Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 10/1/19
1 October 2019 News
Second Death In Shawano County House Explosion
A second victim in a Shawano County house explosion has died. Sheriff Adam Bieber says 64-year-old Michael Suehring died last Friday from injuries suffered in the explosion on Verg Road in the Town of Grant. The September 23rd explosion happened at a farm owned by 62-year-old Steve Verg who passed away a couple days later at a Madison Hospital. Four were injured during the incident. They were working on the Colorama fundraiser for the Caroline Lions Club when it happened. Sheriff Bieber says the cause of the explosion appears to be a propane leak or malfunction.
FDL Credit Card Skimming Suspects Convicted
(Preda) (Capanu)
Both Romanian immigrants suspected of forging and cloning 137 credit cards in Fond du Lac in June of last year have been convicted. The latest is 27-year-old Mihai-Alexandru Preda who pleaded guilty to seven felony counts in Fond du Lac County court last Friday. He will be sentenced on December 2nd. Meanwhile his co-defendant 37-year-old Catalin Capanu was supposed to be sentenced last Friday, but that is rescheduled for October 25th. He too has been convicted of seven felony counts. A tip from a resident that saw some suspicious activity at a credit union ATM machine in Fond du Lac led to the investigation.
Meeting About Highway 73 and 21 Resurfacing Projects In Waushara County
The state’s Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting to discuss proposed resurfacing projects on State Highways 73 and 21 in Waushara County. Highway 73 will be improved from County Highway BB in the village of Plainfield to State Highway 21 in the city of Wautoma, and State Highway 21 from State Highway 22 south to Highway 73 north in the city of Wautoma. The meeting will be Wednesday, October 9th from 5 to 7 pm at the Wautoma City Council Chambers. A brief presentation will begin at 5:05 pm. It will be an open-house style meeting after the presentation.
Congressman Grothman Schedules Town Hall Meetings
Congressman Glenn Grothman will hold Town Hall meeting next week in Waupun, the Town of Black Wolf, and Eden. The 6th District Congressman will be at the Waupun Public Library on Tuesday, October 8th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, and on Wednesday, October 9th at the Black Wolf Town Hall in Oshkosh from 10:30 to 11:30 am, and the Eden Community Center from 1:30 to 2:30 pm.
Deadline To Register For FDL Warrior Summit Is Friday
Registration is underway for the Fond du Lac Warrior Summit, which will be held at Marian University’s Stayer Center in Fond du Lac on Friday October 18th. But those who wish to participate only have through this Friday to register. The cost is $25. The program is being offered through Fond du Lac County’s CSI program. Tammi Kohlman is the program’s Destination Zero Coordinator. That’s a suicide prevention program. Kohlman says the summit is for clinicians, providers, and family of veterans who support their emotional well-being. She says part of what they do is gatekeeper training. “So we have different sessions that are geared more toward clinicians. We have some that are really focused on clergy and those within the faith community really building up the skills set and the knowledge base of those individuals.” They will have a couple keynote addresses on soul injury and reintegration, eight breakout sessions, and more than 15 exhibit tables. Check-in is at 8 am and the summit will wrap up by 4:30 pm. To register go to the csifdl.org website.
Ripon Entrepreneurial Training Program Kicks Off Tonight With Free Program
Ripon Main Street offers its third Entrepreneurial Development Program kicking off tonight with a preview discussion for the program at the Ripon Public Library. “Starting a Business in Ripon” is tonight’s topic from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Subsequent classes for the Entrepreneurial Training Program will also be held at the library every Tuesday night through November 19th. The training will cover Research, Marketing, Organizational Matters, Financial Planning and Projections, and Managing Growth; culminating with the creation of a comprehensive business plan for each participant. Downtown Manager Craig Tebon says having a business plan is integral to getting financing for a business. “Getting enough equity together to launch your business is going to be critical and that is some of the things we talk about. If you have a viable business plan you are much more likely to get assistance from financial institution and that is the traditional way of doing things.” Tonight’s program is a free introduction the training after that costs $150, which Tebon says is a bargain because a course of this nature usually goes for well over $1,000. You can sign up if you attend tonight or call the Main Street Office at (920) 748-7466. The program is open to anyone in the area.
Part Time Ghost Hunter Part Time Skeptic
With Halloween coming up we thought we’d talk to a paranormal investigator so we turned to Jason Mansmith of Ripon. He’s been busy wearing different hats including Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director and radio announcer, but says when he finds time he likes to dabble into ghost hunting. He got into it with some friend who did a couple films called Haunted State and did a few TV episodes which are available on Amazon Prime. They investigated 8 to 10 of the most haunted spots in Wisconsin. One trip took them to Wisconsin Rapids and a place called the Third Ward School where a woman was reportedly pinned against the wall in the basement by a force that couldn’t be seen. Jason says they were using a device called a “Spirit Box” which converts energy from a spirit into an audio voice. He says they got an ominous warning from a voice in that basement. “We’re asking questions and you blatantly hear over the speaker box “Leave Now!” so I looked at fellow partner in the group Dave and I said “Dave, we out” so we bounced.” He says another time they were sitting in the dark on a stage at the Grand Opera Theater in Oshkosh when the stage lights came up, went back down, came back up, and went back down. He says the control board, dimmers and breakers were all off when it happened.
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