Hometown Broadcasting News Monday 10/4/21
4 October 2021 News
Columbus Man Killed In Oconto County Crash
A 41-year-old Columbus man was killed in Oconto County Thursday morning when his pick-up truck crashed into a fully-loaded logging truck. The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office says the victim’s pickup crossed the centerline on Highway 64 near Swenty Road and hit the eastbound logging truck. The Columbus man died at the scene. In addition to the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office, the State Patrol, and Brown County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating the accident.
Two Killed In Sheboygan County Crash
Two people were killed when their minivan hit the trailer of a tractor trailer on State Highway 23 at Sheboygan County Highway TT Thursday morning. The State Patrol says 29-year-old Deeanna Finn of Glenbeulah was driving the eastbound minivan and 37-year-old Patrick Ryan of Trevor the northbound semi. Finn and her passenger, 48-year-old Sherry Wanner of Sheboygan, were killed in the crash. Ryan was not injured. The crash was reported at 7:20 Thursday morning.
Help Need In Missing Persons Case
The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department is hoping those out for fall activities such as hunting can lend them a hand in a year-and-a-half old missing person’s case. Twenty-two-year-old Jon Jacob Morgan went missing in March of last year. He was last seen in the King area. He was supposed to pick up his paycheck that morning. He was wearing a Nike sweatshirt with a white emblem in the front and a grey-colored beanie style cap. The Sheriff’s Office says, “Hunters, outdoors people and people enjoying fall activities in numerous cases have found missing people and human remains.” They are asking anyone who observes something suspicious to contact them at 715-258-4466 or call the Crime Stoppers at 888-258-9955. They ask if you do find something not to disturb any items.
Oshkosh Oregon Street Project Starting
Phase I of Oshkosh’s Oregon Street improvement project begins Tuesday during which Oregon Street between West 28th Avenue and West Waukau Avenue will be closed for sanitary sewer construction. The intersections of Oregon Street and West 28th Avenue, Oregon Street and West Waukau Avenue, and Oregon Street and West 29th Avenue will remain open to east/west traffic with flashing red stop lights or temporary stop signs. This phase will last about 12 weeks. There will be designated detour routes. There are two other phases of the project that will close other sections of Oregon Street. More information is available at the city’s website.
20210930PR1.pdf (oshkosh.wi.us)
SSM Health Increases Minimum Wage
SSM Health which owns hospitals and clinics in Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, Ripon, Waupun, other Wisconsin cities and three other states will implement a new minimum wage of $15 per hour beginning October 10th. The increase will impact nearly 3,000 team members across Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma and Wisconsin or about 7 percent of SSM Health’s total workforce of nearly 40,000 employees. The decision is consistent with SSM Health’s previously stated plans to advance equity as part of its overall talent development strategy.
Ripon Schools Enrollment Consistent
Ripon Schools Superintendent Mary Whitrock says their enrollment count this fall is about the same as they’ve seen in recent years. She says once again they will have about 1,500 students in classrooms and altogether about 1,800 if you add in their virtual school enrollment. Whitrock says their virtual school numbers increased substantially last year to 458 students because of the pandemic but have leveled off to just over 300 students. The enrollment count helps the state determine the state aid that a school district will receive each year.
Vaccine Mandates Controversial But Effective
A member of the Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force says as controversial as employer vaccine mandates are they do get people vaccinated who otherwise wouldn’t get it done. Jeff Puhlmann-Becker points to the case of United Airlines in which 96 percent of its employees got vaccinated against the coronavirus. If you didn’t you had to apply for an exemption or you would lose your job. Three percent applied for exemptions and 1 percent or about 600 people will lose their jobs because they chose not to get vaccinated. Puhlmann-Becker says as controversial as that is people flying with United can be relatively secure in the knowledge that they won’t contract the virus from a United employee. A number of companies in Wisconsin have vaccine mandates including the Kohler Company and a number of Health Care employers.
Watson Street Classic Car Show Best Yet
An organizer of the Watson Street Classic Car Show in Ripon says last month’s event was their best ever with over 220 cars participating. Howard Stibb says they came from 58 different cities in Wisconsin. Eighty-one different “Best of Class” trophies were given out plus one for the “Best of Show” which went to a restored 1974 Camaro. Stibb says the Camaro was lovingly restored after an accident and truly was the “Best of Show.” He attributes the show’s success to a couple factors including great weather and people wanting to get out after COVID-19 cancelled events like the show last year.
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