7/21/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Thursday
21 July 2022 News
Drowning In Waupaca County
Waupaca County Sheriff’s officials say a 59-year-old Milwaukee man drowned in the Marion Mill Pond at Lions Point Park Tuesday afternoon. He was trying to retrieve a swimming tube for his grandchildren. He waded into the water over his head. He couldn’t swim and his wife attempted to rescue him but was unsuccessful in her efforts. His body was recovered from the pond just after 5 pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ripon Couple Placed On Probation In Child Neglect Case
A Ripon Couple entered “no contest” pleas to seven counts of child neglect late last month. Eighteen other charges against 47-year-old Matthew Ribicki and 43-year-old Rebecca Ribicki were read into the record and dismissed. They were sentenced to 10 years of probation for each of the 7 counts and Fond du Lac County Judge Tricia Walker imposed several other conditions during the June 30th hearing which includes maintaining full-time employment, taking their children to annual wellness visits and having their kids attend a brick-and-motor-school through 12th grade. They also have to obtain medical and dental insurance for their children and comply with mental health assessments. Charges stemmed from a Sheriff’s Department and Department of Social Services investigation into living conditions in the Ribicki’s home at N8977 Highway 44 in the Town of Ripon in late June of 2020. According to the criminal complaint the children, who ranged in age from 2 to 13-years-old were found to be dirty and poorly clothed, some had dental or medical issues and they were poorly educated.
Garage Fire In Town Of Nepeuskun
No one was injured during a garage fire in the Town of Nepeuskun Tuesday afternoon. The Ripon Area Fire District responded to the fire at 7996 Radke Road between Ripon and Pickett just after 3:30 pm. Fire District officials say the garage and its contents were completely destroyed but firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to a nearby home. The fire was extinguished within 30 minutes and the blaze is not considered suspicious. The cause of the fire may have been a malfunctioning piece of equipment. The Ripon Area Fire District was aided at the scene by other fire departments, Ripon Guardian Ambulance, and the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department.
Car Stolen From Iola Car Show Recovered In Green Bay
A classic car stolen during the Iola Car Show in Waupaca County on Saturday, July 9th was recovered in Green Bay. The vehicle was a black 1968 Ford Mustang with white C-Stripes. It was recovered in Green Bay on Monday when the owner of a business saw the vehicle near his property. He called Green Bay Police who responded to the scene. After a check of the Vehicle Identification Number, it was determined it was the stolen vehicle from Iola. The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in its investigation by Iola Police, Green Bay Police, Iola Car Show staff, and Waupaca Mobile Truck Stop which transported the Mustang back to Waupaca County.
Kimes Excited About New Role With The Ripon Area Chamber Of Commerce
Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mandy Kimes says she is excited about her new opportunity. Kimes previously was a campus minister for His House Christian Fellowship, a nonprofit Christian campus ministry at Ripon College. She says after nine years in that role she was looking for a new challenge. She says when the opening came up at the chamber she discussed what the job was like with former Director Jason Mansmith who left in March to become marketing director for the Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake. She’s lived in Ripon for the past 11 years. Kimes says Ripon has a lot to offer residents and visitors with amazing businesses, food, and events. To find out more about the Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce visit their website or call 920-748-6764.
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Heart Failure Monitoring Program Could Save More Lives
Recent approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration will allow for the expansion of a heart failure monitoring program. The CardioMEMs program has been used successfully at the SSM Health Dale Michels Heart & Vascular Care Center in Fond du Lac on more than 90 patients. Dr. Tadeo Diaz Balderrama is a cardiologist with SSM Health’s Fond du Lac Regional Clinic. He says the device, about the size of a grain of rice, is implanted in a patient and monitors differences in increases in pressure before a patient starts feeling symptoms. That means doctors can start treating heart failure before it leads to a hospitalization or emergency room visit. He says more than 6.2 million Americans have heart failure, with diagnoses projected to double by 2030. It is the number #1 cause of hospitalizations in people 65 and older. In the USA alone, the expansion of the CardioMEMs program could have a positive impact for more than a million people suffering from heart failure.
Little Hands On The Farm
Children ages 3 to 10 visiting the Fond du Lac County Fair this week can find out what it is like to be a farm hand. Amy Ries is the Agricultural Programs Director for Envision Greater Fond du Lac. She says the Little Hands on the Farm program in the Recreation Building is tailored for kids giving them chores to do and after they get done just like farmers they go to the market where the deeds they have done and products they turn in earn them Fair food stand money. She says one of the more popular chores for the Little Hands was scooping up simulated cow pies. The “MOO”turnity Ward and Education Center is open from 10 am to 7 pm through the Fair.
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