9/28/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday
28 September 2022 News
Calumet County Fatal Accident
Calumet County Sheriff’s officials say the angle of the sun was a factor in a crash involving an SUV and a dump truck Tuesday morning that claimed the life of a 52-year-old Neenah woman. The accident occurred on State Highway 114 and State Park Road in the Town of Harrison shortly after 7:30 am. Investigators say the woman was heading east and she turned in front of the westbound dump truck. The woman died at the scene. The 47-year-old man driving the dump truck escaped with minor injuries. The Calumet County Sheriff’s Office reminds drivers to travel with caution during the time of sunrise and sunset, especially this time of year.
Lomira Police Resignations
Lomira is looking for a new police chief, a police officer, and a part-time school resource officer. The Village President Donald Luedtke announced Monday that after 10 years of service Chief Bryan Frank is resigning. The village’s school resource officer is also leaving after more than 20 years with the police department. Luedtke says the police department has gone through numerous challenges over the last several years. Last Friday Luedtke issued a press release saying the village was entering an agreement with the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office providing interim police administrative services and coverage of Lomira while it works through its staffing issues.
Dodge County Drug Enforcement Unit Commended
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says its Drug Enforcement Unit in conjunction with police departments in the County has made some significant drug arrests over the past two months. The Sheriff’s Office listed ten individuals on its Facebook page that were arrested for drug crimes and the crimes they were charged for. The arrests were made between July 12th and September 5th. Some of the drugs they were accused of selling or possessing included; methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, fentanyl, and other narcotics. The Drug Enforcement Unit also executed numerous search warrants in drug houses, hotel rooms, and on electronic devices used in drug activity. Sheriff Dale Schmidt commends all the collaborating agencies in the drug unit for their hard work and the impact they have made on those who push drugs.
Local Politics To Be Discussed
Local Politics takes the center stage on the Ripon College Campus tonight. The Center for Politics and the People will present “Local Politics: Challenges and Opportunities” at 6:30 pm at Kresge Little Theatre in East Hall. Henrik Schatzinger the Co-Director for the Center will act as the moderator for the program. The panelists are Ripon City Administrator Adam Sonntag, Oshkosh Mayor Lori Palmeri, and Fond du Lac County Board Chairperson Steve Abel. Schatzinger says they will discuss issues the two cities and the county are facing such as economic development, housing and budgetary challenges. The program will also identify similarities and differences between the cities and counties in how issues are approached, who decision-makers feel most responsive to, to what extent elected and appointed officeholders feel they have discretion in governing. The presentation is free and open to the public.
MPTC Articulation Agreements
Moraine Park Technical College now has articulation agreements with three different universities in the state. Those agreements allows students pursuing Associate of Arts and Associate of Science liberal arts degrees to seamlessly transfer from Moraine Park and continue their education with confirmed junior status at those schools. Those three schools are the UW-Green Bay, UW-Oshkosh, and Lakeland University. Moraine Park President Bonnie Baerwald says there are advantages to students attending Moraine Park for their first two years of general education including lower costs and smaller class sizes. Baerwald signed the articulation agreement with UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander on September 7th at Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac campus.
MPTC Open House In Beaver Dam
Moraine Park Technical College is hosting an open house and business expo from 3 to 6 pm today at the College’s Beaver Dam campus. The event allows the community to discover how Moraine Park programs lead to local business, learn how programs impact the future and connect with local businesses to pursue different career opportunities. High school students, displaced workers and individual looking for a career change are encouraged to attend the free event. Attendees may experience health simulations, speak with program instructors and learn about career opportunities centered around healthcare, energy, manufacturing and fire and corrections.
Homecoming Breakfast Open To Everyone
The Ripon High School is celebrating homecoming week. The High School Student Council planned activities for each day this week leading up to Friday’s Homecoming Football game. Ripon Schools Superintendent Mary Whitrock says Friday they will begin with a breakfast in the high school commons from 6:30 to 8 am. She says the community is invited to attend the breakfast and show their support by wearing Ripon Tiger colors. The cost is $5 and for those under 5 years of age $3. The parade is on Watson Street at 4 pm. The Homecoming Football game is at 7 pm at Ingalls Field. During the halftime show there will be the homecoming court presentation, and a presentation to the Distinguished Alumni winner Jill Geer.
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