Around Town
T-BIRD VICTORY: The Thunderbirds varsity football team beat Rosholt 52-0 in 8-man play on Friday, Sept. 11. Congratulations, T-Birds!
VOLLEYBALL: Last week, I-S High School volleyball action saw the varsity team place second at the Auburndale Invite, and the JV2 squad went 3-0 at their home quad. Congratulations!
JEWELRY: T-Bird earrings are available at the I-S Fitness and Aquatic Center for a suggested donation of $5-$10 to support the fight against cancer.
KRISTIAN WELCH: Last week, the Green Bay Packers elevated Iola native Kristian Welch from the practice squad, and he saw time on special teams in the Packers-Vikings game.
SAVE THE DATE: Witches & Wizards Paddle on Lake Iola will be held at the Taylor Field Olson Park boat launch on Sunday, Oct. 25, starting at 2 p.m.
Around the County
BABA CHAMPIONS: For the third consecutive year, the Little Falls team won the Badger Amateur Baseball Association Grand Championship, defeating Gresham 8-6. Congratulations!
COUNTY PROSECUTORS OPPOSED a motion Sunday for a new trial regarding a fatal wrong-way crash in Waupaca County. Defense attorneys argued to withdraw a previous plea due to a faulty blood-test warrant, but state officials maintained the defendant’s 0.346% blood-alcohol level justified the conviction. (Source: Waupaca County Post)
A NEW LONDON WOMAN was arrested early Monday morning following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 41 that reached 120 mph. State Patrol and Fond du Lac County deputies used tire deflation devices to stop the vehicle. The suspect, 37, faces fleeing and drug-related charges. (Source: WFRV Local 5)
CLINTONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Associate Principal Matt Hanson resigned from his administrative position. School Superintendent Troy Kuhn confirmed Sunday that Hanson vacated his post to transition closer to his home, marking the second major leadership departure at the elementary school since June. (Source: Waupaca County Post)
Around the State
Here are the top overnight news stories from across Wisconsin:
US REP. GWEN MOORE SLAMMED: Why is Congresswoman Gwen Moore touring an ICE facility in Kansas? Because, as Deborah Prinze writes, she is once again putting illegal immigrants ahead of her constituents. Read a Black conservative woman born and raised in Milwaukee’s inner city question Moore’s ability to lead her district in Congress here.
TIFFANY SURVIVES PLANE WATER LANDING: The Bonanza airplane in which Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany was a passenger had an emergency water landing in Lake Wausau at about 8:45 p.m. He and the pilot swam to a shallow area, where they were rescued at 9:05 p.m. and then transported to Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Both sustained minor injuries.
A HORICON man died after his vehicle struck a utility pole early Saturday morning at an intersection in the Town of Addison. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported Sunday that speed likely contributed to the crash, which caused extensive power outages across the area. (Source: WFRV Local 5)
WEEKEND SHOOTINGS across Milwaukee left one person dead and three others wounded, according to reports released by local police Sunday night. Authorities are continuing to investigate the separate incidents, and no suspects have been taken into custody as of Monday morning. (Source: FOX6)
OVERNIGHT THEFTS of multiple catalytic converters from a district garage disrupted school bus services Monday morning. The Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District notified parents early Monday that several bus routes would experience delays while vehicles are repaired. (Source: FOX6)
A TEXAS man faces felony charges after state troopers arrested him over the weekend for his fourth operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated offense. Authorities stopped the suspect on Interstate 39/90 after receiving multiple emergency calls reporting an erratic driver. (Source: Channel 3000)
Today in History
Here are 10 notable moments from Today in History:
1814 — FRANCIS SCOTT Key penned the poem “The Defence of Fort M’Henry,” which later became “The Star-Spangled Banner,” after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry.
1899 — HENRY HALE Bliss became the first recorded motor vehicle fatality in the United States when he succumbed to injuries after being struck by an electric taxicab in New York City.
1901 — PRESIDENT WILLIAM McKinley died from gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier, elevating Vice President Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency at age 42.
1927 — FAMED BALLET dancer Isadora Duncan died in Nice, France, in a freak automobile accident when her long silk scarf became entangled in the open car’s rear hubcaps.
1959 — THE SOVIET Union’s Luna 2 spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface, becoming the first man-made object to reach the Moon and marking a major space race milestone.
1960 — THE ORGANIZATION of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, known as OPEC, was founded during a conference in Baghdad by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.
1969 — THE DODGE Charger Daytona officially debuted, featuring a distinctive 23-inch stabilizer wing and nose cone designed specifically to satisfy NASCAR mass-production rules for competitive racing.
1974 — ERIC CLAPTON scored his first and only solo number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with his popular soft-rock cover of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff.”
1975 — ELIZABETH ANN Seton was canonized by Pope Paul VI at the Vatican, making her the first person born in the United States to be officially named a Roman Catholic saint.
1994 — ACTING BASEBALL Commissioner Bud Selig officially announced the cancellation of the remainder of the Major League Baseball season and the World Series due to an ongoing player strike.
