News 06.08.18
8 June 2018 News
Developers plan to build a $150 million soybean processing plant at an industrial park in eastern Wisconsin. Waupun officials announced the project developed by the Wisconsin Soybean Crushing Plant on Wednesday. Crushing facilities process soybeans into soy oil, soy protein and meal for animal feed. Soybeans produced in Wisconsin currently have to be shipped out of state for processing. WSBCP is seeking an air permit from the state Department of Natural Resources. Public input on the permit is open until July 11. The permit application says the facility will be able to process more than 3,500 tons of soybeans daily. A press release says the facility is expected to employ almost 40 full-time staff. Construction would begin next year with the facility opening in 2020.
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No one is injured following a plane crash in Fond du Lac County. The crash happened Wednesday evening just past 7 pm in Lake Winnebago, about a quarter of a mile off the shore of Velvet Beach Road in the Town of Calumet. When Deputies arrived on scene they found a 1980 Coot Amphibian plane submerged in approximately 3 feet of water. The pilot, Glenn C. Moore, from Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin stated that he was attempting to take off, when one of the plane’s sponsons began to take on water. A sponson tore off the plane causing it take on more water and partially sink. The crash remains under investigation by the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and the FAA.
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Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Deputies issued 14 tickets for failure to fasten safety belts during the annual click it or Ticket mobilization from May 21st to June 3rd. Captain Ryan Waldschmidt says in addition officers issued citations and made arrests during traffic stops that included 84 speeding violations, 37 operating after revocation/suspension violations, 11 drunken driving arrests and 12 drug arrests. Waldschmidt says this enforcement is part of a broader effort to make roadways as safe as possible for all travelers.
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A report from the Wisconsin Department of Resources suggests the state’s wolf population may be stabilizing after decades of growth. Volunteer trackers reported a minimum wolf count between about 900 to 950 animals this winter. DNR large carnivore ecologist Scott Walter says a few more years of data are needed to confirm the population stabilization. He says the state’s official wolf population goal is 350 animals. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the animals from the federal Endangered Species Act in 2011, allowing Wisconsin lawmakers established a wolf hunt. A federal judge returned wolves to the endangered species list in 2014. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it’s collecting data that could result in a proposal to remove wolves from the list.
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