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SOLDIER MISREPRESENTS HIMSELF
A NEWLONDON SOLDIER JUST BACK FROM AFGHANISTANMAY HAVE MISREPRESENTED HIS RANK AND BEING INJURED IN ACTION. ACCORDING TO A REPORT ON W-B-A-Y TELEVISION, SPECIALIST JORDAN OLSON PRESENTED HIMSELF AS A SARGEANT IN THE ARMY WHO HAD SUFFERED INJURIES IN A ROADSIDE BOMBING. THE ARMY HOWEVER, SAYS OLSON IS ACTUALLY A SPECIALIST IN RANK—IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO WEAR AIRBORNE DIVISION AND PARACHUTIST PATCHES ON HIS UNIFORM—AND WAS NEVER INJURED IN AFGHANISTAN. SEVERAL DOZEN PEOPLE TURNED OUT AT THE OUTAGAMIECOUNTYREGIONALAIRPORT LAST WEEKEND TO GIVE OLSON A HERO’S WELCOME.
LAKE WINNEBAGO WATER ILLEGAL
A NUMBER OF LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES ARE BREAKING THE LAW BY DRAWING THEIR DRINKING WATER FROM LAKE WINNEBAGO. ACCORDING TO THE AMRY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, CITIES LIKE OSHKOSH, APPLETONAND FOND DU LAC NEVER RECEIVED FEDERAL PERMISSION TO USE THE LAKE AS A RESERVOIR. THE CORPS HAS NO PLANS TO ORDER THE CITIES TO STOP DRAWING WATER FROM THE LAKE.
SMITH BACK IN JAIL
A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER IN FOND DU LAC IS BACK BEHIND BARS. JULIAN SMITH ALLEGEDLY VIOLATED THE TERMS OF HIS RELEASE BY LEAVING THE CITY LIMITS WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM HIS PROBATION AGENT. SMITH WAS WALKING ALONG FOREST AVENUE ON SUNDAY WHILE BEING TRACKED BY A G-P-S MONITORING UNIT. SMITH WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON JUST LAST WEEK.
FONDY BOOK HEARING
THE FOND DU LAC SCHOOL BOARD SCHEDULES A SPECIAL MEETING NEXT MONTH TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO REMOVE A BOOK FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARIES. ANN WENTWORTH WANTS “ONE OF THOSE HIDEOUS BOOKS WHERE THE MOTHER DIES” BANNED—CLAIMING IT HAS ADULT CONTENT. THE FOND DU LAC DISTRICT’S RECONSIDERATION COMMITTEE REJECTED WENTWORTH’S REQUEST LAST MONTH—AND SHE HAS APPEALED THAT DECISION TO THE BOARD.
APPLETON SCHOOL LAYOFFS
THE APPLETON SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES LAYING OFF 27-TEACHERS. THE DISTRICT IS FACING A TWO-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT FOR NEXT YEAR. LAYOFF NOTICES WILL BE GIVEN TO AFFECTED TEACHERS APRIL 15TH.
NOT MY KID
NEENAHHIGH SCHOOL WRAPS UP ITS “PROTECTING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY” SERIES TONIGHT (TUESDAY). “NOT MY KID!” FOCUSES ON DRUG ABUSE AMONG TEENAGERS. COUNSELORS AND LIASON OFFICERS WILL LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES PRESENT IN SCHOOLS NOWADAYS—AND HOW KIDSGET THEIR HANDS ON THOSE DRUGS. TONIGHT’S PRESENTATION STARTS AT 6:30 AT NEENAHHIGH SCHOOL.
ROSENTHAL ARRAIGNMENT
A CHILTON MAN ACCUSED OF HIDING THE BODY OF HIS DECEASED GIRLFRIEND SAYS HE IS “NOT GUILTY”. ROGER ROSENTHAL ENTERS THE PLEA TO ONE COUNT OF OBSTRUCTING POLICE. ROSENTHAL IS ACCUSED OF LYING TO POLICE ABOUT KNOWING WHERE MICHELLE JAEGER WAS AFTER HER DISAPPEARANCE BACK IN JANUARY. JAEGER’S BODY WAS FOUND ON PROPERTY IN MANITOWOCCOUNTY WHERE ROSENTHAL HAD PERMISSION TO HUNT. PROSECUTORS WILL NOT SAY WHEN—OR IF—ROSENTHAL WILL BE CHARGED WITH JAEGER’S MURDER.