5/31/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday
31 May 2023 News
GUNSHOTS REPORTED IN FDL
Police in Fond du Lac responded to a report of possible gunshots in the 100 block of 3rd Street early Sunday morning. A search turned up no evidence of property damage and no injuries were reported. Later in the morning after the sun was up they recanvassed the area and expanded it to East 2nd Street. They located a few handgun casings in the first block of East 2nd Street. As of Tuesday there were still no injuries reported or damage to surrounding buildings or vehicles. Anyone with possible information on the incident is asked to contact Fond du Lac Police at 920-906-5555 or the Crime Alert line at 920-322-3740. Callers may remain anonymous.
DOUBLE HOMICIDE SUSPECT BACK IN COURT
The 26-year-old Fremont man charged for the murders of his parents in their Town of Wolf River home was back in a Winnebago County courtroom Tuesday. A pretrial conference was held for Erik Metzig who is charged with a pair of first degree intentional homicide charges for the shooting deaths of 72-year-old David Metzig and 71-year-old Jan Metzig. Both Erik Metzig’s attorney and the state’s prosecutor agreed to adjourn the pretrial conference to September 7th while they wait for results from evidence tested by the state crime lab. Metzig’s parents were found dead of gunshot wounds during a welfare check on March 18th. Erik Metzig was living with his parents at the time of the shooting. He was arrested at a YMCA in Kimberly where he allegedly told a staff member he was upset about family and was looking for an apartment. Investigators also found a journal in his bedroom where entries said he wanted to eliminate his parents.
WATCH OUT FOR BUCKLING PAVEMENT
With warmer temperatures in southern Wisconsin the state’s Department of Transportation is reminding drivers that conditions could create pavement buckling. That happens when the weather quickly goes from cool to very hot. This causes slabs of pavement to expand and push against each other. If the pressure becomes great enough, the pavement can buckle and create unexpected bumps or dips. The DOT recommends slowing down, buckling up and focusing your full attention on the roadway. Watch for slowing traffic and be ready to move over for all roadside workers, including highway crews as they repair damaged pavement.
NO MO NO MOW
No Mow May is coming to a conclusion for many Wisconsin communities with ordinances allowing residents who apply for the program to skip mowing their lawns for the month of May. It is a program meant to help out bees and other pollinator-friendly insects. Last year in Ripon 188 residents applied for the program. With the month nearly over Ripon Police Chief Bill Wallner reminds residents that those lengthy lawns now need to be mowed. He says clippings can not be deposited into dumpsters or trash cans but need to be disposed of at the recycling center on Tuesdays and Saturdays on Old Berlin Road. He also urges residents not to blow those grass clippings out into the street where they would eventually end up in the gutters and wastewater disposal system. Ripon does have a tall grass and noxious weed ordinance.
GREEN LAKE PARKS VANDALISM
Bathrooms in Green Lake’s parks have been closed for the time being. Police say that is due to vandalism. The city’s Department of Public Works needs time to fix the bathrooms before they can be reopened. Meanwhile, Police are asking anyone who has information on who may have damaged the bathrooms or have done graffiti in the parks to contact the Green Lake Police Department at 920-294-6333.
NEW VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER COMING ON BOARD FOR FDL COUNTY
After nearly 12 years as Fond du Lac County’s Veterans Service Officer, Rick Patton will put in his last day in office tomorrow. Patton started with Fond du Lac County on July 5th of 2011. This month the County Board approved the appointment of David Tellefsen as Director of the County’s Veterans Service Office. County Executive Sam Kaufman says the county is losing a good person, but he believes gaining a good one in his stead. Tellefsen served more than 20 years in the Marines and will be starting right away. Kaufman says he likes Tellefsen’s approach to mental health issues veterans face and also wants to provide more support to the families of veterans and especially their children. Kaufman says he is hoping they can create new programs that benefit the families of veterans.
WINNEBAGO COUNTY STRUCTURE REVIEW TASK FORCE
The Structure Review Task Force for the Winnebago County Board continues to take a look at ways to streamline the county board committee process and how to make it more efficient. County Supervisor Jacob Floam chairs that task force. He says they spoke with the Ozaukee County Administrator about what they have and invited Fond du Lac County Executive Sam Kaufman to attend one of their meetings to speak about how Fond du Lac County operates with only five standing committees. Floam says the task force won’t be suggesting changing the size of the county board, but it may be able to operate without so many standing committees. They currently have 12 standing committees and three others with different functions. Floam says they also sent out a survey to Winnebago County supervisors and the department heads for their input. He says ultimately they will be forwarding three proposals to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee which they report to.
NURSING PROGRAM GRANT AWARDED
Moraine Park Technical College was recently named a sub-recipient of the Nursing, Equity, Expansion, and Training or NEXT program funded by Forward Careers, Inc. That qualifies the college for a $683,387 grant to cover salary, fringe and benefits of two full-time faculty positions-Nursing and Nursing Assistant. Earlier this month Forward Careers was awarded a $2.4 million Nursing Expansion Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to support training programs and to diversify the pipeline of nursing professionals. The NEXT program will be implemented over the next five years as a collaborative initiative between Forward Careers, MPTC, and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and will help to provide healthcare career pathways for 165 future nurses.
OASD CONSIDERS HIRING DEI DIRECTOR
The Oshkosh Area School District is adding its first-ever director of diversity, equity and inclusion. Today the District’s Board of Education will consider the recommendation to hire Anthony Miller Jr. for that post. If the recommendation is approved, he will start on July 1st. Miller currently serves as the Scholars for Success manager at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton. He joined the college in 2014 after serving the Appleton Area School District and Milwaukee Public Schools Team Up College Access Center. Miller has Bachelor of Arts and Master’s Degrees.
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