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17 February 2022 News
Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office Annual Report Out
The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office responded to 46,865 calls for service in 2021 with over 29,000 of those being officer initiated. That’s one of the interesting facts in the Department’s annual report. Deputies also responded to 1,505 traffic crashes with 212 injuries suffered in those crashes and 6 deaths. The report also gives details on the solving of two cold cases the identification of a body found in the Town of Vinland in 2015 as that of Roland Klug of Oshkosh and remains found in Calumet County last year as those of Starkie Swenson who disappeared from Neenah in 1983. The Office’s participation in Operation Kick Boxer as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children program is also highlighted. The 29-page report details the hard work of all of the different divisions of the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office.
2021_annual_report.pdf (winnebago.wi.us)
Waupaca County Awards Medal For Gallantry
Waupaca County Sheriff Timothy Wilz this week presented Leonard Borgen with a Medal for Gallantry for saving the life of a woman who crashed her vehicle on U.S. Highway 10 on December 22nd. Kathy was driving in the fast lane near Morgan Drive when a semi in the other lane made an abrupt lane change. In trying to avoid the semi she overcorrected and her vehicle ended up overturning in the median where there was about 2 feet of water. Sheriff Wilz says Leonard stopped to provide assistance and was able to extricate her through the passenger side door. He says Kathy was seat belted in on the driver’s side and surely would have drowned without Leonard’s assistance.
Senator Johnson On The Ukraine
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson says Russia’s probable invasion of the Ukraine is another example of what he calls the “Weakening of America.” The federal lawmaker from Oshkosh says Ronald Reagan was correct in stating “You achieve Peace through strength.” He points to the border crisis, deficit spending creating inflation, and surrendering Afghanistan as a few examples of why Russia feels emboldened. He says American weakness invites aggression by our enemies. Johnson is running for a third term in office this fall.
COVID Transition
The public health officer for Fond du Lac County Health Department says they began transitioning away from COVID-related work about a year ago. Kim Mueller says almost her entire staff was tied up with contact tracing work during the early days of the pandemic. She says with state and federal funding targeting the needs of departments like hers to address the pandemic they were able to hire limited term employees to handle contact tracing freeing up her staff to tackle other needs. She says that being said they still need to understand what the community’s needs are with the pandemic.
Waushara County Senior Meal Suggestions
In conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the National Nutrition Program coming in March, seniors who use the Waushara County Nutrition Program are voting for their favorite meals and desserts throughout this month. Top vote-getters will be featured on future menus. Waushara County Nutrition Program Manager Valerie Ladwig says she is looking forward to the feedback. The program is also asking participants for new and different meal suggestions of items they would like to see on the menu. Questionnaires are being distributed via drivers of home delivered meals. Questionnaires are also available at some dining centers. Favorite meals, new recipes, and favorite desserts will be served on future menus.
Sip And Shop At The Town Square
The Town Square Community Center in Green Lake will host its first ever Boutique Blowout Sip & Shop event this Saturday. During the event from 11 am to 3 pm local vendors will be selling clothing and accessories at significantly marked-down prices. Some participating retailers include Indigo Blu, The American Alchemy, Cloudy Skies Design, Dish of Green Lake and Hangars Resale Therapy. Amelia Compton Wolff of Town Square says shoppers will be able to pick up some nice bargains. There’s the added appeal of wine which will be available for purchase for those who want to sip while they shop. The event was inspired by a similar sale in Milwaukee which had people lined up out the door during a snowstorm.
FDL Public Library Will Feature Bizarre History Of Wisconsin
The Fond du Lac Public Library will host a program on the “Bizarre History of Wisconsin” tonight at 6 pm. It’s free and will feature author Chad Lewis who has written 25 books on the supernatural. He’s appeared on such programs as the Discovery Channel’s A Haunting, William Shatner’s Weird or What, ABC’s Scariest Places on Earth, and Monsters and Mysteries in America. Lewis says his presentation will be filled with the strange history of the area. Some of his past topics have included strange deaths, ghosts, sea serpents, peculiar people, medical anomalies, oddities, psychic phenomena, and UFO’s.
Sturgeon Season Day 5
Only 36 fish were taken on Lake Winnebago during Day 5 of the sturgeon spearing season, but three of them weighed over 100 pounds. That included the biggest fish of the day a 133.7 pound female sturgeon that was 78 inches long caught by Maxwell Naparalla. Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is anticipating a full 16-day season on the big lake. DNR staff observed fewer shacks on Lake Winnebago, and the overcast skies most likely impacted visibility and harvest rates for Wednesday. Overall 93 juvenile females, 285 adult females, and 248 males or a total or 626 sturgeon have been taken out of Lake Winnebago for the season.
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