10/24/22 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
24 October 2022 News
Sex Offender Being Released From Secure Treatment Facility
The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office is advising the public that a 59-year-old Clintonville man will be released from the Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center on November 8th. Timothy Kolosso (pictured) will be living at N972 Highway 10 in Weyauwega. In August of 1997 he was sentenced to 5 years in prison on 2nd and 4th degree sexual assault charges. In August of 2003 a sexually violent person petition was granted and Kolosso was sent to the secure mental health facility. Last Thursday Judge Troy Nielsen granted Kolosso supervised release. Kolosso will be on GPS monitoring. His supervised release will be monitored by the Department of Health Services and Department of Corrections. (Department of Corrections photo)
Ripon Common Council Preview
The Ripon Common Council tonight will consider approving a search for a new Director of Public Works. Director of Public Works Mike Ehrenberg is retiring so the city will have to recruit for the position. His last day with the city will be on December 9th. The Council will be asked to approve the recruitment process and update the city’s ordinance for hiring a new director. The Council will also be asked to approve the temporary suspension of the use of fluoridation in the city’s drinking water while it works to separate the chlorine and fluoride systems at some of its well sites. The Council will also be asked to approve a Professional Service Agreement for pilot wells, create a lot sale program for the Sandmar Housing site, and to allow the borrowing of $188,000 for a new plow truck. The Council meets at 7 pm in the Council Chambers of the Ripon City Hall.
Waupun Schools Referendum
Waupun School District voters will have a referendum before them next month. The school district is seeking permission to exceed its state-imposed revenue cap by $980,000 a year for three years. Most school districts have felt a pinch in their budgets because the state froze the level of state aid during the past two-year budget cycle. Some of the districts have been able to make up the difference through the federal aid that was sent out because of the pandemic. If Waupun voters approve the referendum the district’s mill rate would be $7.28. If it isn’t the mill rate would be $6.48. Both of those mill rates are lower than the current mill rate of $7.63. The district has two more information sessions about the referendum. They are tonight at 5:30 pm at the SAGES Charter School Library in Fox Lake and tomorrow morning at 11 at the Waupun Senior Center.
US Presidents And Narcissism
Ripon College Assistant Professor of Politic Science John Harden was involved in an interesting study that ranked U.S. Presidents according to their level of narcissism. The study covered U.S. Presidents from 1897 to 2009 so it did not include Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The study was published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution and drew the attention of Newsweek magazine. The top five in the study were Lyndon Johnson, Teddy Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Franklin D Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton. Harden says had they been ranked Obama and Trump would probably have been ranked in the top half of the study. But he says there are different types of narcissists and LBJ who was proud of how well-endowed he was and wasn’t afraid to show it, took the top spot. Harden says to make sure his rankings were feasible he showed them to an American History Professor whose reaction confirmed he was on the right track. Harden completed part of his research while he was with Ohio State University.
The Most Narcissistic Presidents in Modern U.S. History Ranked (newsweek.com)
Oshkosh Riverwalk Temporary Closures
The Oshkosh Riverwalk section located on the north side of the Fox River from Jackson Street to the west access point at Marion Road, will be closed to public use each of the next three Monday through Fridays from 7 am to 4 pm. The public can use the Marion Road and Jackson Street sidewalks in lieu of the Riverwalk during the temporary closure. The temporary closures will end after 4 pm on Friday, November 11th. For more information contact the Oshkosh Community Development Department at 920-236-5055.
Senator Johnson Staff Mobile Office Hours Today
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson’s staff will be available at three different locations for mobile office hours today. They will be at the West Bend Community Memorial Library from 9 to 10 this morning, the Mayville Public Library from 11 am to Noon, and the Village of Whiting Municipal Center in Stevens Point from 2:30 to 3:30 this afternoon. The office hours give constituents the opportunity to meet with Senator Johnson’s staff to request assistance with a federal agency or other federal matters.
Wautoma Artist Sweeps State Competition
An artist from Wautoma swept the Wisconsin Wild Turkey, Pheasant and Waterfowl stamp design contest. DNR officials say a total of 34 pieces were submitted this year with judging taking place at the Wisconsin Waterfowl Expo in Oshkosh on August 27th. Wautoma resident Sam Timm won first place in all three categories. His wild turkey painting features a tom in strut with two hens. His pheasant design depicts two rooster pheasants in a farmland scene, and his waterfowl design shows a pair of buffleheads in flight over the water, based on a memory of a particular duck hunt that he had on Lake Puckaway. Timm is a self-taught artist.
DNR Announces 2023 Wild Turkey, Pheasant And Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest Winners | Wisconsin DNR
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