Thursday News 4/18/19
18 April 2019 News
Dodge County Drug Task Force Understaffed
The Dodge County Sheriff’s drug task force is understaffed. That is one of the conclusions in a preliminary report by an auditing firm assessing the Sheriff’s Department. That finding came to light during the County Board meeting this week. The report found the task force is “unsafe and is against best practices to conduct drug investigations.” Sheriff Dale Schmidt wants to convert a detective’s position on the task force to a sergeant’s position. The sergeant would have a supervisory role on the unit. County supervisors decided to hold off on any position changes on the drug task force until the assessment of the sheriff’s office is completed in August.
Governor Will Hold Budget Listening Session In Oshkosh
Governor Tony Evers and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes will visit Oshkosh next week as part of their statewide budget listening tour. They will be at the Oshkosh Senior Center from 5:30 to 7 Tuesday evening. Doors will open at 4:45 pm. The last planned stop on that tour will be Thursday, April 25th from 5 to 7 pm at the Journey House in Milwaukee. Those who would like to attend the session in Oshkosh can register online.
Applicants Sought For Vacancy On State Appeals Court
Governor Tony Evers is seeking applicants for the Court of Appeals-District II for the vacancy created by the election of Judge Brian Hagedorn to the State Supreme Court. He becomes a justice on the high court August 1st. The new judge for the Appeals Court will complete a term ending July 31st of 2021. District II includes Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Winnebago counties. The application can be found on Governor Evers website by clicking on “Apply to Serve” in the center of the page and scrolling to “Open Positions.” Applications have to be received by 5 pm on May 10th.
Residents Use Online Option To Attend Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings
More than 10,700 people participated in the DNR and Wisconsin Conservation Congress Spring Fish and Wildlife Rules Hearings. The public hearings were held in all 72 counties on April 8th for people who wanted to attend and comment on proposals. In addition, an online option was available to individuals who couldn’t attend in person. While 3,402 attended a hearing in person, another 7,310 participated using the online opportunity. Locally 57 people attended in person in Green Lake County and another 356 online, in Fond du Lac County 71 were there in person and 605 online. Online attendance was also strong in Dodge (438 online/51 in person), Marquette (228/21), Waushara (380/39) and Winnebago (918/75) counties too.
County-by-County results click here.
NOAA Weather Radios Safety Investment
Fond du Lac County Communications and Emergency Management Director Bobbi Hicken says a NOAA weather radio is a good investment in your safety. The radios are activated by weather watches and warnings and can be set for particular areas. “It is something that is going to wake you up in the middle of the night make sure that you are safe and you are advised if there is a tornado warning.” It is not difficult to find a place that sells NOAA weather radios. Last week was Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.
Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Celebrated
Fond du Lac County is celebrating Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week this week in recognition of the dedicated men and women of the Fond du Lac County Communications Center. The county’s communications center is a civilian-run 911 center that serves 17 fire departments, 5 ambulance services, 10 first responder groups and 9 law enforcement agencies throughout the county. In 2018, they entered more than 126,500 calls for service for these agencies. Combined, the men and women of the Fond du Lac County Communications Center have over 260 years of dispatch experience. As part of the celebration an open house was held at the center Tuesday.
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