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18 September 2023 News
FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN WAUPACA COUNTY
Waupaca County Sheriff’s officials say a 39-year-old New London man died after his vehicle went off of Stage Road and hit a tree. Just before 6:40 Sunday morning the County’s Communication Center got a call about the accident in the Town of Lebanon. According to the preliminary investigation the vehicle was heading west on Stage Road and failed to negotiate a curve. It went off the road and hit a tree. The man died at the scene. He was the only person in the vehicle. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted by the New London Fire Department, Gold Cross Ambulance, and the Waupaca County Medical Examiner. It was the first fatal traffic accident of the year for Waupaca County.
SHOOTING ARREST IN FDL
Fond du Lac Police arrested a 20-year-old Wausau man on weapons charges after he was found near the scene of a shooting incident late Saturday night. Officers responded to the area of East 2nd Street and South Park Avenue for reports of gunshots coming from the area. They searched the area and spoke with several people that heard the gun shots. Handgun casings were found near the intersection. The suspect was found near the scene as well. No injuries were reported and no property was damaged due to the gunshots.
JOHNSON SEEKS TRUTH ABOUT 9/11
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, ranking member of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, says the American Public deserves to know the truth about Saudi Arabia’s role in 9/11 terrorist attacks if there was any connection. Just before the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 Johnson and committee chairman Richard Blumenthal sent letters to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland repeating a request for un-redacted documents. Johnson says an executive order from President Biden had made 9/11 documents available, but they were heavily redacted. The federal lawmaker from Oshkosh says he and others have security clearance to read what has been redacted. He says we don’t have the whole truth about 9/11. Johnson feels if Saudi Arabia had a role the families of 9/11 victims might be able to take a legal recourse against some Saudi families.
STATE SENATE PASSES POSTPARTUM HEALTHCARE BILL
State Senator Joan Ballweg’s bill that would extend access to postpartum healthcare coverage was passed by the State Senate last week. The bill extends access to Medicaid coverage for eligible women who are in the first year postpartum. Forty-five groups across the state registered in support of the legislation, including the March of Dimes, American Heart Association, multiple healthcare providers and pro-life groups. Seventy-three state legislators are co-sponsoring the bill. Senator Ballweg says maternal mortality and morbidity are major concerns, and ensuring there is not a lapse in care for mothers can result in better health outcomes postpartum. The bill was referred to an Assembly committee. It will need a public hearing and a committee vote before heading to the full Assembly.
STATE ASSEMBLY PASSES BIPARTISAN REDISTRICTING BILL
Late Thursday night the Republican controlled-State Assembly passed a non-partisan redistricting bill. State Representative Jon Plumer says it is modeled after a so-called “Gold Standard” for redistricting used in Iowa. It passed the Wisconsin State Assembly with a bipartisan vote. Plumer says Democrats in the Assembly made amendments to the bill, so they are hoping that will make it more acceptable as it goes to the State Senate for consideration. As it does the state lawmaker from Lodi appeals to residents to contact their State Senator and urge them to pass the bill and put the gerrymandering issue to bed. Plumer says Democrats have been seeking non-partisan redistricting for nearly a decade.
HUSBAND AND WIFE DOCTORS MAKING THEIR HOME IN GREEN LAKE
Husband and wife doctors working for SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic have moved to the area. Dr. Andrea Aul is a pediatrician working for the clinic in Ripon and her husband Dr. Bryce Aul, an ophthalmologist, is working for the SSM Health Eye Clinic in Waupun. Andrea says they both were undergraduates at the UW-Madison but they didn’t really connect until they were both studying abroad in Ecuador. They both also did their residencies at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Dr. Andrea Aul is working closely with Dr. Jeanne Lyke in Ripon. Dr. Lyke is preparing for retirement next spring after serving the Ripon area for more than 30 years. Andrea says the patients she is now seeing range anywhere from a few days old up to their early twenties. She grew up in Ripon and the couple is making their home in Green Lake. Andrea began her role with SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic in Ripon last Monday.
SPACE DAY RETURNS TO EAA AVIATION MUSEUM
A day of fun family activities and exciting guest appearances are on the horizon, as the EAA Aviation Museum’s annual Space Day returns to Oshkosh on Saturday, October 7th, with a theme of Space & Entrepreneurship. Space Day marks EAA’s participation in World Space Week, with activities for families and kids of all ages from 10 am to 5 pm included with regular museum admission that day. Polaris Dawn mission commander Jared Isaacman will be the featured presenter. Isaacman is the CEO of Shift4 and an accomplished pilot and astronaut with more than 7,000 hours of flight time. He previously acted as commander of Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian space mission. He will be accompanied by two fellow members of the Polaris Dawn crew, mission pilot Scott Poteet, and mission specialist and medical officer Anna Menon.
FISH HATCHERY OPEN HOUSES
The state’s Department of Natural Resources will be holding open houses at two fish hatcheries and two fish spawning facilities this fall. Over the next month, the DNR will host open houses at the Governor Tommy G. Thompson Fish Hatchery in Spooner, Besadny Anadromous Fish Facility in Kewaunee, Root River Steelhead Facility in Racine, and the Wild Rose Fish Hatchery in Wild Rose. Each of the free events will give attendees a chance to see fish up close and learn how hatcheries and spawning facilities help sustain Wisconsin’s fish populations. The open house at the Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery’s education center in Wild Rose is from 8 am to 3 pm on Saturday, October 28th. The event will celebrate the annual fall salmon migration. There will be games and educational activities set up for people of all ages, including learning to cast workshops, fish identification tips or the chance to “swim” upriver like salmon in their migratory journey to spawning areas.
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