6/28/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Friday
28 June 2024 News
CLYMAN WOMAN REPORTED MISSING
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a search for a missing Clyman woman. Thirty-seven-year-old Crystal Rasch (pictured) was last seen on June 11th. At the time she was wearing a black Dells sweatshirt. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says she was reported missing on the evening of June 23rd. During a press conference yesterday afternoon he said they have been following up on leads and conducting searches at known addresses. The effort has included bringing in resources from outside of the county to aid in the search including police agencies and sheriff’s offices. He says they are not currently asking for volunteers to assist with the search. The Sheriff’s Office did release a photo of her. If anyone has information related to the location of Crystal Rasch they are being asked to call the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 920-386-4590.
NAME RELEASED IN WAUPACA COUNTY FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
The Waupaca County Sheriff’s office has released the name of the woman killed in a motorcycle versus deer crash on Waupaca County Highway C and Little Falls Road in the Town of Wyoming Tuesday night. Thirty-eight-year-old Beth Brasch of rural New London was a passenger on the bike. She was a Certified Medical Assistant working for ThedaCare. The County Communications Center received a call a little after 8 pm Tuesday evening about the motorcycle crash. The motorcycle was heading west on County Highway C when it ran into the deer. Brasch died at the scene. The operator of the motorcycle was flown to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah.
DODGE COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 91-year-old Waupun man found deceased in his car Thursday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office got a call shortly after 2 pm reporting a car in the ditch off US Highway 151, south of State Highway 49, in the town of Chester. The man was found dead in the vehicle. Assisting at the scene were the Waupun Police Department, Waupun Fire Department, Lifestar EMS, the Dodge County Medical Examiner, and a Sheriff’s Chaplain.
SECOND LINCOLN HILLS INMATE CHARGED WITH MURDER
A second teenage inmate at Lincoln Hills School has been charged in relation to a youth counselor’s death at the correctional facility. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested 17-year-old Rian Nyblom. He was incarcerated in the same unit as 16-year-old Javarius Hurd who is charged with second-degree reckless homicide, felony murder-battery, and two counts of battery by a prisoner in the death of 49-year-old Corey Proulx. Prosecutors have charged Nyblom with felony murder and two counts of battery by prisoners as a party to a crime. He is currently being held at the Lincoln County Jail on $20,000 cash bond. Proulx and another staff member were attacked at the Lincoln Hills School Monday night. Proulx was declared brain-dead the following day at a hospital so his family could have his organs harvested for donation. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, Wisconsin State Patrol, and Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office are conducting a joint investigation.
WAUPUN FLOODING UPDATE
Officials in Waupun say as of Tuesday all the roadways closed in the city due to flooding have been reopened. Dumpsters to dispose of damaged household items can be accessed at the City Garage at 903 North Madison Street until 7 pm tonight and from 8 am to 7 pm Saturday and Sunday. They are not accepting appliances or hazardous chemicals. Starting Monday hours for the dumpsters will be reduced to 6 am to 4 pm and city officials will begin to evaluate removal of the dumpsters all together. Residents still in need of a cleaning kit can obtain one from the Waupun Fire Department by calling 920-324-7910. Those who have experienced damage as a result of flooding should work directly with their insurance carriers.
OPERATION DRY WATER DURING THE FOURTH
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is joining the U.S. Coast Guard, Wisconsin DNR, and others in the annual Operation Dry Water campaign July 4th through the 6th. During the three-day effort boaters will see an increase in outreach, education and enforcement surrounding boating under the influence. Alcohol use continues to be the leading known contributing factor in recreational boater deaths and a leading contributor in boating accidents. Operating under the influence applies to drugs as well as alcohol. Even some prescription drugs can make operating a boat unsafe. Alcohol and drugs can impair a boater’s judgement, balance, vision, and reaction time. They can intensify the effects of stressors such as sun, wind, noise, vibration, and motion. It is illegal to operate a recreational vessel with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher or with a detectable amount of restricted controlled substance in your system in Wisconsin.
LINCOLN HILLS TRAGEDY
State Senator Joan Ballweg says the death of a youth counselor at the Lincoln Hills School this week is a real tragedy and underscores the need for new facilities for dangerous youthful offenders. She says fortunately the final stages of design for a new youth prison in Milwaukee County are underway. The state lawmaker from Markesan says many of the young offenders live in that area and efforts to rehabilitate them might be more successful if they are at a facility nearer to family and home. She says Lincoln Hills has been under a federal microscope for a long time, but it took that time for state legislators to agree on a site for a new corrections’ facility for youth. She notes that the state also has plans for two smaller facilities for youth to replace not only Lincoln Hills but the Copper Lake facility for girls.
RIPONFEST THIS WEEKEND
The wait is over for Riponfest. The three-day festival kicks off this evening at Barlow Park in Ripon. Spectrum Carnival has set up rides, games, and more. There will be food trucks, musical performances, a cornhole tournament, flea market, a car show and parade on Sunday, and fireworks tonight around dusk. Howard Stibb of Riponfest says they will kick things off with the crowning of a prince and princess at the pavilion in the park at 5 pm this evening. He says the parade will be on Sunday at 11 pm with more entries this year. Awards for the car show will be handed out at 3 pm that afternoon. Riponfest runs from 5 to 10 pm tonight, Noon to 10 pm Saturday, and Sunday from 8 am to 4 pm.
CHILDREN NEED ADULT SUPERVISION FOR FIREWORKS HANDLING
The Emergency Department Director for SSM Health’s Ripon Community Hospital reminds people to handle fireworks carefully this Fourth of July holiday. Dr. Jason Geiger says kids in their late teens and young adults are the patients they see the most when it comes to fireworks injuries and accidents. He says there are 10,000 ER visits a year with the most common age range from 15 to 19 years old followed by people in their twenties. He says even something as innocuous as a sparkler can be harmful to a child. They can burn at 1200 degrees Fahrenheit, enough to melt glass. He points out that children can become impatient if a sparkler doesn’t light right away so they do need adult supervision. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in 2023 there were 126 emergency visits in Wisconsin for fireworks-related injuries. A quarter of those injured were children less than 18 years old. A rule of thumb is if it flies up in the air or explodes the firework is illegal.
MORAINE PARK AND UWM SIGN TRANSFER AGREEMENT
Moraine Park Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee signed an articulation agreement Wednesday at Moraine Park’s West Bend Campus. The agreement will add 50 new program pathways for Moraine Park students to seamlessly continue their education at UWM with a confirmed junior status. The agreement was signed by Moraine Park President Bonnie Baerwald, Moraine Park Vice President of Teaching and Learning Doug Hamm, UWM Chancellor Mark Mone, and UWM Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Andrew Daire. Moraine Park students who take advantage of the transfer agreement will have to opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree at the UWM through six of its schools. To date, Moraine Park has secured over 25 transfer agreements partner colleges and plans to continue adding more.
HOMETOWN HEROES’ FUNDRAISER SUCCESSFUL
Adashun Jones Real Estate & Signatures Homes by Adashun Jones raised over $35,000 at the Hometown Heroes Brat Fest held at their Fond du Lac offices on May 23rd. To make it all happen, community volunteers worked the grills and fryers. By the numbers an impressive 600 brats, 800 burgers, 20 pounds of crispy fries, 480 slices of cheese and 6.5 pounds of sauerkraut were served up. The festivities also included a 21-gun salute, military memorabilia, police, and fire vehicles, and a pitching contest involving a radar gun. The fastest pitch was 73 miles an hour. All proceeds from the event will go towards supporting essential organizations such as the Fond du Lac County Veteran Services, VFW, Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department, Fond du Lac Police and Fire and Rescue Departments.
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