Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Division Chief Troy Haase (HAH-zee) says if you come across old explosives call 911. He says a Fond du Lac man did the right thing in brining what appeared to be old fireworks to the fire station on South Main Street Monday, but it would have been better to leave them where he found them and call 911. Haase says some times old explosives are unstable and static electricity or even a door slamming could be enough to ignite them.The North Fond du Lac Village Board is considering applying for a federal grant to help finance the purchase of a new ladder truck for the fire department. This week Kevin DeCramer of Grant Resources of Wisconsin informed the board about the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. DeCramer told the board that if they are successful the village would have to pay 5 percent of the costs for the purchase of the truck. He also informed them that it’s a very competitive process and only 10 percent of those who apply for the grants are successful.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department is providing extra deputies for security for the Dennis Brantner homicide trial. Lt. Bill Tadych (TODD-ick) who oversees the court security for the department says normally they have one deputy watching over all five courtrooms, with a core of 4 to 6 deputies to choose from. During the Brantner trial in addition to a jail deputy for Brantner’s escort there have been 1 or two deputies in the courtroom. A sheriff’s detective is also part of the prosecution team.
Eillien’s Candies of Green Bay is voluntarily recalling various snack products containing Roasted-Salted Sunflower Kernels and Roasted-Unsalted Sunflower Kernels. The product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria. That is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The 27-year-old Waupun man who tried to break down his older brother’s front door with a pick axe pled no contest to a misdemeanor charge of criminal damage to property. Alberto Guimarais entered the plea in Fond du Lac County court. Judge Robert Wirtz ordered him to pay his fine and court costs by August 19th or face up to 12 days in jail. Guimarais was shot during the incident last November.
The Fond du Lac City Council will get an overview tonight of the City’s 2017 Budget. City Manager Joe Moore and Director of Administration Tracy Salter will provide that overview. The Council will also consider the annual renewal of beverage licenses. The Council meets at 6 p.m. at the City-County Government Center .
The Dodge and Fond du Lac County Forage Councils will hold their annual Twilight meeting in Mayville tonight. It starts at 7 p.m. at the RCI Engineering facility. The facility is located at 208 River Knoll Road , which is the industrial park on the north side of Mayville. Randy Clark of RCI Engineering is this year’s featured speaker. He will talk about “Making Better Forage Faster.” The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department will also be presenting on “Understanding of Implements of Husbandry Law”.
The state’s Department of Revenue recently celebrated the one year anniversary of its unclaimed property matching program. The agency launched the initiative last June, and returned more than $11.6 million related to nearly 97,000 claims in just three months. The Department returned a total of $38.7 million in unclaimed property in 2015. This March, the agency returned another $13 million through its unclaimed property matching initiative. Owners of unclaimed property will soon see another $4.2 million returned to them.
All Fond du Lac County offices in the City/County Government Center, the Sheriff’s Office lobby window, the Department of Social Services, including the offices in the Portland Street Annex, the Veterans Service Office, and the Highway Department will be closed all day on Monday, July 4th.