8/28/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
28 August 2023 News
TWO CHARGED IN RIPON OVERDOSE DEATH MAKE COURT APPEARANCES
Two of five people charged in the overdose death of an 18-year-old Ripon man were in Fond du Lac County court Friday. A preliminary hearing was held for 17-year-old Olivia Nordvold of Ripon. She was bound over for trial and after that she was arraigned and pled not guilty to charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and maintaining a drug place. Seventeen-year-old Maison Springston (pictured) of Ripon is charged with four different crimes including first degree reckless homicide delivering drugs. He was in court for a bail/bond hearing. His request for bond modification was denied. He’s being held in the County Jail on a $250,000 cash bond. According to the criminal complaint on April 7th the victim took a pill believed to be Percocet at a Ripon home and overdosed. He was taken from the residence and left on a sidewalk. The pill contained fentanyl. (Fond du Lac County Jail photo)
ST CLOUD MAN ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN HIGH SPEED CHASE BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL
A 59-year-old St. Cloud man involved in a high-speed chase with Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputies on August 9th waived his preliminary hearing Friday. Joseph Ausloos was then arraigned, and he pled not guilty to a felony fleeing charge. He is also cited for three traffic violations including operating while suspended for the 10-mile chase. Deputies initially responded to a St. Cloud residence for a report of a man leaving a residence in his minivan after hitting his son. The minivan nearly struck a deputy’s squad car while leaving the driveway and a pursuit ensued. It concluded when Ausloos tried to enter a farm driveway to avoid spike strips a second deputy had put down. The minivan lost control striking a road sign and became disabled in a ditch. (Fond du Lac County Jail photo).
MILWAUKEE MAN FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES FROM TRAFFIC STOP IN FDL COUNTY
A 28-year-old Milwaukee man is facing multiple charges for a traffic stop in Fond du Lac County during which a Sheriff’s deputy was unintentionally exposed to fentanyl. Jordan Clayton was pulled over for an equipment violation in the area of County Highway B and Hamilton Road last Tuesday. He is charged with a felony count of narcotics possession, and misdemeanor charges for his third OWI, bail jumping, and operating while revoked. He was also cited for five traffic violations. Bond was set at $1,000 cash and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday. A Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue ambulance took the deputy to St. Agnes Hospital where he was treated and released.
CONTROLLING INFORMATION ABOUT FATAL INCIDENTS
Green Lake County Chief Deputy Matt Vande Kolk says one of the most difficult parts of his job is deciding when or if to release the name of a person who died in an accident or fatal incident. He says information is so quickly dispersed these days that people have an expectation that it will become available as soon as possible. But he says next of kin, family and friends have the right to receive official notification first. He says it is better they receive it that way than to learn accidentally through the media or social media that a loved one was killed. He takes his obligation seriously, but he says often in small communities’ people are already aware of who died or how it happened.
WINNEBAGO COUNTY BOARD AMENDS REVENUE SHARING RESOLUTION
Earlier this year the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors approved sharing more than $3 million with towns and municipalities across the county. Each would receive $145,000. During a recent board meeting supervisors approved amending their original resolution for the revenue sharing. Winnebago County Supervisor Jacob Floam says they ran into a little red-tape and time delays with getting those funds out so they are hoping the amended resolution will speed up the process. He says there are a few municipalities including the Town of Black Wolf and Town of Oshkosh are looking at purchasing fire trucks. In addition others could use the funding to help them with road improvement projects.
MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE
An Advanced Care Planning Specialist for SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac encourages people to put together a Medical Power of Attorney for Health Care. Deb Toth says the difference between that and a Living Will is that it designates someone who will carry out your wishes for health care should you be unable to do it yourself. She says it is a little more powerful than a Living Will which is something you can do if you have no one you can designate for Medical Power of Attorney for Health Care. Toth urges people to do one or the other because if you have neither and become incapacitated a guardian will be court-appointed for you and their decisions will be based on what is best for you and not necessarily what your wishes would have been.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT PACESETTER AWARDS
The state’s Department of Public Instruction, in partnership with the Wisconsin Advanced Placement Advisory Council, recently announced that 142 schools have received recognition for high participation and achievement on Advanced Placement exams. The 2022 Advanced Placement Pacesetter Awards are unique to Wisconsin and represent a celebration of excellence from students across the state. AP courses provide students with the opportunity for challenging college-level work and potentially earning college credit while in high school. Among the schools to receive the awards were Beaver Dam High School, Campbellsport High School, Oshkosh West High School. Laconia High School, and Winneconne High School.
VOLUNTEER HUNTER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS NEEDED
The state’s Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to serve as certified hunter education instructors. Volunteer opportunities are available in all parts of the state. There are two ways to become a certified volunteer hunter education instructor. Interested volunteers can either serve as an apprentice under a sponsoring instructor for at least two complete courses or attend a certification training session hosted by a DNR Outdoor Skills Trainer. For more information about becoming a volunteer instructor or applying visit the DNR’s website. Since the program’s creation in 1967, more than 20,000 volunteer instructors have trained and certified more than one million hunters across Wisconsin. Those efforts have directly contributed to a significant decrease in hunting-related incidents.
Become a volunteer safety instructor | Volunteering at the DNR | Wisconsin DNR
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