Hometown Broadcasting News Thursday 7/22/21
22 July 2021 News
Monticello Man Sentenced To Life In Prison
A Winnebago County judge Wednesday sentenced a 40-year-old Monticello man to life in prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend and killing her father in Oshkosh. Judge Scott Woldt pronounced the sentence for Joshua Aide who a jury in May found guilty of first degree intentional homicide and two counts of attempted first degree intentional homicide for the shootings last August 4th at a home in the 1700 block of Minnesota Avenue. Fifty-nine-year-old James Gruettner died at the scene. Gruettner’s daughter 33-year-old Rebecca Borkowski was shot in the ear and 57-year-old James Miller was shot in the face. A restitution hearing is scheduled for next Thursday.
Settlement Announced In Opioid Crisis
Wisconsin could receive at least $400 million in a proposed $26 billion settlement in the national legal settlement over the opioid crisis. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says the agreement will help bring desperately needed relief to people across the country who are struggling with opioid addiction. The agreement includes the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed opioids. It also requires significant industry changes that will help prevent this type of crisis from happening again. The proposed agreement would resolve investigations and litigation over the companies’ roles in creating and fueling the opioid epidemic.
Deadline Coming Up For Applying For Sturgeon Spearing License For Upriver Lakes
The Department of Natural Resources is reminding residents that the application deadline for a sturgeon spearing license on the Upriver Lakes is August 1st. Only 500 license holders will be selected to spear a sturgeon from Lakes Poygan, Winneconne or Butte des Morts, and experience the Wisconsin tradition of harvesting a lake sturgeon from the Upriver Lakes during the 2022 sturgeon spearing season. The sturgeon spearing tradition on Lake Winnebago, Lake Poygan, Lake Winneconne and Lake Butte des Morts will continue on February 12th, 2022 and run for a maximum of 16 days or until any of the predetermined harvest caps are reached. An unlimited number of licenses are available for the Lake Winnebago spear fishery and can be purchased until October 31st. Applicants authorized for an Upriver Lakes license cannot purchase a license for Lake Winnebago.
Dire Times Again
A member of the Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force says unless we can move the needle on the percentage of people in Wisconsin who have completed their vaccinations we could be facing dire times again with Delta variant in play. Jeff Puhlmann-Becker says we haven’t been able to move past 50 percent when it comes to those who are fully immunized against the coronavirus. He says that could change a little as we allow younger children to get vaccinated for COVID-19. He says the good news is some of those who have been the most opposed to getting vaccinated including Republican leaders like Mitch McConnell are now advocating for getting vaccinated.
Attracting New Workers An Issue
The President and CEO of Envision Greater Fond du Lac says she was pleased to see Governor Evers include $130 million in the state budget for worker attraction programs. Sadie Parafiniuk says businesses in Fond du Lac County and nationwide are having a difficult time attracting new employees. She says with more Baby Boomers retiring every year the number of unfilled positions will continue to grow and right now there are 1,500 to 2,000 jobs that are unfilled in the County right now. She notes businesses are offering higher pay, flexible hours and other incentives to try and get the workers that they need.
Teaching Servant Leadership
Over the years the former Sophia Foundation has evolved from an organization that bestowed grants on non-profits and organizations to one that now teaches the benefits of servant leadership. In fact they are marking 10 years of programs dedicated to unleashing the passion and potential of all people through transformative leadership-leadership that makes places and people better. Christa Williams is the Executive Director of Sophia Partners. She says they help people learn and practice servant leadership. She says they mostly work with local non-profits, government organization and for-profit organizations, but expanded their base a little during the pandemic with virtual programs. If you would like to learn more about them visit their website sophiapartners.org.
Hello – Sophia Transformative Leadership Partners (sophiapartners.org)
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