10/27/23 Hometown Broadcasting News Friday
27 October 2023 News
FATAL PLANE CRASH IN MANITOWOC COUNTY
Manitowoc County Sheriff’s officials say the pilot of a small plane was killed when it crashed in a wooded area in the Town of Kossuth. Dispatchers received a call shortly before 10 am Thursday morning from the Chicago Center Air Traffic Control Center about a low wing aircraft that had not arrived at its destination. The last known area of the aircraft was near the Manitowoc County Airport. Deputies checked the area around the airport and found the downed plane in a wooded area, submerged in a pond. The man piloting the plane was the only one onboard. The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
HOUSE FIRE IN MAYVILLE
Firefighters responded to a house fire on Grove Street in Mayville shortly before 11 am Wednesday morning. The two-story home has an upper and lower apartment. Mayville Police observed smoke and flames coming from the home when they arrived and determined no one was still inside. The Mayville Fire Department got assistance from ten other fire departments. The American Red Cross is assisting the family and family pets were taken to the Mayville Veterinary Clinic. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
STATE HIGHWAY 26 PROJECT IN FDL COUNTY COMPLETED
State Department of Transportation officials tell us all major construction has been completed to replace two structures on State Highway 26 between County Highway FF and State Highway 23 in Fond du Lac County. State Highway 26 opened late Wednesday. Construction for the $1 million project began on August 14th and finished ahead of schedule and on budget. Work included 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. A steel arch pipe culvert was also replaced approximately 4.5 miles north of the bridge, just south of the State Highway 26 intersection with County Highway FF.
SAFE HAVEN LAW BABY BOXES
State Senator Joan Ballweg is hoping a tweaking of the state’s Safe Haven law will save the lives of additional newborns. The Safe Haven Law allows the mother of a child to leave a baby with law enforcement, a fire house or hospital no questions asked within 72 hours of the baby’s birth. The state lawmaker from Markesan says an addendum to that law would allow the use of baby boxes at hospitals, law enforcement and fire stations to keep the baby safe until someone could get to it. The boxes would be temperature-controlled and would be equipped with an alarm that goes off when the infant is deposited in the box. Last year Ballweg was co-author of bill that added information about the Safe Haven law to health education curriculums in high schools to make sure students were aware of that option.
HALLOWEEN SAFETY
Many communities over the next five days will be holding trick or treating times when drivers and parents should be more mindful of children’s safety. Green Lake County Chief Deputy Matt Vande Kolk urges motorists to be on the lookout for little princesses and superheroes that might dart out between vehicles. The state’s Department of Health Services has some tips too. Choose costumes that are light-colored and more visible to motorists. Use reflective tape to decorate costumes and candy bags. Use make-up rather than a mask. Costumes should be short so a child will not trip. Costumes should also be flame-retardant. Remind children to walk, not run, and to only cross streets at crosswalks. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult who has a flashlight. For those entertaining trick-or-treaters make sure your front porch is well lit with a porch light on and paths to your home obstacle-free. When children are done inspect their treats. You can find local trick-or-treating times listed on our community calendar at Hometown Broadcasting.com.
SSM HEALTH FLU AND COVID VACCINATION CLINICS
SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic at St. Agnes Hospital is holding a walk-in vaccination clinic for influenza and COVID-19 today until 7 pm. Missy Tate is the Administrator of Ambulatory Operations. She says they wanted to hold a mass vaccination clinic to get a bunch people in at the same time. The clinics on Wednesday and Thursday had hundreds of people walk through including over 400 on Wednesday. She says if you can’t make it to the clinic in Fond du Lac there are SSM Health locations in Brownsville, Campbellsport, Mt. Calvary, North Fond du Lac, Ripon and Waupun. Those in Ripon can call the Ripon Family Practice Clinic at 920-745-3520. SSM Health also has pharmacies in Fond du Lac, Markesan and Waupun.
THEDACARE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TRAUMA CENTER RE-VERIFIED
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah has been re-verified as a Level II Trauma Center for a period of three years, until May 2026. The verification process promotes the development of trauma centers in which participants provide the hospital resources necessary for trauma care, as well as the entire spectrum of care to address the needs of all injured patients. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah is one of nine adult Level II trauma centers in the state of Wisconsin. Only two hospitals in the state have the adult Level 1 designation. ThedaCare’s Level II Trauma Center has been continuously verified since 1998. As part of the $100 million investment to modernize ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah, the Trauma Center has recently been redesigned and modernized.
BEAVER DAM EMPLOYER BEING RECOGNIZED
The state’s Department of Workforce Development will be at Conagra Brands in Beaver Dam today to present an award to the company for its diverse and inclusive hiring practices that welcome individuals with disabilities into the workforce. The event will be at the company’s Birds Eye facility and is one of more than 22 taking place statewide this month celebrating Wisconsin employers’ efforts to recruit and hire people with disabilities. Over the past year Conagra Brands’ Birds Eye facility has hired two people with disabilities. Nearly 10 percent of Wisconsin residents between the ages of 18 and 65 have a disability. Last year, more than 2,000 employers across the state created more disability inclusive workplaces. Governor Evers has proclaimed October Disability Employment Awareness Month.
WILD ROSE FISH HATCHERY EDUCATION CENTER OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY
The Wild Rose Fish Hatchery Education Center will have a free open house event tomorrow. Attendees can celebrate the annual fall salmon migration at the center from 8 am to 3 pm. There will be games and educational activities for guests of all ages, including a learn-to-cast station, fish identification activities and the chance to “swim” upriver like salmon on their migratory journey to spawning areas. Other activities will include fish-printing on tote bags, a fly-tying workshop, fly casting demonstrations, making Koo-Aid clay as well as tours of the original 1908 hatchery and the modern operation. The Wild Rose fish hatchery is a cool and cold-water hatchery, raising brown and rainbow trout, Coho and Chinook salmon, Great Lakes spotted musky, northern pike, walleye and lake sturgeon. (Wisconsin DNR photo).
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