*****************ECRWSS**** PRST STD U.S. POSTAGE POSTAL CUSTOMER PAID SHAWANO, WI PERMIT NO. 135 DECEMBER 30, 2020 x OSHKOSHHERALD.COM VOLUME 3, ISSUE 53 Marijuana policy updates weighed Matz said the sheriff informed him that South Dakota became the first state to le- Listen to The Breakwater Podcast Local authorities look homelessness, youth exposure, marijua- galize recreational and medical use at the ahead at national trend na-related suicides, grow operations, in- same time. terstate trafficking, and traffic accidents “There is a very good chance a mari- By Jack Tierney related to marijuana presence increased juana advisory referendum would pass in Oshkosh Herald after recreational and medical legislative Wisconsin,” Matz said. “I just hope that approval in Colorado. Matz said he takes if we do, we’re educated about it, smart Winnebago County Sheriff John Matz that information seriously and as an op- help is onecallortext away! said there is a chance the state’s cannabis about it. I hope we learn from other states call 2-1-1 or text portunity to prepare for what could hap- policy could change through a pending and not make those same mistakes.” your zip codeto 898211 pen through a referendum. advisory referendum in Wisconsin and Montana, South Dakota, Mississip- Matz said the sheriff’s office does not recently talked about it with a sheriff in pi, New Jersey and Arizona all approved actively pursue small marijuana investiga- Colorado, taking away lessons about the cannabis use in the November general SEE Marijuana policy ON PAGE 12 INSIDE importance of education and preparation. election through an advisory referendum. Hoops loss Lourdes boys fall to Notre Dame Page 8 Connections Nursing home residents welcome attention Page 4 Vaccine doses arrive for area Photo by Art Eichmann Shaving ice time caregivers Motorcyclists practice laps Saturday on Millers Bay in preparation for the upcoming ice racing season. Oshkosh Herald Oshkosh’s frontline caregivers have been the first residents receiving the COVID-19 vaccine over the past two weeks that is al- Court reporting expands digital option lowing them to remain on those front lines demand for trusted transcription as the to treat patients for coronavirus and their FVTC has first such first of its kind in the state and one of only overall health needs. a handful nationwide. ThedaCare health care system received curriculum in state Winnebago County is the first to reap its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine the benefits as FVTC’s first graduate of By Dan Roherty Thursday from Moderna after Ascension Oshkosh Herald the one-year program is working in Osh- Wisconsin and Aurora Health Center start- kosh to service courtrooms there and ed receiving vaccine doses the previous Capturing everything said during elsewhere in the five-county 4th Judicial week from Pfizer-BioNTech. Wisconsin courtroom proceedings and trials has District. and other states were receiving less of the been an essential role for stenographers Jeff Meverden, FVTC’s department vaccine than initially expected in the sec- who report and transcribe all that is spo- chairman for paralegal and related pro- ond week due to the limited supplies that ken during a legal case as it moves through grams, said casual conversations with have been shipped nationwide. the justice system. friends and associates from the legal pro- The first phase of the federal inoculation Alongside that traditional role is a dig- fession sparked his interest in developing program started with hospital workers, ital recording alternative that is slowly the curriculum. Matching career trends emergency responders and long-term care but steadily growing into an important with trades and industries is something staff. Nurses, medical assistants, clinical complement to secure the court record Photo from FTR the college keys in on as an education pri- technicians and others have been trained to and offer a more mobile model for filling Digital recording software such as For the ority. prepare the vaccination and administer it to a need statewide and nationally. An esti- Record is finding a more versatile use in state “I’m kind of preprogrammed after staff and the public. mated two-thirds of all court reporters in courthouses. working at the Tech for so many years that “This may be a new vaccine, but we are Wisconsin will be eligible for retirement within the next three years. launched last year by Fox Valley Technical SEE Court reporters ON PAGE 12 SEE Vaccinations ON PAGE 5 A digital court reporter program College is leading the way on meeting that PAGE 2 x OSHKOSHHERALD.COM DECEMBER 30, 2020 AirVenture to key on end of WWII EAA’s AirVenture 2021 will feature ex- vice president of communities and mem- aircraft from the European and Pacific panded warbird flying activities as the ber programming. theaters. annual convention July 26-Aug. 1 at Witt- “We still want to pay tribute to all the Additional highlights will tell the stories 923 S. 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