3/31/25 Hometown Broadcasting News Monday
31 March 2025 News
FOUR INJURED IN FDL COUNTY HEAD ON CRASH
Four people were injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash on County Highway G near County Highway GG in Fond du Lac County’s Town of Marshfield Sunday evening. Sheriff’s deputies, St. Cloud Fire Department and Mount Calvary EMS were dispatched to the scene after a 911 call reported the accident at 6:15 pm. The preliminary investigation determined a 26-year-old Illinois woman in a southbound vehicle crossed the centerline trying to negotiate a curve and struck a northbound vehicle driven by a 51-year-old St. Cloud man. The Illinois woman and a 4-year-old child in her backseat were taken to St. Agnes Hospital and the child was later taken to Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee with a significant head injury. The woman was treated for minor injuries. The St. Cloud man and his passenger, a 50-year-old St. Cloud woman, were treated for minor injuries at St. Agnes Hospital. The Illinois woman was for cited for operating left of center causing injury and operating a motor vehicle with a child aged 4 to 8 years old not in a proper restraint seat.
VETO POWERS FRUSTRATING
State Senator John Jagler says Governor Tony Evers liberal use of his veto pen is one of the reasons that Republicans and Democrats can’t get along in the state legislature. He says during the upcoming budget process they are hoping they can work in tax cuts and will try and sweeten the deal by including cuts and exceptions for a few of the things Governor Evers wants to see. For example that would include making diapers tax free. The state lawmaker from Watertown says in the last State Budget Republicans included the largest increase in per pupil funding in state history. It was supposed to be for the two-year budget cycle, but Governor Evers changed the per pupil $325 increase making it good for 400 years. Jagler says the Governor has every right to exercise his veto powers, but it is very frustrating for those who put the time in crafting legislation and going through the channels to try and get it into law.
WAUPUN MAYOR VETO
Waupun Mayor Rohn Bishop exercised his veto powers Thursday vetoing the Common Council’s unanimous approval of the Vanderwalle and Associates Scope of Services for an affordable housing strategy for the city. The Council had approved the $15,000 agreement last Tuesday. In his veto message Bishop said he believed the decision needed community review and input. He says there wasn’t time for that with the Council receiving its meeting package on Friday, March 21st and their meeting and decision on Tuesday, March 25th. He pointed out that comments and concerns on social media caused confusion. He says before taxpayers’ dollars are spent on another study, they need to do their due diligence. He asked that the matter be included on the Common Council agenda for their Tuesday, April 8th meeting.
DIVERSE OPTIONS CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Diverse Options in Ripon is celebrating 50 years of providing services to those with different abilities. Mary Robichaud is the Communications Manager for Diverse Options. She says papers were signed on March 27th of 1975 forming the Ripon Area Service Center, which officially became Diverse Options in 2003. Thursday, they celebrated the 50th anniversary at their location at 571 Fenton Street. It wasn’t open to the public but special guests were invited including students from Murray Park Quest Elementary School and the High School. Other guests included residents from Russell Manor and Ripon College football players who do some volunteering for them. A few of the Diverse Options consumers baked brownies in the new kitchen that was added part of their expanded lunchroom. Mary says they will be celebrating their anniversary all year long. They will hold a public celebration of their anniversary on April 30th with an open house and food truck rally.
BUTZIN MARCHANT PREPLANNING WORKSHOP
The Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home & Crematory in Ripon will hold a free Pre-Planning Workshop on Thursday, April 17th at 10 am at the funeral home. Rolanda Bjornstad is a co-owner and office administrator for Butzin-Marchant. She says it will be a small gathering of 15 to 20 people. There will be coffee and doughnuts. She says they will walk attendees through the steps of planning a funeral and they will also be able to quote a price. She says a bonus to attending they will lock in 2025 prices for those who do show interest in taking the steps to having Butzin-Marchant serve them when their time comes. She says they are asking people to RSVP for the workshop by emailing them or calling them at 920-748-2623. Rolanda says pre-planning and paying for your funeral is the last gift you can give your loved ones.
Butzin Marchant Funeral Home | Ripon, WI
HORICON BANK DONATES TO MORAINE PARK EQUIPMENT FUND
The Moraine Park Foundation has received a $100,000 gift from Horicon Bank in support of the West Bend Campus equipment campaign, specifically contributing to the Manufacturing, Automation, and Robotics Lab. The gift will help fund the state-of-the-art technology and tools to enhance hands-on learning opportunities for students in high-demand technical fields. To support the West Bend Campus expansion, the Moraine Park Foundation is spearheading a $3 million campaign to help fund the equipment for the lab. The capital expense was intentionally separated from the referendum dollars to help keep the taxpayer burden at a minimum. The Moraine Park Foundation is currently connecting with district partners to help fund the equipment needs.
Pictured from left to right: Dana Bourland, Grace Bruins, Mike Fleischman, Robert Traylor, Rose Petitte, Bonnie Baerwald, Mike Chevalier and Pete Rettler.
ENVISION CEO RECEIVES PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Recently Envision Greater Fond du Lac President and CEO Sadie Howell received certification as an Economic Development Finance Professional from Grow America. The certification is a professional credential given to individuals who successfully complete Grow America’s intensive economic development finance training series. Howell says the certification provides Envision the financial expertise necessary to structure and implement impactful developmental programs, from business credit analysis to real estate financing. Grow America has provided training to over 70,000 professionals working in the fields of economic and housing development.
EAA AVIATION MUSEUM SPRING SPEAKERS’ LINEUP
The EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh will feature several guest speakers and museum attractions for kids of all ages this spring. Most events are included with regular museum admission, while EAA members can always attend free of charge. The museum’s monthly Speaker Series events continue featuring a lineup of unique speakers across different sectors of aviation. On April 17th Olga Custodio, the first Latina U.S. Air Force Pilot, will share her experiences flying supersonic jets as well as commercial airliners. On May 22nd U.S. Army helicopter pilot Dick Hanusa will share stories of flying the UH-1 Huey and more during the Vietnam War. On June 19th Doug Rozendaal will speak about his career and many adventures flying warbirds and vintage aircraft. All Speaker Series events begin at 7 pm and are free to attend for EAA members or $5 for nonmembers.
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