9/12/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
12 September 2022 News
Cancer Claims The Life Of Appleton Police Investigator
Appleton Police this weekend announced on their Facebook page the passing of Investigator Dominic Hall. Hall died of pancreatic cancer on September 4th surrounded by family. Doctors attributed Hall’s cancer to exposure to chemicals from nuclear reactors and burn pits while he served in the military. He was a five-year veteran of the Appleton Police Department. Prior to his law enforcement service he had a distinguished career in multiple branches of the US military. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year. Hall was 33 years old. (Appleton Police photo)
Poy Sippi Woman Accused Of Felony Theft In Ripon
Felony theft charges are being brought against a 38-year-old Poy Sippi woman suspected of stealing over $10,000 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets, cash, gasoline and other products from the gas station she was working at in Ripon. According to the criminal complaint Ripon Police were asked to help with an ongoing investigation of an employee at the Shell Gas Station owned by Condon Oil on West Fond du Lac Street. The manager of the store told police they suspected Stacey Anderson was stealing lottery tickets and the store was losing a lot of money when she was working. A traffic stop was initiated as she was leaving work one day last January. Found were 14 lottery tickets, 3 packs of cigarettes, 2 boxes of Tylenol, 12 scratched off lottery tickets, $80 in cash, and a hypodermic needle with a crystal-like substance on the plunger. The substance tested positive for methamphetamine. Anderson was brought back to the police station where she allegedly admitted to the thefts saying she was getting back at the store for promoting another employee ahead of her. Store security video was reviewed from December and January to determine exactly how much Anderson took.
FDL County Emergency Management Changes
Fond du Lac County Executive Sam Kaufman says Bobbi Hicken did a great job for the county as communications and emergency management director and her successor will too. Hicken’s last day with the county was last Friday. Tomorrow the county board will consider appointing Sheriff’s Lieutenant Eric Halbach as Interim Communications Director and B.J. DeMaa to the permanent position of County Communications and Emergency Management Director. DeMaa is currently Waupun’s Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director. Kaufman says Hicken wanted to take a position in private industry, but she did a great job for the county for many years. Kaufman through his time on the county board and the Waupun Town Board has known DeMaa for years and he’s confident DeMaa will do a great job for the county too. DeMaa’s first day with the county will be on October 2nd. Until then Halbach will serve as Interim Communications Director and Kaufman as Emergency Management Director.
State Financials
State Senator Joan Ballweg says Wisconsin ended the fiscal year on June 30th in pretty good financial shape. The state had $1.7 billion in its rainy day fund. The state lawmaker from Markesan says if projections are correct the state could have up to a $6 billion surplus by the end of next year. She says income and sales tax collections have been higher than expected, but she warns that with inflation the purchase of durable goods has softened which will affect the sales tax collections. Ballweg is a member of the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee which has the primary responsibility of fashioning the state’s next biennial budget.
Concussion Protocol
Changes in law and concussion protocols help protect high school and college athletes injured in the field of play. Chris Schattschneider is an athletic trainer and sports medicine lead for SSM Health’s Ripon Community Hospital. He works with the Ripon School District, Ripon College and other schools. He says the decision to pull an athlete due to a suspected concussion can be made by a variety of people involved in a game including referees, coaches, and athletic trainers. He points out it takes at least 13 days to return from that type of injury. There are a series of recommendations to follow to make sure an athlete doesn’t return too quickly. He says one of the most difficult recommendations for young athletes to follow is not being able to use their smart phone for 48 hours after the initial injury occurs. Schattschneider says if that recommendation is followed it can shorten the recovery time by 5 days.
RCH Auxiliary Mum Sale
The SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Auxiliary will hold its fifth annual fall mum sale from 9 am to 5 pm today and tomorrow at the hospital’s main entrance. The sale will feature a choice of high quality, 8, 10, and 12-inch mum plants in various colors. The 12-inch mums will be multicolored. A new addition this year will be 14-inch combinations of mums and grasses. Prices start at $12 each. Cash and checks will be accepted, but no credit cards. All proceeds will support Ripon Community Hospital programs and services.
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