2/9/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Thursday
9 February 2023 News
Neenah Man Charged For Eighth OWI
Bond has been set at $100,000 cash for a 43-year-old Neenah man arrested for his 8th operating while intoxicated offense after driving the wrong way on a Fond du Lac County Highway last weekend. A Sheriff’s Sergeant saw Veton Mattson driving north on County Highway D in the Town of Fond du Lac last Saturday night. Mattson’s vehicle nearly collided with another that was heading in the right direction. A bottle of whiskey was found in the front passenger seat of Mattson’s vehicle and he refused to take field sobriety testing. Sheriff’s officials say he was taking to St. Agnes Hospital where he verbally and physically assaulted nursing staff. He also made threats to law enforcement officers. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 17th.
Missing Waupaca Man Located
A missing Waupaca man has been found. The Waupaca County Sheriff’s office put out a statewide missing person’s alert last night about 74-year-old Patrick Joseph Nugent. Patrick left his home near Waupaca for an overnight medical appointment just before 7 pm. The medical facility in Waushara County where his procedure was to take place contacted his family and said he did not arrive. Deputies from Waupaca and Waushara counties traveled the roads he would have taken but were not able to locate him. Family says he isn’t diagnosed with any illness associated with diminished cognitive ability although it was said he does get confused from time to time. A description of Patrick and his vehicle was released along with a photo. He was located early this morning.
Ice Conditions Vary For Sturgeon Season
A DNR Conservation Warden urges those planning on sturgeon spearing to check with a local fishing club before venturing out on the ice. Bill Hankee says ice conditions vary on Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes. He says the clubs, which maintain the bridges and the roads on the ice monitor conditions. He recommends joining or donating the clubs to help them with that maintenance. He says it’s telling that some of the clubs aren’t putting out bridges and are encouraging the use of snowmobiles and ATVs on the ice. The sturgeon spearing season starts Saturday morning at 7 am. The season can run as long as 16 days depending on when a harvest cap is reached.
Congressman Grothman on Interest Rates
Congressman Glenn Grothman believes the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates to help curb inflation. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says higher rates aren’t just an issue for consumers, he notes the Federal Government is the biggest borrower because of its debt. Grothman feels we will have to go through several presidencies before inflation returns to a more reasonable rate, but he says it won’t while Joe Biden is president. He says interest rates reached as high as 20 percent during the inflationary period we saw in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Wednesday New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said the U.S. central bank still has more interest rate rises ahead of it.
Dodge County Emergency Management Director
Dodge County Administrator Cameron Clapper has appointed Joe Meagher interim emergency management director. Meagher previously was the Director of Emergency Management in the county but switched titles with Amy Haase who took on that role. Haase left the job in December to become Director of Communications and Emergency Management in Fond du Lac County. Dodge County Board Chairman Dave Frohling feels Meagher is the right person for the permanent role as Emergency Management Director. The Dodge County Board of Supervisors will consider Meagher’s appointment as Emergency Management Director at their Monday, February 20th meeting.
New President For Mercury Marine
Mercury Marine, headquartered in Fond du Lac, has a new president. Brunswick Corporation recently announced the promotion of John Buelow to that post. Buelow had been vice president for Global Operations for Mercury the past five years and held a variety of positions since joining the company in 2004. Buelow succeeds Chris Drees as president. Brunswick Chief Executive Officer David Foulkes says Buelow is an established leader. Foulkes also says he is grateful to Drees for his leadership and many contributions to Mercury and Brunswick over the past 24 years. He wished Drees and his family the best in their future endeavors.
Ripon Senior Center Rentals
Sometime later this year the City of Ripon will begin renting out the Grace and Lloyd Mitchell Senior Activity Center for after-hours and weekend use. The Center which opens for use this week will also double as a community center. Center Executive Director Noreen Johnson says audio and visual equipment was installed this week and the center is large enough to accommodate a gathering of up to 125 people. It also has a warming kitchen which would be ideal to keep food hot that is catered in. She says it also has enough seating for just over 70 people. It also has a hearing loop to serve the hearing-impaired. The Center is located at 338 Murray Drive in Ripon.
SSM Health Scholarships
Area high school seniors planning to pursue a career in health care are invited to apply for scholarships offered by several SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac volunteer-based groups. The Ripon Community Hospital Auxiliary and the Arlene Fenner Family Endowed Scholarship will be awarding four scholarships. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded by the Auxiliary and the Fenner Family a $500 scholarship. To be eligible students must have attended school in the Green Lake, Markesan, Princeton or Ripon School District. Applications have to be postmarked by March 10th. The Ripon Community Hospital Medical Staff is offering three $2,000 scholarships to eligible students attending high schools in Green Lake, Markesan, Princeton or Ripon as well as graduated students of those schools. Applications must be postmarked by March 15th. To learn more visit the SSM Health.com website.
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