News 05.10.17
10 May 2017 News
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office is continuing their investigation into a hit and run crash in front of Schmitty’s Oar House on Giese Drive in Fond du Lac. Captain Ryan Waldschmidt says new information has come to light regarding the suspect vehicle. After analysis of the small pieces of broken passenger side headlamp lens, deputies were able to identify that the vehicle involved in this crash is a 2009 to 2017 Ram half-ton pickup truck. Additional witnesses that have come forward state they saw a metallic color pickup truck with a topper driven by an approximately 30-year-old male wearing a camouflage baseball cap leaving the parking lot of Schmitty’s Bar & Grill just prior to the time of the crash. Waldschmidt says it is unknown if this was the same vehicle that struck the pedestrian, but is a person of interest. The victim, a 36-year-old Oakfield woman, suffered non-life threatening injuries and was treated at St. Agnes Hospital. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 920-929-3390.
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A Leadership Fond du Lac Team sets out to raise awareness of the Emerald Ash Borer infestation in Fond du Lac. Several years ago the city launched an aggressive effort to combat the problem by removing ash trees on city terraces before the first EAB case in the City of Fond du Lac was confirmed in April 2015. Leadership Fond du Lac raised money to replace one of the ash trees that was taken down outside Parkside Elementary School, and. planted a new, healthy tree outside the school on Friday. In addition, the team has partnered with Fond du Lac High School’s Environmental Club to spread awareness by tying green ribbons on ash trees on school property next week.
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A Republican-backed bill aims to create $5,000 scholarships for students who attend University of Wisconsin System schools. The measure unveiled Tuesday would create the largest scholarship in Wisconsin history with $5 million available by the time it’s fully implemented in eight years. The scholarships would be funded through the sale of public lands. The scholarships would be available only to Wisconsin residents who attend UW System schools. Under the plan, the UW Board of Regents would determine eligibility based on university admission test scores and high school GPA. The bill proposed by state Rep. Tyler August, of Lake Geneva, and Sen. Steve Nass, of Whitewater, is supported by UW President Ray Cross.
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is making emergency bottled water available when private wells are contaminated by livestock manure. DNR spokesman Jim Dick says the department wanted to get the program running before the spring farm spreading season begins and to help private well owners in Kewaunee County whose water is contaminated. One third of wells in that northeastern county tested positive for salmonella or rotavirus last year. Under the program, if the DNR determines a well has been contaminated the affected people could receive a temporary supply of state-funded bottled water. Details on who qualifies and how to access the program are on DNR’s website. Environmental groups and people in areas with large livestock operations have long pressured the DNR for such a program.
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