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*****************ECRWSS**** PRST STD U.S. POSTAGE POSTAL CUSTOMER PAID SHAWANO, WI PERMIT NO. 135 AUGUST 14, 2019 x OSHKOSHHERALD.COM VOLUME 2, ISSUE 32 AtAt theth LeL achh August 15 TheFran Cosmo Band (former members of Boston) ThePresidents waterfest.org INSIDE Oshkosh Herald Menominee Nation Arena, home of the Milwaukee Bucks’ G League team the Herd, is in the midst of back payment claims. Arena faces legal challenges Lawsuits seek back payment; Herd could take over operations By Miles Maguire In its filing Bayland asked the court to said City Manager Mark Rohloff. Herald contributor appoint Paul Swanson, an Oshkosh attor- A hearing is set Sept. 6 before Judge John A. Jorgensen in the Bayland case. The Wisconsin Herd said it is ready to ney who is highly regarded for his work on Swanson declined comment until after operate the Menominee Nation Arena in restructurings and bankruptcies, to serve the receivership request is decided. the wake of two lawsuits filed last week as receiver and take control of the arena. Perfect season In addition to the Bayland action, a sec- against the facility’s developer, which has “We care deeply about the city of Osh- ond lawsuit was filed by local business- Wisconsin Glo wins been described as essentially bankrupt. kosh, the entire Fox Valley and our incredi- man Eric Hoopman, who says the devel- “We remain committed today, and in bly supportive Herd fans, and are excited to tournament title oper is $100,000 behind in its payments the foreseeable future, to working with build on the roots we established in this area Page 15 Bayland Buildings to operate Menominee as operator of the Menominee Nation Are- to him. He argued that Fox Valley should Nation Arena and will continue to make na,” Brandes said. “We are proud to be part be forced to settle this debt and return $1 it the best venue in the G League,” said of the community, excited for the upcoming million in principal. Hoopman lent Fox Censure Wisconsin Herd President Steve Brandes season and dedicated to continuing the suc- Valley this amount at a rate of 18 percent in an email statement. cess of G League basketball in Oshkosh.” in January 2018, court papers show. Winnebago coroner Bayland is the Green Bay company that “I am encouraged that the Herd remain The city has agreed to pay up to $5.5 gets county reprimand served as general contractor on the proj- committed to staying in Oshkosh and million in tax incentives to the developer. ect and that last week sued the developer, appreciate their willingness to work with But none of this money has been paid out Page 2 Fox Valley Pro Basketball Inc., for an un- Bayland and whoever ultimately assumes SEE Arena lawsuits ON PAGE 11 paid bill of more than $13 million. ownership responsibilities for the arena,” Women’s Fund effort shows way to self-sufficiency By Katie Neitzel Women’s Fund development and communications manager Inside At the edge About the series Benefits cliff keeps Prior week’s stories are available Over the last eight weeks, Oshkosh Josh Dukelow looks at benefits women in poverty cliff solutions: at oshkoshherald.com. Herald contributor Samantha Strong Page 12 shared with the community the realities of and poverty only increase. The clear evi- Last of a series poverty in Oshkosh, and specifically its ef- dence found in the report convinced the preventing her from being self-sufficient venture, which was started at the begin- fect on women. The information shared is Women’s Fund it was time to take a proac- must be broken, especially if she has chil- ning of 2018. Partner Evergreen Retire- shocking, but not unfamiliar to the Wom- tive approach at supporting women who dren. ment Community has provided houses en’s Fund of the Oshkosh Area Communi- are living in poverty. The Women’s Fund has implemented a on their property for two mothers who are ty Foundation. Oftentimes women living in poverty are new program — RISE 2.0 — to do just required to pay 25 percent of their income Having been a partner in the Status of a product of generational poverty. They that. With all her basic needs taken care of, to rent and must either have a job or be in Women in Northeast Wisconsin Report grew up living in poverty and most like- a mother can focus on becoming self-suffi- school. In collaboration with Christine for the past eight years, the Women’s Fund ly their parents did as well. To truly help cient and getting her family out of poverty. has seen the numbers regarding women a woman get out of poverty, the barriers The Women’s Fund is not alone in this SEE Women’s Fund ON PAGE 12 ‘SUMMER FUN SPECIAL’ THIS MONTH ONLY 1 Month FREE on 3 Bed Apartments with up to 1300SF of Luxurious Living Space On Pearl Ave. in Downtown Oshkosh Free High Speed Fiber Internet & Cable TV Find more details in our Ad on Page 4 www.MorganCrossingApartments.com 920.235.7368 Herald Banner 2019 - 2.indd 1 7/1/2019 12:36:05 PM PAGE 2 x OSHKOSHHERALD.COM AUGUST 14, 2019 Winnebago panel censures coroner By Miles Maguire not on the agenda and did not speak. After heard similar stories before. Francart’s Herald contributor the vote he denounced the action and said testimony “will not be ignored,” said com- the committee members were “being fed mittee chairman Bill Wingren. Winnebago County’s Judiciary and a lot of” excrement. “The truth will come The committee went behind closed 923 S. Main St. Suite C Public Safety Committee voted unani- out, and the people who are smearing will doors for an hour before voting on the no- Oshkosh, WI 54902 mously Monday to censure Coroner Bar- be dealt with accordingly,” he said. confidence motion. ry Busby and to put on record its lack of The vote came after the panel heard tes- Previously the committee has held at General information/customer confidence in his job performance. timony from former deputy coroner Don- least two closed-door meetings on Bus- service: Julie Vandenberg The censure resolution references Bus- na Francart. She was fired by Busby after by, who was re-elected in November but [email protected] by’s frequent travels out of state, added filing a sexual harassment complaint that since then has spent long periods of time Phone: 920-508-9000 costs to taxpayers because of his absences was not upheld by the county but led to out of state and fired his top deputy while Website: www.oshkoshherald.com and sexual harassment complaints “some the county making arrangements to keep awaiting the results of a sexual harassment of which Mr. Busby does not deny.” The News tips and story ideas the two of them from meeting face to face. investigation by the Wisconsin Coroners resolution next goes to the full Board of Su- [email protected] Francart added a new area of concern, al- and Medical Examiners Association. pervisors and would be sent to Gov. Tony leging Busby had encouraged funeral home The former chief deputy coroner has Evers, who has the power to remove Busby owners to push for organ donations as a accused of Busby of misusing county re- from office under the state constitution. Support the Oshkosh Herald way of funneling commissions to a Busby sources by applying travel funds to train- Busby attended the committee meeting relative who was working for a tissue bank. ing conferences but then skipping the Membership along with members of his staff, but he was A $50 annual membership Committee members said they had sessions to play golf. The former deputy, supports receiving the newspaper Chris Shea, also said Busby treated the weekly Call 920-508-9000 or visit 920-508-9000 office administrator “as his own personal . www.oshkoshherald.com www.oshkoshherald.com/store assistant for countless hours” of private 923 S. Main St. SuiteC•Oshkosh, WI 54902 /membership. business, including dealing with family members, handling paperwork and ar- ranging personal travel. Subscribe EARLYLABOR DAYDEADLINES The coroner, a Republican, has served For $70 annually the Oshkosh in that office for 22 years and earns an an- Herald is mailed to non-delivery nual salary of $72,989. He oversees a bud- areas via first-class mail. Go to Deadlines for SEPT.4TH get of slightly more than $500,000 and is www.oshkoshherald.com/shop assisted by three part-time workers: an /subscribe or call 920-508-9000. Displayaddeadline: Noon 8/28/19 administrative associate and two deputy coroners. 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