants from across the country. Semifinalists are selected bases on their academic excellence, leadership and service demonstrated in school and community activities. Semifinalists of the program are in the running for 150 college scholarships worth $20,000.
Border Concerns
Congressman Glenn Grothman is concerned that we will be seeing more illegal immigrants entering the country with Joe Biden becoming President. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says in talking with a Homeland Security official they are already seeing it happen. “So they are already seeing a lot more people trying to get into the country and I think as we get closer and closer to Inauguration Day I think you are going to see more people flooding into the country.” Grothman says some people feel the number of illegal immigrants entering the country could reach 200,000 to 300,000 a month. He points out with Biden promising free health care for illegal immigrants it could make the problem worse. He says Congress needs to act to make it more difficult to get on welfare programs.
FDL County Highway Trucks Versatile
The same Fond du Lac County Highway trucks you see out working road construction in the summer are fitted with plows and salt spreaders for snow removal in the winter. County Highway Commissioner Tom Janke says they make the most of their fleet of 37 trucks, 34 of which are used for snow removal in the winter. “So the same equipment that you see maybe shouldering or hauling materials either away or to job sites or hauling asphalt to our paver is generally the same truck that gets fitted with a plow, a wing, maybe even a double-wing, left or right wing or both I should say.” The Fond du Lac County Highway Commission maintains 779 lane miles of county highways and 608 lane miles of state highways in the county.
Waupun Teacher Semifinalist For Presidential Awards
A 6th grade science teacher in Waupun is among the five Wisconsin finalists for the 2020 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Leigh Kohlmann teaches at Rock River Intermediate School in Waupun. One awardee in mathematics and one awardee in science will receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation, professional development opportunities, and are honored at an award ceremony in Washington, D.C. Kohlmann has been teaching in the Waupun School District for 32 years.
FDL County Government Offices Closed For Christmas And New Year’s
Fond du Lac County government offices will be closed over the upcoming holidays. The City-County Government Center in Fond du Lac and Sheriff’s lobby/records office will be closed all-day on December 24th and 25th and January 1st. The county offices in the Government Center will close at noon on December 31st and the Sheriff’s lobby/records office at 11 am that morning. The Department of Community Programs, Department of Social Services and the Veterans Services Office will be closed all day on December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st. The Highway Department will be closed all day on December 25th and January 1st. The Moraine Lakes Consortium call center will be closed all day on December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st.
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