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7 January 2022 News
SSM Health Hospital Visitor Guidelines Modified
Officials with SSM Health of the Greater Fond du Lac Region say visitor guidelines are being modified at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, Ripon Community Hospital, and Waupun Memorial Hospital as COVID-19 cases increase. The new guidelines go into place Monday. Patients will only be able to designate one visitor for the duration of their stay or appointment. Only one primary support person will be allowed in Women & Infants. No visitors will be allowed for COVID-19 patients. Compassionate care exceptions may be made in end-of-life situations. For outpatient visits people should consider attending the appointment alone. Visitors must be over the age of 18. All visitors will be asked to be screened prior to entering the building and must wear masks during their entire stay unless eating or drinking. Surgical masks are recommended.
Wind Chill Advisory
A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 9 am this morning for Columbia, Dodge, Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties. According to the National Weather Service wind chills will reach as low as 25 degrees below zero. The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Green Bay Area A Hot Spot For Lottery Winners
State lottery officials say one of the winning tickets for the $632 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night was sold in the Green Bay area. That ticket worth $316.3 million was sold at Jackson Point Citgo on Packerland Drive in Ashwaubenon. If the winner opts for the cash option they win $225.1 million before taxes. The winning numbers were 6, 14, 25, 33, 46 and the Powerball was 17. The other winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in Sacramento, California. Wisconsin had a $50,000 Powerball winner too and that ticket was sold in Walworth. Meanwhile the Green Bay area remains a hot spot for the lottery with a $350,000 Supercash winner for last night’s drawing and a Badger 5 ticket worth $28,000 was also sold there for Wednesday night’s drawing.
Two Mineral Point Firefighters Killed In Crash
Iowa County Sheriff’s officials say two Mineral Point firefighters were killed early Thursday morning when their fire truck was struck by a semi on Highway 151. It happened as their northbound truck was attempting to turn into an emergency crossover. The fire truck caught fire and two firefighters on board were killed. The semi driver was not injured. The crash happened about 12:30 am. Traffic on Highway 151 was detoured for about four hours.
Ripon Community Hospital Offering COVID Vaccine Booster Walk In Clinic
Those interested in receiving their Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster can make an appointment at SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital for a clinic that will run from 8 am to 4 pm on Tuesday, January 18th. The clinic will be offered on the first floor. Appointments are preferred by calling 920-745-3520. People are asked to call the clinic to schedule although walk-ins will be accepted.
Walk In Flu Vaccine Clinic In FDL Monday
The Fond du Lac County Health Department will host a free walk-in influenza vaccination clinic from 10 am to 3 pm next Monday. The clinic will be held in rooms G and H on the first floor of the City/County Government Center in Fond du Lac. The clinic is available for anyone ages 6 months and older. Free of cost, no appointments or insurance is necessary. The clinic is injectable vaccine only. If you have any questions call 920-929-3085. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends flu vaccination as the best protection against flu viruses for people ages 6 months and older. As of December 1th there were 2,068 documented cases of influenza in Wisconsin.
FDL County Board Races
Five Fond du Lac County supervisors will not be running for reelection next spring and there will be five races in the elections for the 25 supervisory seats. County Board Chairman Marty Farrell of Ripon is one of those not seeking reelection. He has been on board for more than 25 years. Timothy Bachleitner and Katherine Kat Griffith will be running for his District 1 seat. Other supervisors not running for reelection are Robert Giese, Tom Kitchen, Lisette Aldrich and Brian Kolstad. In District 3 incumbent Karen Madigan will be challenged by James Will. In District 10 incumbent Ken Depperman is being challenged by Clint Kieler. The two candidates for Kitchen’s seat representing District 18 are Scott Rodman and Mitchell Swanson. The two candidates running for Aldrich’s seat representing District 20 are Tiffany Brault and Gabriel Cadena. The race for the District 25 seat is between incumbent Marilyn Hammond and challenger Angela Luehring.
Two Sex Offenders Being Released In Oshkosh
Oshkosh Police say two sex offenders being released from prison in the coming weeks will be living in the city. Thirty-six-year-old Dane Hunt will be released on January 18th. He will be homeless. Fifty-five-year-old Rick Bartow will be moving to 215 Division Street on January 25th. Both will be on electronic monitoring. Hunt will be under the supervision of Probation and Parole until January 20th of 2025 and Bartow until January 29th of 2032. Hunt is currently at Oshkosh Correctional Institution and Bartow at Fox Lake Correctional. The victims of both offenders were females.
Bill Creates Training For Urban Rescue Teams
A bill authored by State Senator Joan Ballweg that provides training for urban rescue teams was signed into law last month. Ballweg says the state used to have a Structural Collapse Team that responded to emergencies around the state. She says this would transition that providing funding for specialized training for firefighters. She says an example of what’s possible was the Structural Collapse Team that responded to the explosion at the Didion Milling facility in Cambria in May of 2017. She says the team was responsible for saving lives. However, the explosion ultimately resulted in the loss of five lives and injuries for 11 others.
COVID Reporting Accuracy
A member of the Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force says with at-home testing kits available the accuracy of the number of new cases being reported to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services may be more suspect. Jeff Puhlmann-Becker says people who are self-testing may not be reporting their results to their local health department which in turn report to the DHS. Puhlmann-Becker says if you do plan on picking up an at-home testing kit you may have to wait on availability. He says they’ve proven so popular they don’t stay on drug store and pharmacy shelves for long and there may also be a wait if you order them online.
Capital Attack Anniversary
Congressman Glenn Grothman doesn’t feel it was necessary Thursday for the President and Vice-President to comment on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the Nation’s Capital. He says as time goes by it is nothing that will be considered wildly significant. He and some colleagues would like to see video of the incident released by the Justice Department. He says it makes you wonder whether something is being concealed. He also doesn’t believe it is necessary to hire more Capital Police. The federal lawmaker feels the investigation and bringing to justice those who damaged buildings and attacked police has run its course with hundreds being charged for their crimes.
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