Ag Briefs: Farm-fatality legislation moves forward
Wisconsin State Farmer
Compeer Financial awards 59 county fair grants
Compeer Financial awarded $175K in grants to help county fairs in WI, MN and IL make facility improvements.
Wisconsin fairs benefitting include: Alto Fair, Bayfield County Fair, Burnett County Agricultural Society Fair, Columbia County Fair Association, Dodge County Fair Association, Grant County Fair, Juneau County Agricultural Industrial Recreational Society, Kenosha County Fair Association, Lodi Agricultural Fair, Marquette County Youth Organization Association, Monroe County Agricultural Society.
Ozaukee County Fair, Racine County Ag Society, Rock County 4-H Fair, Sauk County Agricultural Society, Inc, Sheboygan County Fair Association, St. Croix County Fair, Inc., Stoughton Fair, Vernon County Fair and Washington County Fair.
Former Wisconsin congressmen Reid Ribble and Tom Petri join a group of disaffected Republicans who say they re unhappy with the direction of their party in the Trump Era and would consider creating a new one.
The event features a multi-agency Honor Guard and law enforcement officers from across Fond du Lac County will be in attendance.
In the city s history, two other police officers were killed in the line of duty. Officer William C. Prinslow was shot while attempting to apprehend three robbery suspects on Nov. 18, 1898. He died of his injuries the following day.
Officer Nick E. Klaske was shot while investigating a burglary on Oct. 29, 1961. He died of his injuries on Oct. 31.
Additionally, on March 24, 2015, Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper was shot and killed in the city while attempting to apprehend a bank robbery and murder suspect.