Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday 4/7/21
7 April 2021 News
FDL Stabbing
Police in Fond du Lac are investigating a stabbing that occurred over the weekend. According to a press release the stabbing occurred early Sunday morning in the area of Marquette and Johnson Streets. A 34-year-old Fond du Lac man was walking in that area when he was approached from behind by a man who demanded items from him. The victim pulled away from him and ran to a nearby residence where he discovered he had been stabbed. The victim was treated at St. Agnes Hospital and released. Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Detective Nick Hahn at (920) 322-3721 or the Crime Alert number at (920) 322-3740.
School Bus Involved In Dodge County Crash
No students were injured when a school bus was involved in a three-vehicle crash in Dodge County’s Town of Clyman Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff’s officials say the bus and a dump truck collided at the intersection of County Highway M and State Highway 60. A third vehicle, a delivery van, was also struck causing minor damage. The 75-year-old Watertown man driving the school bus was the only one that was injured in the crash. He suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the Watertown Regional Medical Center. There were 5 passengers on the school bus at the time of the accident.
Sex Offender Moving To Larsen
Winnebago County Sheriff’s officials say a 40-year-old sex offender will be moving to 8720 Umland Road in Larsen Thursday. Scott Zeinert was convicted of possession of child pornography in Winnebago County in January of 2018. He will be under the supervision of Probation and Parole until April 8th, 2024, but will be on the state’s Sex Offender Registry for the rest of his life.
School District Federal Coronavirus Aid
According to an analysis by the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau the Ripon Area School District has received more than $2.1 million in federal coronavirus aid or $1,095 per pupil. The Rosendale-Brandon School District got $386,761, the Green Lake School District received $349,053, the Berlin Area School District $3.5 million, the Oshkosh Area School District $20.8 million, the Wautoma Area School District $4.4 million, and Waupaca School District $3.7 million. State Representative Mark Born of Beaver Dam, a co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee, says there were wide disparities in funding provided by district. The analysis shows overall school districts in Wisconsin got more than $2.2 billion in federal coronavirus aid or an average of $2,669 per pupil.
Agnesian Makes Online Scheduling For COVID Vaccine Easier
Agnesian HealthCare is offering simplified online self-scheduling, for adults seeking COVID-19 first-dose vaccination appointments. The new web-based platform at agnesian.com/vaccine is open to all Wisconsinites, whether they are current Agnesian patients or not. The new application offers people the most efficient way to schedule a vaccination appointment at a time and location that is most convenient for them. If a second dose is required, caregivers will schedule that appointment at the time of the first vaccination. There are still openings this Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm for a mass vaccination clinic which will feature the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Call 920-926-8400 from 7 am to 5 pm to schedule the one-time dose vaccine for this specific event.
COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling | SSM Health
COVID Vaccine Provides Protection Against Variants
A member of the Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force says there’s no guarantee you won’t get the coronavirus if you are vaccinated against it, but it will mitigate to what extent you suffer the symptoms. Jeff Puhlmann-Becker says it will reduce the likelihood that you will be hospitalized or worse if you get the required amount of the vaccine. As for the variants that have mutated from the original virus he says the vaccine should protect you from those as well according to medical experts. “It appears to the extent it’s that is has been tested and to the extent that we have real world data. It appears that the body is quite effective at fighting off the variants when you’re fully vaccinated with the current vaccines.” The latest variant is a “Double Mutant” found in the San Francisco Bay area.
Broadband Access Survey
The Director of Administration for Fond du Lac County says the county and its residents could greatly benefit from the results of a residential and business survey about broadband access in the county. Erin Gerred says Envision Greater Fond du Lac is partnering with the county on the survey. She says the residential survey is brief and only asks a few questions. “Two pages with some real simple questions people can answer regarding what kind of service they have if they are satisfied with it and how many users are in that household. We have I believe about 1,700 returned so far.” She says ultimately they use those surveys to create a map that shows where there are deficiencies in service. Fond du Lac County is one of six counties selected to participate in the Broadband Connectors Pilot. The survey is available at the Envision website under the “about” tab.
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