8/30/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Friday
30 August 2024 News
OMRO MAN SENTENCED FOR ELDORADO WOMAN’S MURDER
The 23-year-old Omro man who murdered an Eldorado woman has been sentenced for first-degree intentional homicide. Joseph Olvera was in Winnebago County Court for a sentencing hearing Thursday. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison and 20 years of extended supervision. He will get credit for the 537 days he has already served in jail. He pled no contest to the charge in May. Another charge was read into the record and dismissed. According to the criminal complaint Olvera strangled and killed 20-year-old Johanna Schultz in his apartment in the 500 block of Spruce Street on March 11thof 2023. Olvera was also involved in an eight-hour standoff with police when he was arrested that day. Investigators learned Olvera and Schultz had a “toxic” relationship arguing several times a month. An autopsy determined Schultz died of “smothering.” Schultz was a 2020 graduate of Laconia High School. She was double majoring in Healthcare Administration and Marketing at Marian University in Fond du Lac and was on track to graduate a semester early. She also worked at 2 jobs, helping out at her Mom’s store Chic Tique Girls and as a server at Fox and Crow Bistro, both in Ripon.
MISSING KAYAKER SEARCH CONTINUES
Green Lake County Sheriff’s officials yesterday provided another update on a kayaker who went missing on Green Lake nearly three weeks ago. Each morning the department puts up a drone which focused on the west end of the lake Wednesday. Another dive was completed by a volunteer diver Charlie DeGroot as well. The dive was completed in the area where the fishing rod was recovered in hopes that some odd circumstances may have prevented the victim from being located earlier. Bruce’s Legacy and Recovery also continued to search with towable sonar. Another drone search was conducted Thursday morning. The 44-year-old man went kayaking on Sunday, August 11th and failed to return that night. An initial search found the overturned kayak with a life jacket attached. Since then, a water bottle, a tackle box and a fishing rod belonging to the man have also been found.
DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER CONTINUES THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Drivers are reminded that many law enforcement agencies are participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign which runs through Labor Day on Monday. The goal is to deter impaired driving. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Captain Chris Randall says their first priority is to keep people safe so they are asking everyone to plan ahead if they know they’ll be out drinking. He adds the message they are trying to get out is, “drunk driving is illegal and it takes lives.” He recommends having a designated driver or calling a taxi or rideshare if you’re not sober to drive home. During the last Labor Day holiday there were 1,365 traffic crashes in Wisconsin, including 9 fatalities. Of those crashes, 113 involved an impaired driver. Among the 9 people that were killed in the crashes, four of them involved an impaired driver.
TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT TIMELINE UPDATED
On Thursday U.S. Senator Ron Johnson released an updated timeline of law enforcement’s awareness of would-be-assassin, Thomas Crooks, leading up to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13th. Senator Johnson entered an earlier version of this timeline into the hearing record on July 30th during a joint Senate committee hearing before members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Committee on the Judiciary. At the hearing the Senator noted, “We will continue to update this timeline as more information becomes public. This is the way you do an investigation. We need to find out literally second by second what happened so the American public understands the truth.” The timeline featuring information from law enforcement radio communications, publicly released body camera footage from local law enforcement, and media reports, highlights how law enforcement tracked Crooks over the 90 minutes preceding the first shots being fired and their immediate reaction to the shooting. A link to the 5-page timeline is available on Senator Johnson’s website.
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OSHKOSH CITY MANAGER SEARCH
The Oshkosh Common Council recently hired a search firm for $25,000 to conduct a search for the city’s next city manager. After 41 years of service to local government, Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff (pictured) has announced his retirement effective January 3rd. Rohloff has served as Oshkosh City Manager for the past 16 years. City Councilman Jacob Floam says the search firm will get the Council’s take on what they want to see in a city manager. He says later on in the process the public and stakeholders will get to meet with finalists for the position. Floam says it is also a good time to reevaluate the city manager’s position especially after 16 years. He points out the city is hoping to hire Rohloff’s successor by November.
EARLY GOOSE SEASON STARTS SUNDAY
The state’s Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that the early goose season opens Sunday. The early hunting opportunity is available to hunters throughout the state and will run through September 15th. The early goose season has an increased daily bag limit of five Canada geese and is uniformly regulated across Wisconsin. The early season targets Wisconsin’s resident goose population before the fall migration passes through the state. The 2024 population estimate for Wisconsin-breeding Canada geese is nearly 155,000, over 40 percent higher than the long-term average. While afield, goose hunters must carry either an electronic or physical copy of their Canada goose harvest permit and license at all times. Acceptable methods of proof include a paper copy, a DNR-approved PDF displayed on a mobile device, a Wisconsin driver’s license or a Go Wild Conservation Card.
SIXTH ANNUAL LAKEAPOOLOZA SATURDAY
The 6th Annual LakeApooloza and Street Dance in Green Lake is this weekend. It’s on Saturday from 3 to 10 pm. Mike and Jill Havey have been sponsoring street dances dating back to 2004.Mike says LakeApooloza’s attendance has grown over the years from 600 to 700 the first year to just shy of 3,000 attending throughout the day last year. Mike says proceeds will benefit three Green Lake nonprofits the Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Green Lake American Legion Post, and Thrasher Opera House. Things get started at the American Legion Parking Lot in downtown Green Lake at 3 pm tomorrow afternoon with music by the Grasshoppers, followed at 7 pm by the Davidson County Band. There will be cold beverages and food trucks. Food trucks will include Carribean Taste, On the Fritz, and Jamie Beach/Adam’s Rib.
TOUCH A TRUCK SCHEDULED AT BARLOW PARK
The Ripon Police Department will partner with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to put on the Touch a Truck First Responder Community Day. It will be on Saturday, September 14th from 9 am to Noon at Barlow Park. Community Liaison Officer Lindsey Michels says they will have all kinds of different first responder vehicles there. She says they will have trucks, tractors, squad cars, ambulances, a city street sweeper and more. She says they also hope to have a special vehicle on display as well. The free event will have other participants too like the Army National Guard and the United Way. There will be yard games, giveaways, and other activities for young and old alike.
SEAL A SMILE PROGRAM TURNS 25
As a new school year gets underway, the state’s Department of Health Services is marking the 25th year of its successful Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile program, which brings preventive dental services to children of all ages statewide. Led by DHS, in collaboration with the Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin and Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation, the program provided care to more than 86,300 students during the previous school year totaling an estimated $17.5 million in dental services. Students with poor oral health are three times more likely to miss school due to dental pain and more likely to perform worse in school. You can find out more about the program at the Seal-A-Smile program webpage.
Oral Health Program: Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile | Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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