5/30/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday
30 May 2023 News
OSHKOSH WOMAN FOUND SAFE
Oshkosh Police say a 79-year-old Oshkosh woman reported missing yesterday was located and is safe. A short time after a Silver Alert was issued for Carolyn Malcom the Oshkosh Police Department began receiving multiple tips on locations Carolyn was seen. Police officers were able to locate her a short time later. Carolyn had left on foot. Family says she sometimes becomes confused or disoriented. (Oshkosh Police photo above).
ONE DEAD ONE INJURED IN PLYMOUTH SHOOTING
One person was killed and another injured during a shooting in Plymouth late Saturday night. Sheboygan County dispatchers got a call at 11:46 pm about a person who had been shot in the 300 block of North Milwaukee Street. Plymouth Police and County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the scene. They found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One was taken to a hospital. The other was found dead inside the residence. Based on their preliminary investigation Plymouth Police say the shooting appears to be a domestic situation and there is no threat to the public. The two individuals knew each other. The investigation is continuing.
FOX CROSSING POLICE RESCUE ABDUCTED JUVENILE
Fox Crossing Police rescued a juvenile Friday, May 19th who had been abducted from a residence in Appleton. The suspect is 52-year-old Jordan Huffman of Oshkosh who was arrested during a high-risk traffic stop. The juvenile called 911 from a car at a Econolodge Hotel in Fox Crossing, which authorities were able to pinpoint using GPS locations from the juvenile’s cell phone. Officers responded and saw a vehicle matching the description provided by the juvenile. They performed the high-risk traffic stop during which the juvenile exited the car and ran back to officers. Huffman was taken to the Winnebago County Jail. A subsequent investigation resulted in charges being filed last Friday. Those charges include 1st degree sexual assault of a child, sexual contact with a child under 13, child enticement and additional counts of felony bail jumping. Huffman is currently on bond through Portage County on similar charges.
MAKING BETTER USE OF THE UW OSHKOSH FOND DU LAC CAMPUS
Fond du Lac County Executive Sam Kaufman says the UW-Oshkosh Fond du Lac campus is a wonderful facility but its future viability depends on finding ways to make better use of it. Kaufman has discussed ways of doing that with UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and Assistant Chancellor Martin Rudd. One idea they have entertained in partnership with Envision Greater Fond du Lac is to use some of the space as a business incubator. He says they also have to come up with ways to better use the gymnasium which is primarily used for basketball and volleyball. He says when it is not being used for those sports they could use it for other purposes such as an indoor training facility for soccer. Kaufman says at some point they need to renovate the gym and they can’t afford that without additional revenue. Fond du Lac County owns the land the campus is on but leases it to the UW System.
BERLIN POOL
With looming budget cuts the Berlin Common Council has created a subcommittee of the Parks and Recreation Commission to take a look at how to save the city pool. Alderman Luke Dretske says they are facing about a $300,000 budget shortfall. An increase in shared revenue from the state could bring the city about $285,000 more, but the Governor is proposing to veto the Legislative Republicans plan. Dretske says those who want to try and save the pool should let that be known and the best way to do that is to attend a subcommittee meeting. Dretske points out with the failure of the operational referendum last month they arrived at a point where they now had to consider cuts and have to concentrate on what they can afford and need.
INTERSTATE 39 RAMP CLOSURES IN WAUSHARA COUNTY
Starting tomorrow the I-39 southbound ramps will be closed at State Highway 73 in Waushara County while crews perform milling and paving operations. Traffic will be directed with detour signs to the interchanges north and south of State Highway 73 to access I-39 southbound. The ramps are expected to be closed Wednesday and Thursday while the work is being completed. The schedule is dependent on favorable weather conditions.
NEW DOCTOR SERVING PATIENTS IN FDL AND RIPON
Dr. Ryan Pizinger, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is now serving SSM Health patients in Fond du Lac and Ripon. He will be seeing patients at the SSM Health Plaza in Fond du Lac and Ripon Community Hospital. Dr. Pizinger specializes in sports medicine, joint replacement surgery, anterior hip replacement surgery, shoulder reconstruction, and hip, shoulder, and knee arthroscopy. His goal is to return his patients to their active lifestyle as quickly as possible. For more information about Dr. Pizinger or to schedule an appointment, call 920-926-8616 or 920-745-3500.
OASD DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS APPOINTMENT
During tomorrow’s meeting of the Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education the board will consider a recommendation to hire Jacquelyn Kiffmeyer as the District’s director of secondary schools. If her appointment is approved she will begin on July 1st. Kiffmeyer currently serves as the principal of Oshkosh North High School and has served in the District for 22 years. Her educational career began in 2001 serving as an at-risk teacher at Perry Tipler Middle School. She has also served as a 7th grade science and health teacher, dean of students at Oshkosh North High School, principal at Read Elementary, and became Oshkosh North High School principal in 2018.
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES RETURNS
The Horicon Bank Summer Concert Series on the Village Green in Ripon kicks off this weekend. Ripon Schools’ jazz bands will perform Thursday night then The Jimmys on Friday night. Ripon Main Street Executive Director Craig Tebon says they will have returning favorites like The Glam Band, Start Six Nine, Cherry Pie, Road Trip, and Madison County. Newer groups will include: The Michael Weber Show, Big Al Dorn & The Blues Howlers, Jordan Blanchard, Ask Your Mother, and Love and Theft. Hinder will do a bonus concert on August 12th. The concerts are free to attend and run from 7 to 10 pm on Friday nights. Sponsorships may still be available which you can check on by contacting Tebon at 920-748-7466.
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