10/6/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Friday
6 October 2023 News
FDL WOMAN FOUND NEAR EX HUSBAND’S HOME WITH GUN IN HER CAR
A 48-year-old Fond du Lac woman is facing seven misdemeanor charges after police found her near her ex-husband’s residence with a gun. Jodeen May is charged with harassment fear of death, her third OWI, disorderly conduct, possession of cocaine, and other charges. According to the criminal complaint her ex-husband received texts, a dozen calls, and seven voicemails from May last Friday. Later he spotted her vehicle near his home and fearing for his safety called police. Police found her vehicle parked on a street. Inside the vehicle they located a gun and she had cocaine in her pocket. A portable breath test put her blood alcohol content at more than 1 ½ times the legal limit (.137). During her initial appearance in Fond du Lac County court Wednesday her bond was set at $7,500 cash. A status conference in her case is set for November 13th.
ARMED MAN LOOKS FOR THE GOVERNOR AT STATE CAPITOL
An armed man was at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison on Wednesday, looking for Governor Tony Evers. According to a visitor alert from Capitol Police the man appeared at the desk outside Governor Tony Evers office at the Capitol just before two o’clock Wednesday afternoon. The man was open carrying a handgun and told the officer at the desk he would not leave until he saw Governor Evers. He was told he could not open carry in the Capitol. He was arrested for openly carrying a gun in a state building. After bailing out of the Dane County Jail, the man returned to the Capitol Building at around 8:50 Wednesday night armed with an AK style rifle. He again stated he was not going to leave until the governor spoke with him. He was taken into protective custody. Evers was not in the building at the time but at a public appearance on Thursday credited Capitol Police for taking control of the situation. (Story courtesy of the Wisconsin Radio Network)
OSHKOSH POLICE AID FEDERAL BANK FRAUD INVESTIGATION
Oshkosh Police had a role in investigating a federal bank fraud case that resulted in two men being sent to prison. Within the past week 30-year-old Jimmy Walker and 26-year-old Marialuwisa Prado were both sentenced to 14 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to bank fraud in a federal court. According to court records, Prado lives in Wisconsin, and Walker in Missouri. In May of 2022, while Prado was working for a private mail-sorting business in Brookfield, Wisconsin, she stole mail that contained a check for more than $600,000. The check had been written by a Wisconsin corporation, and was made payable to another Wisconsin company, for business-related services. Prado sent the stolen check to Walker in Missouri, who had previously set up a sham bank account under the name of the Wisconsin business. Bank officials flagged the transaction when Walker tried to deposit it so no funds could be withdrawn. Oshkosh Police and the Green Bay FBI Office investigated the case, with assistance from law enforcement agencies in the State of Missouri. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Timothy W. Funnell.
SEX OFFENDER MOVING TO OSHKOSH
Oshkosh Police say a 30-year-old sex offender will be moving into the City to 2847 Fond du Lac Road on October 24th. Fredrick Baier will be on probation and parole until October 30th, 2029 and will be on electronic and GPS monitoring. He was convicted in Winnebago County in 2018 of causing a child to view or listen to sexual activity and sexual assault of a student by school staff. The victims were girls between 14 and 16 years of age. He knew them. Baier is currently incarcerated at Redgranite Correctional Institution. (Wisconsin Department of Corrections photo).
ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY FOR VACANY IN RIPON THIRD WARD
There’s still a week left for anyone 18 or older living in Ripon’s Third Aldermanic District to apply for the opening on the Common Council created by the unexpected death of Alderman Howard Hansen. Details are available at the City’s website. Applicants will be interviewed at the Council’s October 23rd meeting and the Council will appoint someone to serve for about 29 months until the April 2026 election. City Administrator Adam Sonntag says for someone who has considered running for office it is an opportunity to try the role on for a couple of years. There is an election for four Common Council seats and Mayor next April, but Sonntag says there was no need to appoint someone until next Spring’s election. The person appointed for the vacancy will take their seat on the Council on November 14th.
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WINNEBAGO COUNTY ARPA FUNDING
Winnebago County Supervisor Jacob Floam is hoping their American Rescue Plan Act or ARPA Commission will complete their work before the end of the year. He says they’ve already earmarked $145,000 for each township in the county and they’ve spent some on county projects. He says the townships are spending their ARPA funding on capital improvement projects and road repairs. Altogether the county has spent about half of the ARPA funding. He points out that their ARPA Commission has put together a scoring package for all of the project requests that were submitted. He says if they don’t have the money spoken for by the end of the year there is a possibility the federal government could do call backs on ARPA funding that hasn’t been earmarked or spent.
GETTING THE WORD OUT
Berlin Area School District Superintendent Emmett Durtschi says the district is grateful to the folks at the Berlin Journal for giving him and school staff some column space to talk about topics within the school district. Durtschi says sometime he writes them and sometimes another administrator will pen them. For instance Ann Schnyder their Director of Pupil Services and Special Education wrote a piece about social/emotional learning. Using positive language with kids and adults was fodder for another article. Other columns focused on continuous improvement and the best way to communicate with teachers, administrators, and the school board. Durtschi says people read the pieces and give him feedback when he is in a restaurant, out for a walk, and elsewhere.
YOUTH DEER HUNT THIS WEEKEND
The state’s Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters and mentors to pass on the tradition of deer hunting to Wisconsin’s next generation during this weekend’s youth deer hunt. The hunt Saturday and Sunday is intended to give hunters 15 years old and younger the opportunity to learn from a mentor and gain deer hunting experience. Participation in the hunt is available to Wisconsin residents and nonresidents. Youth hunters, with or without hunter education certification, are eligible to hunt while under the supervision of a mentor. For all hunters younger than 11, or hunters 12 to 15 who have not completed hunter education, the mentor must be at least 18 years old, a hunter education graduate, hold a current hunting license and be within arm’s reach of the hunter. For hunters 12 to 15 who have completed hunter education, the mentor must be at least 18 years old, but does not need to be a hunter education graduate or a licensed hunter. The mentor needs to be within both visual and voice contact with the hunter. One mentor may not accompany more than two youths at the same time. (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources photo).
WISCONSIN GIRL SCOUT CAMP SOLD
The Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes has agreed to sell its Camp Nawakwa property in Chippewa County Wisconsin to Our Nawakwa Incorporated. Scouting officials says the decision represents a combined effort to preserve the legacy and natural beauty of the camp while continuing to provide outdoor experiences to local Girl Scouts and other community organizations, especially those focusing on youth. A memorandum of understanding was reached last spring granting Our Nawakwa exclusive first right to negotiate to purchase the camp. The agreement was finalized on October 2nd and Our Nawakwa will become the property owner in early January.
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