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Municipal leaders from Monashia, the city of Nina, town of Nina, Fox Crossing and Winnebago County answered questions from residents impacted by last week's tornado in a town hall meeting Thursday.
The city answered questions on debris cleanup, uninhabitable homes, and how it's funding recovery efforts among others.
Leaders received the most questions on debris cleanup as residents navigate around downed trees, power lines, and building materials.
They're asking residents to create separate
piles for organic material like trees and inorganic materials that come from buildings or inside homes if possible.
In Monashia, crews are working from the Jefferson Park area and out, first taking care of the hardest areas.
Nina has crews working from west to east.
Oshkosh police say an 18-year-old Oshkosh man has turned himself in for a shooting incident that occurred in the city last month.
Javion Stark was wanted for questioning about an incident in which a weapon was fired in the air.
Officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Titan Court early the morning of July 16th.
No one was injured by the gunfire.
Stark was wanted on a felony warrant by probation and parole.
At the time Stark was considered armed and dangerous.
He turned himself in at the Winnebago
County Sheriff's Office.
A Clintonville man convicted of causing the death of his nine month old daughter will not get a new trial based on an argument the medication he was taking could cause violent behavior.
Chad Springer, now 48, was convicted of first-degree reckless homicide and substantial battery for the March 26, 2002 death of his daughter, Alexis.
He was sentenced to 32 years in prison.
In his appeal, Springer said he was taking a prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication for depression when he abused Alexis, eventually fracturing her skull and causing her death.
In 2023, he argued that new studies showing that the use of those drugs
can cause violent behavior in some people is a new factor that warns sentence modification.
The circuit court denied the motion and springer appealed.
In a seven-page decision issued Thursday, the appeals court also rejected that argument.
Wisconsin is reaching its peak for the tick season.
Bob Nelson reports for Civic Media News.
Typically at peaks and late to July or early August, according to the state's Department of Health Services, the two types of most common ticks that bite people are the deer or black-legged tick and the wood or dog tick.
A third type of tick that can bite people or pets is the Lone Star tick.
Bites from all three ticks can make you sick.
Health Officer Kim Miller says state residents want to enjoy the summer weather so they do run the risk of tick bites while outdoors.
You know I think in Wisconsin we're spending more time outdoors hiking camping gardening hunting you know mowing the lawn you know which all increases our chances of encountering these lovely ticks that you know are in abundance in many of our outdoor areas.
Miller says you should check yourself, your kids and your pets if they spend any time in wooded areas, tall grass or around loose leaves.
I'm Bob Nelson for Civic Media News.
Voting in person for the partisan primary election wraps up this weekend at municipal clerk offices.
In Rippon, voting at City Hall is from 7.30 until 5 p.m.
for those who don't want to wait until the Tuesday election to cast their ballots.
Remember, it is a partisan primary and you can
only vote for members of one party.
Offices up for election include Congress, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Senate and Assembly, County Sheriff and Clerk of Circa Court.
If you're not registered to vote, you can do it at the polls, but you will need an ID and proof of residency.
Officials with the GreenLake Association say more than $575,000 was raised at the Lake Bowl last weekend.
making it the most successful fundraising event in the Association's 75-year history.
Together, guests celebrated the people, traditions, and memories that connect people to Green Lake while reaching the goal of 75 tribute gifts, unlocking Doug and Diane Overhelman's $75,000 challenge gift.
The pre-gone family then doubled the impact with an additional $75,000 matching gift.
There's still time to make your tribute gift at GreenLakeAssociation.org.
way to learn more about what the association does is that one of their coffee connections.
There's one this morning from 7.30 until 9 at the GLA conference room at Town Square in Green Lake.
I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
First, it was lettuce tied to Taco Bell.
Now, jalapenos linked to Chipotle and Cudoba are the source of another outbreak of foodborne illnesses.
Federal health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak that has sickened people across 27 states, including Wisconsin.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week, Minnesota and Colorado account for the vast majority of cases with 110 each.
So far, fewer than a dozen people in Wisconsin have gotten sick with salmonella linked to the outbreak.
The CDC's
It says three dozen people have been hospitalized across the country, but no one has died.
FBI Director Cash Patel was recently in Wisconsin talking law enforcement and cybersecurity.
Civic media's James Kelly has the story.
FBI Director Patel and Congressman Van Orden answered a number of law enforcement-focused questions during what they called the Fireside Chat, covering topics from investigating fraud to combating increasingly common AI-powered scams.
The visit from FBI Director Patel was the latest in a string of high-profile Republican visits to the Chippewa Valley over recent months as the midterm election draws near.
Previous visits have featured President Donald Trump himself as well as his cabinet secretaries like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Brooke Rollins, and Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Congressman Van Orden—
will face off with the 2024 Democratic nominee Rebecca Cook or former Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge in November, depending on the outcome of the Democratic primary election next week.
For Civic Media News, I'm James Kelly.
If you're heading out to Packers Family Night or hitting the first weekend of the state fair, forecasters say you're in luck, whether wise.
for the most part.
National Weather Service forecasters in Green Bay say it'll be sunny and warm at Lambeau for most of the day, but there is a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm.
Down in West Alice, it looks like a cream puff of a forecast.
Forecasters say storm chances do move in Saturday night.
Wisconsin is gearing up for what could be one of the busiest summer travel weekends of the year.
With the state fair and full swing alongside local festivals and sporting events, motorists should anticipate heavier than normal congestion on highways surrounding Milwaukee and other vacation hotspots.
State transportation officials are urging drivers to account for extra travel time, reduce speed in work zones, and monitor road conditions prior to departing.
Local tourism operators are also forecasting a significant surge in activity throughout the state this weekend.
Turns out Wisconsin is such a nice place to visit, many who travel north to our state decide to stay, especially those leaving the Windy City for the Brew City.
A new U-Haul report suggests Milwaukee is still drawing people from Chicago.
The company says Milwaukee was the top destination for Chicago movers in the Gen X and Millennial groups, while Wisconsin was the number one state for Chicago boomers too.
At the same time, people leaving Milwaukee were more likely to move to places like Texas or Florida.
U-Haul says the data comes from one-way rental patterns over the past year.
A Madison-based VA hospital is participating in a new clinical trial to treat alcohol use disorder, or AUD, in veterans.
The William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison is one of 18 VA medical centers across the country participating in the study to test the use of GLP-1 medications as a treatment for AUD.
The study, known as the Cessation of Reduction of Alcohol Consumption in Veterans Trial, will enroll more than 600 veterans at VA medical centers nationwide.
Researchers will track participants between the ages of 18 and 80 to study changes in drinking, health, and quality of life while they receive weekly injections via their GLP-1, semi-glutide, or a placebo over a 24-week period.
The goal is to expand the tools available to help veterans take control of their health.
and recovery.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
The Brewers' Homestand continues.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports, where the Brewers open up a home weekend series against the Twins.
Yesterday, the Brewers beat the Pirates 5-2 in front of 38,000 fans.
Dustin May picked up in that trade with the Cardinals, allowed only two runs on just three hits over six complete innings to earn the
win.
It was definitely exciting.
Definitely had a little rust to knock off.
It's been eight or nine days since my last one.
So yeah, it was good to get out there and compete.
The guys played great behind me and we scored some runs, so it was a great team
win.
NFL former Badger Jonathan Taylor signed a two-year extension with the Colts worth $44 million, making him the second highest paid running back in the league behind the Lions, Jameer Gibbs.
Tonight in Green Bay, it's family night at Lambeau Field.
Will there be any live tackling?
I think for the young guys, it'll be one period.
It'll be like 10 plays and we'll let them kind of get their first crack at it.
That's Packershead coach Matt LaFleur with sports on Mike Clemens.
Partly cloudy to mostly sunny today, with a high in the low to mid 80s this afternoon.
We are keeping an eye on a chance for a few scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening, our overnight low, upper 50s, low 60s, and then on Saturday, sunshine with a high in the low 80s.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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Joining us this morning, we have Linda DeCramer, who is the Children's Librarian for the Rip and Public Library.
Well, you got a packed weekend.
We've got quite a few events going on this weekend, don't you?
Yeah, we do.
Good morning.
We are
revved for these things.
First I'm going to mention the downtown rip and historical walks that our adult services librarian Susie put together with historical society and some other donors so anyway, so today August 7th from 2 to 4 p.m.
You could meet at the library and The tour will start from there and head downtown it's um
Oh, I should also make sure I do need to mention the Ripon Historic Preservation Commission has been a partner and provided some funding for this.
So make sure to mention them.
So it's a walk through downtown experience downtown Ripon through the lens of history.
Tour begins at the newly renovated Ripon Public Library and ends at the Ripon Historical Society with Treats from Ripon Delco.
So shout out to
Ripon Delco
too.
Thank you for everything they do to support our programming.
And then from there, you can choose to extend your tour with a bus ride to the Little White Schoolhouse.
So that happens today, Friday, August 7th from 2 to 4 p.m.
And then tomorrow, Saturday, August 8th,
from 10 a.m.
to noon.
Limited spaces are available, so you do need to call the library to register.
So registration can be done by calling 748, well 920 of course, 748-6160 to register.
Families are welcome.
Strollers and wheelchairs.
are welcome as well.
So again, families, children, strollers, wheelchairs, call the library to register.
It's about a two-hour commitment.
And it's super interesting.
People have been really raving about it.
You have to be able to stand during that time.
Yes,
you do need to be able to stand.
That is true.
But anyway, you can certainly call the library if you have any questions and chat with Susie about it and make sure that it's going to work for your situation.
Yeah.
So
and then you've got an event coming up for kids.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So this is super exciting.
Wendy and DB are a kindie.
Kindie Rock is what we call them.
Kindie Rock duo.
They are Grammy nominated a couple of years ago for their album called Little Blue House.
And so they are here in Ripon, which is super exciting to have a Grammy nominated musical.
You know, group coming to rip into perform.
So this morning they are doing a workshop and this one, the workshop isn't open to the public because of security protocols at the Boys and Girls Club.
But anyway, so they're doing a workshop this morning with the Boys and Girls Club and they're gonna do a song.
They're gonna create a song during that workshop and hopefully
if all goes well, which I think it will.
I mean, I just have a good feeling about it.
They know what they're doing.
And, you know, the Boys and Girls Club, those kids have been, um, the culture there is to be creative and, and contribute to their community.
So I think it's going to be a really good combo.
Anyway, uh, so then at one o'clock.
At the Boys and Girls Club today, the library is sponsoring a concert which is open to the public and there is no registration.
You can just show up.
So hopefully that new song that was created this morning, will be created this morning, will also be performed at the one o'clock concert.
So don't miss this opportunity.
you know, to see a Grammy nominated duo in Ripon right here for free.
You don't need to register.
Because the Boys and Girls Club is adjacent to Houston Street, you know, it's a little bit, parking is a little bit funky because you can't, you can't drive on Houston Street last time I checked.
Yeah.
I got that improvement project.
Yeah.
So really the best way to do it is to
Park in the M&I parking lot or the church parking lot both of which well are kind of east and south of of the Boys and Girls Club and then walk over If you needed to drop someone off who couldn't walk from a further away parking situation Just drop them off in front of the Boys and Girls Club.
We're gonna be entering through
directly into the gymnasium because again because of you know security protocols We can't have the public mixing with the members of the boys and girls clubs So they're just gonna enter directly into the gymnasium just to the left of the front doors So anyway, you know what people will figure it out.
Yeah,
it'll be easy to figure out.
You can't get lost I mean the gym is basically right there.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, so exactly
So
what else is going on?
Well, the
renovation
is going on in the lower level.
And so, yeah, upgrades to, you know, bathrooms and the HVAC system and the lighting, because the lighting was really poor down there and some improvements to the efficiency for the windows so that hopefully our energy use is more responsible.
and cost the city less.
So these are good things.
But that's nearly complete.
Yeah, yeah, the deadline is the end of September.
Now, unfortunately, that doesn't mean that, boom, on, you know, October 1st, everything downstairs automatically opens up because staff, again, will be doing a lot of the moving things back into their locations, painting some walls.
So, yeah.
Yeah, so there will be some, after the fact, you know, details that staff are going to be taken care of before we can just open it up for public use.
But I believe we'll probably be able to at least open the bathroom, so that'll be a nice, you know, nice to do that.
Roper room, I'm, I'm, I'm plugging to have that open as soon as possible again, so people can access that.
But currently it is, it is
full of stored things you can barely walk through there and our workstations are crammed into corners in there.
So yeah, still a little bit of patience from the public as we move into October.
And then we are looking to have our grand opening sometime at the beginning of the new year because, you know, we still need to put up donor, donor walls and, and signage and, and it, it's all a process and, and it takes money.
And so we need to, you know, that all needs to be.
needs to be figured out so but it's all such exciting stuff and if anybody hasn't come to visit the library yet I just really encourage you it's it's very welcoming for everyone it's comfortable it's it feels open and expansive and welcoming for everyone so um
I always had issues with the parking lot but that's been improved
so
Yeah well what specifically what were your issues with the parking lot?
I don't know maybe that high step up from the curb.
Yeah so the step up from the curb has been addressed.
Yeah.
I mean if you're not thinking you know how absent minded people are if you're not thinking about something like that you could you know.
Yeah oh yeah
yeah
that was that was the one if we ever had to have
you know, medical assistants come to the library,
usually
involve the curb.
So.
Well, you're going in, you're thinking like, what am I going to check out?
Or what am I going to look through?
And on the way out, it's like, you got your treasures
there.
You're looking, what you're trying to remember where you parked, looking out at the horizon.
Yeah,
hopefully this will work better.
And you know, the.
One of the improvements to the parking lot that hasn't Happened yet is that the the book drop will be positioned In a way so that you will not have to get out of your vehicle to put your materials in into the book drop But we're we're waiting on the new book drop to be to arrive so that it can be installed so that's just stuff This thing and you know just another general PSA that
Our outdoor book return and end media, you can put media in there.
We don't want kits, you know, like if you checked out something from the toy library or a steam kit or something like that, or we don't really want those things in the book drop games.
DVDs
DVDs are fine to any anything media or book, you know, basically like your general library bookshelves collections, which which do include you know movies and books on CD those kinds of things everything can go in the book return and It's open 24 hours a day seven days a week 365 days a year.
It's never closed.
So people really can feel confident.
I know sometimes
you know, people think, oh, I don't know when I can return my things.
I don't
want to check
stuff out because I don't want, I don't know when I can return it.
And it's like, you can always return it.
You can never not return it.
It's, you know, anyway, just, uh, just a general PSA.
So folks understand that.
All right.
Lots of information available at your website.
What's your website address?
Rippinlibrary.org.
Okay.
Yeah.
A lot of good information.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And our events calendar is right there.
So if you're ever wondering, you know, Hey, is something going on today or, you know, somebody's coming to town at what can we do with them?
Check the library website.
We do have a bit of a lull in August
in
terms of programming and then, you know, because we're preparing for September, October, November.
So our three month calendar, September, October, November should be coming out within the next couple of weeks.
So people can look forward to what we've got planned this fall.
All right, Linda, thank you very much for joining us this morning.
Thank you
so, thank you so much.
And it's Linda DeCramer, who is the Children's Librarian for the Rippin Public Library.
Joining us this morning, we have Linda Decramer, who is the Children's Librarian for the Rip and Public Library.
Well, you got a packed weekend.
We've got quite a few events going on this weekend, don't you?
Yeah, we do.
Good morning.
We are
revved for these things.
First I'm going to mention the downtown rip in historical walks that our adult services librarian Susie put together with historical society and some other donors.
So anyway, so today August 7th from 2 to 4 p.m.
You could meet at the library and the tour will start from there and head downtown it's
Oh, I should also make sure I do need to mention the Ripon Historic Preservation Commission has been a partner and provided some funding for this.
So make sure to mention them.
So it's a walk through downtown experience downtown Ripon through the lens of history.
Tour begins at the newly renovated Ripon Public Library and ends at the Ripon Historical Society with Treats from Ripon DoCo.
So shout out to
Ripon DoCo
too.
Thank you for everything they do to support our programming.
And then from there, you can choose to extend your tour with a bus ride to the Little White Schoolhouse.
So that happens today, Friday, August 7th from 2 to 4 p.m.
And then tomorrow, Saturday, August 8th,
from 10 a.m.
to noon.
Limited spaces are available, so you do need to call the library to register.
So registration can be done by calling 748, well 920 of course, 748-6160 to register.
Families are welcome.
Strollers and wheelchairs.
are welcome as well.
So again, families, children, strollers, wheelchairs, call the library to register.
It's about a two-hour commitment and it's super interesting.
People have been really raving about it.
You have to be able to stand.
Yes,
you do need to be able to stand.
That is true.
But anyway, you can certainly call the library if you have any questions and chat with Susie about it and make sure that it's going to work for your situation.
Yeah.
So and then
you've got an event coming up for kids.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So this is super exciting.
Wendy and DB are a kindie.
Kindie Rock is what we call them.
Kindie Rock duo.
They are Grammy nominated a couple of years ago for their album called Little Blue House.
And so they are here in Ripon, which is super exciting to have a Grammy nominated.
musical, you know, group coming to rip into perform.
So this morning they are doing a workshop and this one, the workshop isn't open to the public because of security protocols at the Boys and Girls Club.
But anyway, so they're doing a workshop this morning with the Boys and Girls Club and they're gonna do a song, they're gonna create a song during that workshop and hopefully
If all goes well, which I think it will.
I mean, I just have a good feeling about it.
They know what they're doing.
And, you know, the boys and girls club, those kids have been, um, the culture there is to be creative and, and contribute to their community.
So I think it's going to be a really good combo.
Anyway, uh, so then at one o'clock.
At the Boys and Girls Club today, the library is sponsoring a concert which is open to the public and there is no registration.
You can just show up.
So hopefully that new song that was created this morning, will be created this morning, will also be performed at the one o'clock concert.
So don't miss this opportunity.
you know, to see a Grammy nominated duo in ripping right here for free.
You don't need to register.
Because the Boys and Girls Club is adjacent to Houston Street, you know, it's a little bit, parking is a little bit funky because you can't, you can't drive on Houston Street last time I checked.
Yeah.
I got that improvement project.
Yeah.
So really the best way to do it is to
Park in the M&I parking lot or the church parking lot both of which well are kind of east and south of of the Boys and Girls Club and then walk over If you needed to drop someone off who couldn't walk from a further away parking situation Just drop them off in front of the Boys and Girls Club.
We're gonna be entering through
directly into the gymnasium because again because of you know security protocols We can't have the public mixing with the members of the boys and girls clubs So they're just gonna enter directly into the gymnasium just to the left of the front doors So anyway, you know what people will figure it out.
Yeah,
it'll be easy to figure out.
You can't get lost I mean the gym is basically right there.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, so exactly
So
what else is going on?
Well, the
renovation
is going on in the lower level.
And so, yeah, upgrades to, you know, bathrooms and the HVAC system and the lighting, because the lighting was really poor down there and some improvements to the efficiency for the windows so that hopefully our energy use is more responsible
and
costs the city less.
So these are good things.
But that's nearly complete.
Yeah.
Yeah.
The deadline is the end of September.
Now, unfortunately, that doesn't mean that, boom, on, you know, October 1st, everything downstairs automatically opens up because staff, again, will be doing a lot of the moving things back into their, their locations, painting some walls.
So, yeah.
Yeah, so there will be some, after the fact, you know, details that staff are going to be taken care of before we can just open it up for public use.
But I believe we'll probably be able to at least open the bathroom.
So that'll be a nice, you know, nice to do that.
Um, romper room.
I'm, I'm, I'm plugging to have that open as soon as possible again, so people can access that.
But, um, currently it is, it is
full of stored things you can barely walk through there and our workstations are crammed into corners in there.
So yeah, still a little bit of patience from the public as we move into October and then we are looking to have our grand opening sometime at the beginning of the new year because, you know, we still need to put up donor, donor walls and, and signage and, and it, it's all a process and, and it takes money.
And so we need to, you know, that all needs to be.
needs to be figured out.
But it's all such exciting stuff, and if anybody hasn't come to visit the library yet, I just really encourage you.
It's very welcoming for everyone.
It's comfortable.
It feels open and expansive and welcoming for everyone.
I always
had issues with the parking lot, but that's been improved.
Yeah well what specifically what were your issues with the parking lot?
I don't know maybe that high step up from the curb.
Yeah
yeah so the step up from the curb has been addressed yeah.
I mean if you're not thinking you know how absent minded people are you're not thinking about something like that you could you know.
Yeah oh yeah
yeah
that was that was the one if we ever had to have
you know, medical assistants come to the library,
usually
involve the curb.
So.
Well, you're going in, you're thinking like, what am I going to check out?
Or what am I going to look through?
And on the way out, it's like, you got your treasures
there.
You're looking, what you're trying to remember where you parked, looking out at the horizon.
I
know.
I am the Northwest Trail.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Hopefully this will work better.
And, you know, the,
One of the improvements to the parking lot that hasn't happened yet is that the book drop will be positioned in a way so that you will not have to get out of your vehicle to put your materials into the book drop.
But we're waiting on the new book drop to arrive so that it can be installed.
So that's just stuff.
This thing and you know just another general PSA that our outdoor book return and and media you can put media in there We don't want kits, you know like if you checked out something from the toy library or a steam kit or something like that or We don't really want those things in the book drop games
DVDs?
DVDs are fine.
Anything media or book, you know, basically like your general library bookshelves collections, which do include, you know, movies and books on CD, those kinds of things.
Everything can go in the book return and it's open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
It's never closed.
So people really can feel confident.
I know sometimes
you know, people think, oh, I don't know when I can return my things.
I don't
want to
check stuff out because I don't want, I don't know when I can return it.
And it's like, you can always return it.
You can never not return it.
It's, you know, anyway, just, uh, just a general PSA.
So folks understand that.
All
right.
Lots of information available at your website.
What's your website address?
Rippinlibrary.org.
Okay.
Yeah.
a lot of good information.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And our events calendar is right there.
So if you're ever wondering, you know, Hey, is something going on today or, you know, somebody's coming to town at what can we do with them?
Check the library website.
We do have a bit of a lull in August
in
terms of programming and then, you know, because we're preparing for September, October, November.
So our three month calendar, September, October, November should be coming out within the next couple of weeks.
So people can look forward to what we've got planned this fall.
All right, Linda, thank you very much for joining us this morning.
Oh, thank you
so, thank you so much.
And it's Linda DeCramer, who is the Children's Librarian for the Rippin Public Library.