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14 January 2019 News
Dodge County Records Its First Fatal Accident Of The New Year
The driver of a pickup truck that was driving the wrong way on Interstate 41 in Dodge County’s Lomira Township was killed in a collision with a semi-truck late Thursday night. Sheriff’s officials say the pickup driver was heading north in the southbound lane and died at the scene of the crash near State Highway 28. Flight for Life flew the semi driver to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee with non-life threatening injuries. The accident was reported just before midnight and shutdown the southbound lanes for more than five hours.
Dodge County Records Its First Fatal Accident Of The New Year
Driving the wrong way on I-41 in Dodge County’s Lomira Township cost a pickup trucker driver their life late Thursday night. Sheriff’s officials say the pickup was heading north in the southbound lanes and collided with a semi-truck. The pickup driver died at the scene and the semi-truck driver was flown by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee with non-life threatening injuries. The accident near State Highway 28 was reported just before midnight.
Oshkosh Prostitution Arrests
Oshkosh Police have arrested two people in a prostitution sting. It happened last Monday. An undercover investigator made arrangements with a woman to have sex in exchange for cash. She was arrested for prostitution. The 25-year-old man who drove her to where she met the investigator was also arrested. That man is facing solicitation, pandering and drug charges.
Sex Offender Placement Law
State Senator Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac and State Representative Michael Schraa of Oshkosh joined other legislators this past week in circulating legislation that would update state law regarding the placement of violent sex offenders. In particular it clarifies the law and would require that judges place those offenders without a supervised release plan in their home counties. Feyen says rural communities have been burdened because of the misinterpretation of the law. Fond du Lac County has seen a few battles over the practice in particular with a residence on Nitschke Road in the Town of Eldorado.
Grothman Creates Wall Crowd Funding
Congressman Glenn Grothman recently introduced legislation to crowd fund a wall along the U.S-Mexico border. He says it’s not going to totally fund the $5 billion plus wall, but his legislation will give people a way to safely donate by creating an account in the Treasury Department. “There are online accounts to try and fund the wall, but we want to have a formal trust there. When people contribute to wall they get their tax deduction and they know that it’s going to go the wall because I’m a little bit afraid that even when President Trump is done there will not be enough to build the walls.” Grothman says the more than $19 million that’s been given to people who have set up online funding demonstrates there is interest in public giving towards building the wall.
Wisconsin Quit Line
The tobacco control coordinator for the 5 Counties for Tobacco Free Living says if you’re giving up smoking as a New Year’s resolution a good place to start is with the Wisconsin Quit Line. Sandy Bernier works for the Fond du Lac County Health Department. “Anyone can call the Wisconsin Quit Line and they are available 24/7 and they can talk to a counselor there that can walk them through if they tried to quit before, what’s worked what hasn’t worked.” She says the Quit Line will offer a free two week supply of nicotine therapy replacement products like the gum, the patch or the lozenges. The Wisconsin Quit Line can be called at 1-800-QUIT-NOW or 1-800-784-8669. The five counties in the 5 Counties for Tobacco Free Living are Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waushara, Marquette and Washington counties.
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