6/11/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday
11 June 2024 News
FDL FIREFIGHTERS CONVICTED OF POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
The 51-year-old Fond du Lac firefighter suspected of possessing child pornography has been convicted of one felony count of possession of child pornography. Nine similar charges against Edgar Ramirez-Tellez will be read into the record and dismissed. During a plea hearing in Fond du Lac County court Monday he pled no contest to one count of possession of child pornography. The 18-year veteran of Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue was placed on administrative leave during the case. He will be sentenced on September 12th. According to the criminal complaint agents with the state’s Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation interviewed him at Fond du Lac Fire Station #3 in early August of last year. Ramirez-Tellez admitted to having sexually explicit images of children on his cell phone and a tablet he brought to work in his lunch cooler. (Fond du Lac County Jail photo).
BOND HEARING FOR WAUTOMA MAN SUSPECTED OF ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION
Bond has been set at $25,000 cash for a 35-year-old Wautoma man suspected of trying to lure children into the woods at Bird Creek Park in Wautoma last Wednesday afternoon. Shiloe Viau was in Waushara County court Monday. He is charged with attempted child abduction, attempted false imprisonment, disorderly conduct, and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint, Parkside School staff called police about a suspicious man at Bird Creek Park. Viau allegedly asked a 9-year-old boy to go into the woods with him so he could show him his phone. A 9-year-old girl told Police Viau told her he was “Jesus” and he was going to take them “to heaven today.” He went into the woods and motioned for the children to follow him. According to the criminal complaint when police asked him about the incident he admitted being at the park, talking to the children, and saying he was God. He denied trying to have them follow him into the woods. His initial hearing is on Thursday, June 20th.
WAUPUN MAYOR SPEAKS UP ABOUT WAUPUN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
The mayor of Waupun argues there is no need to talk about shutting down Waupun Correctional Institution in the wake of criminal investigations into the deaths of four prison inmates since last June. The warden and eight staff members were charged last week specifically in connection with two deaths, one of them termed a homicide. Waupun Mayor Rohn Bishop believes those deaths were the byproduct of staffing issues at the prison that governors and state legislators on both sides of the aisle have done nothing about over the years. He doesn’t believe the 176-year-old prison should be shut down simply because of its age. “You know it needs a modernization on the interior. The cell halls have probably outlived their usefulness and could use some work. But, I think the visitor center is fairly new. It’s got, it’s got nice new areas but it is an old building. But I don’t think the building and the age of the building has anything to do with what was going on in the prison. Bishop says Village of Allouez officials want to shut down Green Bay Correctional Institution which is in a prime real estate area that can be redeveloped. However, he says Waupun Correctional is in the middle of the city surrounded by homes.
CONGRESSMAN GROTHMAN ON THE QUESTIONS OF DR FAUCI
Congressman Glenn Grothman says he never really trusted Dr. Anthony Fauci, the so-called “Face of the COVID Pandemic” in America. Fauci was grilled last week by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic about masking, social distancing, vaccine mandates, and more. Congressman Grothman is not on that subcommittee but says he urged then Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and President Trump to get rid of Fauci. Grothman says unfortunately President Trump bought into Dr. Fauci. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says he wishes Congress had been more aggressive across the board in looking at our response to COVID. In particular he wishes they would have talked about the failure of the public health establishment in telling people how to really prevent from getting COVID.
COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT COVID COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER
Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says some things could have been done better in addressing COVID-19. She says communication within the health system could have been much better. She notes they saw what health officials were dealing with in European and Asian counties as far back as November of 2019 yet little of what was learned there was shared. She says communication was also flawed between state health officials and local health departments. She says often when changes were made in treating or dealing with COVID it all seemed to happen at once. Mueller says because COVID was new and a novel virus mistakes were going to be made.
STATE HIGHWAY 73 PROJECT IN GREEN LAKE COUNTY
Governor Evers recently signed a $3.5 million contract to improve State Highway 73 in Green Lake County. In particular State Highway 73 will be improved between State Highway 23 and State Highway 44 including the intersection of State Highway 23 and State Highway 73. Work will begin next Monday. Northeast Asphalt is the prime contractor for the project. Crews will widen State Highway 23 and add a left turn lane onto State Highway 73. Crews will also resurface State Highway 73 from State Highway 23 to State Highway 44. They will also replace and repair culverts along that stretch. Construction is scheduled for completion by September. The schedule is dependent on favorable weather conditions and construction progress.
RCH MEDICAL STAFF SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Three area students who intend to pursue careers in health care have been awarded scholarships from the SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Medical Staff. Scholarship recipients were chosen from among area high school seniors who plan to pursue a career in health care. The three students were Rebekah Day (pictured above), a Ripon High School graduate, who plans to attend Moraine Park Technical College to pursue a nursing degree.
Kylie Slark, a Markesan High School senior, who plans to attend the University of Wisconsin La Crosse to pursue a pediatric cardiology degree.
Ava Stellmacher, a Markesan High School senior, plans to attend the University of Wisconsin Whitewater to pursue a anesthesiology assistant degree. All three received $2,000 scholarships.
WORKSHOP FOR FARM PERSONNEL
The UW-Extension Dairy program will be holding two workshops for farm personnel at the end of the month in Theresa about the handling and administration of vaccine and medicine in cattle. There will also be a hands-on demonstration. Two experts will be handling the workshop training. Both sessions will be held at the Theresa Town Hall. Farmer specific meetings will be held in English on Thursday, June 27th and Spanish on Friday, June 28th from 9 am to 3 pm. Pre-registration is required by Saturday, June 22nd. More information and registration for the training is available online.
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