9/6/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday
6 September 2023 News
CLINTONVILLE MURDER VICTIM DRIVING WHEN SHE WAS STABBED
Clintonville Police say a 19-year-old man is suspected of stabbing a 39-year-old Neenah woman while the two were driving on Memorial Circle Monday afternoon. The woman was flown to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center where she died. The suspect Jordan Peters had recently moved to Clintonville from Neenah and the woman was visiting him. While the two were in a car together Peters who was in the front passenger seat allegedly stabbed the woman in the chest. She was able to pull over and get out of the car. Police were called. Officers found the victim on the ground with stab wounds. Peters allegedly told them he had stabbed her and he was arrested and was taken to the Waupaca County Jail. Peters has not been charged yet but he is booked in the jail on suspicion of first degree intentional homicide. A judge set his bond at $1 million cash and he will make an initial court appearance next Monday. Clintonville Police Chief Craig Freitag says it is Clintonville’s first homicide since 2016.
RIPON MAN FACING CHILD ABUSE AND SUBSTANTIAL BATTERY CHARGES
A 47-year-old Ripon man is facing charges for allegedly knocking his ex-wife out and then physically attacking their 15-year-son. According to the criminal complaint it happened last Friday night in a grassy field across from a residence on Fenton Street. Although the couple had been divorced Timothy Tress had been living with his ex-wife since June. Tress’s trailer was located in the grassy field. The woman told Police Tress had been drinking all day and became belligerent. She said he got in her son’s face and when she intervened he punched her in the face near the right eye knocking her unconscious. He then got into a physical altercation with his son knocking him to the ground. He was trying to hit the teen when a neighbor became involved and put Tress in a headlock. The woman and her son were taken to Ripon Community Hospital where they were treated for bumps on their heads, and numerous scrapes, cuts and bruises. Tress has been charged with child abuse intentionally causing harm, substantial battery, disorderly conduct, and felony bail jumping. In January he was convicted of felony bail jumping in Green Lake County and has an open OWI case in Fond du Lac County from 2021.
STATE PATROL AERIAL ENFORCEMENT THIS WEEK
The Wisconsin State Patrol pilots will be keeping an eye out for traffic violations from the air during several enforcement efforts this week. Specifically the effort is for drivers who will be speeding or driving aggressively on Interstate 39 in Marquette County today, I-94 in Waukesha County Thursday, I-39 in Portage County Friday, and U.S. 10 in Waupaca County Sunday. When a pilot observes a violation, they communicate with ground-based units to initiate a traffic stop. A similar effort was held in Columbia County for Interstate 39/90/94 yesterday.
SEX OFFENDER BEING RELEASED IN OSHKOSH
Oshkosh Police say a 52-year-old sex offender will be released from prison and will be living in Oshkosh starting next Tuesday. Michael Fischer will be homeless when he is released from Oshkosh Correctional Institution. He will be on electronic monitoring. He will also be on probation and parole until September 14th, 2032. In 2001 he was convicted in Winnebago County of second-degree sexual assault of a child. The victim was a 15-year-old acquaintance. In 2014 he was convicted in Winnebago County of possession of child pornography and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. An undercover officer was posing as a 15-year-old girl. (Wisconsin Department of Corrections photo).
TERRORISTS AT THE BORDER
Congressman Glenn Grothman says among the illegal immigrants attempting to cross our southern borders are known terrorists. The FBI investigated after more than a dozen migrants from Uzbekistan and other countries were allowed into the US after they sought asylum at the southern border with Mexico. Those migrants were helped by a smuggler with ties to ISIS. No specific ISIS plot was identified. Congressman Glenn Grothman says that still set off security concerns in the U.S. intelligence community. He says the other issue is that we have a difficult time deporting immigrants who are committing crimes in our country. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says 244 known terrorists attempted to cross the border illegally in this Fiscal Year so far and no one knows how many snuck in successfully.
RIPON PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAM ON PTSD
The Ripon Public Library will be presenting an adult learning series over the next three months. The first program is next Monday, September 11th at 6 pm in the Silver Creek Room and it is about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. It will present two perspectives on PTSD. One of those is from local author Karl Stewart whose book Up Harvey’s Creek is about dealing with PTSD. Stewart, his father, and grandfather all suffered from PTSD from their military service. Adult and Teen Services Librarian Susie Menk says you don’t have to be a veteran to suffer from PTSD. She says one of the reasons the presentation is on 9/11 is because a lot of people suffered from PTSD in the fallout from that event. The other presenter is retired psychology professor Joe Hatcher who will talk about various treatment programs for PTSD. There will be a Q & A session. There is no cost to attend.
ENVISION ANNUAL ECONOMIC FORECAST BREAKFAST
Registration gets underway soon for Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast. It will be held on Wednesday, October 11th from 7:30 to 9:30 am at the Radisson Hotel in Fond du Lac. The featured speaker is Michael Gregory the Deputy Chief Economist and Head of U.S. Economics for BMO Capital Markets. Bernadette Ericksen is the Workforce Programming Specialist for Envision. She says Gregory was their speaker the last two years and more than 100 people attended each of those breakfasts. She says in addition to having things to say about interest rates and inflation he will tackle other issues related to the economy. Registration will be available online soon at the Envision website. The deadline to register is October 1st. The cost is $50 for members and $60 for nonmembers and includes breakfast.
FREE NARCAN TRAINING IN BERLIN
The Green Lake County Health and Human Services Department will present a free Narcan training session on Wednesday, September 27th at 6 pm at the Berlin Public Library. During the free training session people will learn how to recognize an opioid overdose, respond to an opioid overdose, and how to administer Narcan. Each participant will receive a free Narcan kit. Anyone interested in attending is asked to register by calling 920-294-4070.
SEPTEMBERFEST COMING UP IN RIPON
Septemberfest returns to downtown Ripon on Saturday, September 16th with a full day of events. Septemberfest will kick off Friday night, September 15th with the Retro Ripon Prom. The ticketed event for those 18 and older is from 7 to 10 pm at the American Legion. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite. A DJ will play the best throwback songs; there will be delicious appetizers and desserts, a photo booth and retro cocktails. Saturday’s activities include the Annual Watson Street Classic Car Show, the Ripon Noon Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, a Mascot Dance Party, chalk artists, face painting, a photo booth, food trucks, live entertainment from Cooper Box and the Zac Matthews Band, a bike stroll, and an outdoor showing of the move “Grease.” For a full schedule of Septemberfest activities visit the Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce website.
Ripon Chamber of Commerce | Ripon Chamber of Commerce (ripon-wi.com)
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