8/15/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday
15 August 2023 News
DEATH REPORTED ON FARM ON ROSE ELD ROAD
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office responded Saturday afternoon to W9111 Rose Eld Road for a report of an 85-year-old man who got caught in some farm machinery. The man was working with a tractor with an 8-foot wide mower in a field in the backyard when he got caught up in the machinery. He died at the scene. An autopsy will determine whether or not he suffered a medical condition before the accident. Deputies were dispatched to the scene just before 4 pm Saturday afternoon.
TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR MAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING ELDORADO WOMAN
During a hearing in Winnebago County court Monday the attorney for the 22-year-old Omro man suspected of murdering Johanna Schultz asked for more time to review evidence against his client. Joseph Olvera is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety. A trial is scheduled for January 22nd. According to the criminal complaint Olvera is suspected of strangling and killing the 20-year-old Eldorado woman in his apartment in the 500 block of Spruce Street on March 11th. Olvera was also involved in an eight hour standoff with police when he was arrested that day. Investigators learned Olvera and Schultz had a “toxic” relationship arguing several times a month. An autopsy determined Schultz died of “smothering.” Further court proceedings are scheduled in the case on November 16th.
WAUPACA COUNTY DEER SHINING SUSPECT SENTENCED
One of the two men charged with dozens of hunting violations in Waupaca County was sentenced Monday. Forty-one-year-old Eric Feavel of Menasha was sentenced on three misdemeanor counts of illegally shining deer and three felony counts of bail jumping. He was sentenced to six months in jail on the shining charges, five years in prison on the bail jumping charges, and was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine. He will also be on extended supervision for five years, had his hunting privileges taken away for life, and his fishing privileges were suspended for three years. Dozens of other charges were read into the record and dismissed. A second man, 37-year-old Travis Vander Heiden of Appleton, faces similar charges. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest last month after he failed to make a court appearance. A DNR Conservation Warden caught the two shining deer last November. According to the criminal complaint Vander Heiden admitted he and Feavel had been shining and shooting deer since 2019.
SEX OFFENDER BEING RELEASED IN FDL
Fond du Lac Police tell us a 40-year-old sex offender will be released back into the Fond du Lac Community next Tuesday. Robert Carter will be living at 457 Thomas Street. He will be on electronic monitoring. Carter is being released from prison after serving 15 years on 3rd degree sexual assault and 2nd degree sexual assault of a child charges. He will be on extended supervision until August of 2036.
STATE HWY 26 PROJECT UNDERWAY IN FDL COUNTY
Construction began yesterday on a $1 million project to replace two structures on State Highway 26 between Fond du Lac County Highway FF and State Highway 23. The project is expected to finish by the end of October. Work includes replacing a vehicle bridge on State Highway 26 over the West Branch of the Fond du Lac River about 2 miles north of State Highway 23 in the Village of Rosendale and replacing a steel arch pipe culvert approximately 4.5 miles north of the bridge, just south of the State Highway 26 intersection with County Highway FF. Radtke Contractors of Winneconne is the Prime Contractor.
MARION BODY WORKS CELEBRATES MILESTONE
Marion Body Works in Marion, Wisconsin is celebrating the shipment of its 15,000th cab, with that unit having been crafted for longtime customer Spartan Motors. The event will begin at 10 am on Wednesday at 211 West Ramsdell Street in Marion. All Marion employees involved in the product line as well as team members from Spartan Motors will be in attendance. Marion Body Works President Kevin Ignacio says, “The shipment of our 15,000th cab means a lot to Marion, and we’re excited to celebrate the team’s hard work and commitment to driving greatness.” Marion Body Works is a leading national manufacturer of commercial truck bodies, fire & emergency apparatus, custom cabs, custom engineered vehicles, and defense bodies.
STUDENT ENROLLMENT EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY IN RIPON
The official enrollment count won’t be taken until the third Friday in September, but Ripon Area School District Business Manager Jonah Adams is anticipating a slight decrease in student enrollment numbers. He says they will see a small increase in their kindergarten or 4K and 5K classes. He says they will have 11 additional 5K students and a little bit less than that in their 4K program. The 4K program is expanding to full-time four days a week during the upcoming school year. Adams says overall they will be down less than 30 students because they graduated a senior class with larger numbers during the spring. Adams says typically they see more students in the upper grade levels.
RIPON PUBLIC LIBRARY EXTERIOR PLANNING
The Ripon Public Library is currently engaged in a capital campaign to raise $800,000 for interior improvements to the library, but once that phase is complete, they will focus on exterior improvements. Mandy Kimes is serving on a committee for the Ripon Public Library’s Love My Library Business Partnership program. That program is involved in raising funds for interior improvements. But she says the library also has plans for improvements outside the library where they also offer programs including story time for kids. She says they will be working on the area around Silver Creek. Kimes says they would like to put in things like a rock-climbing wall and a small amphitheater-like structure. She says the library could be a showstopper for Ripon and could encourage more families to live and work in the city. For more information on the Love My Library campaign contact Library Director Desiree Bongers at 920-748-6160.
OPERATION WE LOVE OUR TROOPS
State Assembly Republicans got together at the end of last month and packed care packages for the Wisconsin men and women serving in the military overseas. It’s known as Operation We Love Our Troops. State Representative Jon Plumer says it is something they do each session. They purchase items for the boxes and get together in the North Hearing Room at the State Capitol to pack the boxes. The state lawmaker from Lodi says it is a humbling experience. Plumer says they pack the boxes with items the military may not provide like hygiene items and treats. One of the things they included in these care packages were letters from 4th grade students thanking the troops for their service. The packages are expected to go out shortly.
WMH GETS TOP RATING FOR PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Waupun Memorial Hospital is among 277 top hospitals for patient experience. Becker’s compiled a list of the top hospitals for patient experience in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Waupun Memorial Hospital was among those to receive a 5-star rating. The rating is based on survey data collected from hospital patients from October 2021 through September 2022. Among the things measured in awarding the rating are nurse and physician communication, care transitions, and cleanliness. SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital and Waupun Memorial Hospital President DeAnn Thurmer says, “Providing the best care experience for all our patients and their leaders is very important to us, and we are very intentional in our efforts.”
Share |