9/19/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
19 September 2022 News
Officer Involved Shooting In Washington County
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting involving a Wisconsin State Trooper in the Village of Slinger that happened around 7 am Friday morning. Cudhay Police were investigating a 41-year-old Village of Slinger man suspected of sexually assaulting a child. Local, state, and federal agents were preparing to serve a warrant. As part of that effort state troopers conducted a traffic stop on the man after he left his residence. He drove down a dead-end road and pulled over. As troopers approached his vehicle, he pulled a handgun out of his waistband. One trooper pulled their handgun and fired at the suspect. It is believed that round struck the vehicle but no the suspect. Preliminary evidence indicates the suspect then shot himself with his weapon. He died at the scene. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation into the shooting.
Beaver Dam Police Respond To Shooting
Beaver Dam Police responded to 1201 Madison Street just after 1:30 Sunday morning for a report of a man who had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The man was later declared dead as a result of the injury. The incident is still under investigation. Police were assisted by the Beaver Dam Fire Department, Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, and the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Ripon Will Host A Community Planning Session
The Fond du Lac County Health Department and SSM Health are hosting community strategizing sessions to discuss community goals, strategies, and ways to make a collective impact to improve the quality of life and address top health needs in the community. The three sessions are free and open to the public. The discussions will help in formulating the 2022-2024 Community Health Improvement Plan. The plan will help address health priorities identified in the Community Health Assessment Report which were Mental Health, Chronic Disease and Substance Use. Mental Health will be tackled at Marian University’s Stayer Center in Fond du Lac from 7 to 8:30 am on Tuesday, October 4th. Chronic Disease also at the Stayer Center from 7 to 8:30 am on Wednesday, October 5th and Substance Use at Ripon College’s Pickard Commons from 8 am to 9:30 am on Thursday, October 6th. If you plan to attend a session you must register online by Friday, September 30th.
Register to Attend: Mobilizing Health in Our Community October 4, 5, & 6, 2022 (office.com)
MPTC Articulation Agreement
Moraine Park Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay recently signed an articulation agreement. The agreement allows students pursuing Associate of Arts and Associate of Science liberal arts degrees to seamlessly transfer from Moraine Park and continue their education at UW-Green Bay with confirmed junior status. Moraine Park President Bonnie Baerwald and UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander signed the agreement on Wednesday, September 7th at Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac campus. Moraine Park signed similar articulation agreements with Lakeland University and the UW-Oshkosh earlier this year.
Carnegie Hall Great Location For Ripon Chamber And Main Street Offices
Carnegie Hall in Ripon has a historic look to it and the history to go with it and soon it will add a new chapter. The building owned by Tom Rogers will be leased to the Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce and Ripon Main Street. The two entities currently share office space as well, but the location will be a benefit close to the Village Green where so many community activities are staged. Chamber Executive Director Mandy Kimes says its architecture is stunning. She says they need to find time to make the move, but it will happen this fall. Kimes feels it is also a great location for people visiting Ripon who are looking for information on places to go and things to do while they are here. Recently Carnegie Hall housed some of Ripon College’s offices.
Inflation Top Priority Now
Congressman Glenn Grothman feels inflation is now the number one issue facing our country. In August the Consumer Price Index showed inflation rose 8.3 percent and grocery prices increased by 13.5 percent the largest increase in the last 43 years. Meanwhile real wages fell for the 17th straight month. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says inflation may have risen by more than 10 percent if President Biden hadn’t released millions of barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve but that is a temporary fix. He says to make a real impact the federal government needs to reduce its own spending and that has to start with the next federal budget. Grothman says increases need to be held to 1 or 2 percent not the 8 or 9 percent that Democrats are considering.
Harvest Fest Coming Up This Weekend In Green Lake
With Green Lake in the midst of a year-long celebration of its 175th anniversary this year’s Harvest Fest is being promoted as the Golden Days Harvest Fest. The Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce’s Lisa Meier and Allison Gohlke recently talked to us about the two-day festival coming up this weekend in Green Lake. There are a ton of activities including the Antique Tractor Show Saturday. Allison says you don’t need to register if you want to bring your tractor to Mill Street. Other activities Saturday include the Taste of Green Lake, a Craft Fair, Farmers Market, Cow Chip Bingo, Live Music, a parade, and the popular bed races. Sunday also has a full slate of activities including the Classic Car Show, a Kid’s Pedal Pull, Kid’s Show and much more. For a full list of activities visit the Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce website.
Festivals in Wisconsin – Green Lake, WI | GLACC (visitgreenlake.com)
New Home For UW Oshkosh Police Dog
For the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office a good police dog wasn’t hard to come by. After more than four years and hundreds of deployments, the UW-Oshkosh Police Department’s K9 Skylar has joined the Sheriff’s Department. Skylar’s handler opted to leave law enforcement. UWO Acting Police Chief Chris Tarmann says the small University force is without any other officers that have the training or capacity to take on such a role, and the sheriff’s department was interested in acquiring a detection dog. Skylar is trained to sniff out explosives, track individuals and find evidence at crime scenes. She also can help provide a sense of calmness and deescalate certain types of stressful situations. Tarmann says her skill set is exceptional. Skylar was recently handed off to the Sheriff’s Department.
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