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30 June 2018 News
Highway 23 Project Will Lead To Detours
Governor Scott Walker recently approved $5 million to improve 8.25 miles of State Highway 23 from Lafayette Street in the Village of Rosendale to Townline Road in the City of Fond du Lac. The project is scheduled to begin July 9th and finish in late October. Highway 23 will be closed and detoured for a portion of the project. Northeast Asphalt of Greenville is the prime contractor. Improvements will include resurfacing of Highway 23 and overlaying the existing bridge over the Fond du Lac River. Highway 23 will be closed from July 9th through August 31st and traffic will be detoured. The eastbound detour will take traffic north on State Highway 26 to I-41, then south on I-41 to Highway 23. The westbound detour will take traffic north on I-41 to State Highway 26, then south on Highway 26 to Highway 23. From August 31st to late October Highway 23 will remain open to traffic using lane closures and flagging as needed.
Driver In Outagamie County Rollover Accident Dies
The Wisconsin State Patrol says the driver in a drunken driving rollover crash near Kimberly has died. Jeremiah Pavlowich of Appleton lost control of his vehicle on I-41 northbound south of State Highway 441 Tuesday morning. The vehicle went into a ditch rolling over and injuring Pavlowich and four passengers. The passengers suffered non-life threatening injuries. All five were taken to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center In Neenah. The crash happened at 6:17 Tuesday morning.
Oshkosh Man Injured In Motorcycle Versus SUV Accident
Police in Oshkosh says a 46-year-old Oshkosh man was injured when his motorcycle struck an SUV on West 9th Avenue at South Sawyer Street Thursday afternoon. He was headed east when the SUV tried to turn in front of him. The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. The 52-year-old Oshkosh man driving the SUV was not injured. The accident was reported shortly before 1 pm Thursday.
FDL Man Sentenced For Memorial Day Drunken Driving Incident
A Fond du Lac County judge Friday morning sentenced a 31-year-old Fond du Lac man to four years in prison and five years of extended supervision for a Memorial Day drunken driving incident. Judge Gary Sharpe sentenced Andrew Qualls to three years in prison, but an additional year was added after Qualls’ extended supervision was revoked from a fourth drunken driving incident. District Attorney Eric Toney says Qualls put many lives at risk on Highway 23 that day including that of Sheriff’s Captain Ryan Waldschmidt who was off duty but saw Qualls reckless driving and followed him relaying information to County dispatch until marked squad cars were able to take Qualls into custody. Qualls nearly hit Waldschmidt’s vehicle head on during the May 28th incident.
Ripon School District Receiving School Safety Grant
The Ripon Area School Districts is receiving a $161,447 grant from the state’s Department of Justice. State Attorney General Brad Schimel announced the grants for 147 schools and school districts Thursday. District Superintendent Mary Whitrock says,“With the grant dollars, security items recommended by our safety team could be implemented prior to the start of the 2018-19 school year.” She emphasizes the safety of students and staff is their number one priority. Some other area school districts receiving the grants include the Fond du Lac School District, which will receive nearly $297,000, the Oshkosh Area School District will get almost $460,000, the North Fond du Lac School District is getting about $80,000, and the Montello School District will receive $61,275.
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