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For the second consecutive year, Tomah Memorial Hospital Information Systems director LaVonne Smith has been named one of the top community hospital chief information officers to know in the country. According to a release from Becker’s Hospital Review, an industry leading print publication, Smith was listed as one of the top 72 C-I-Os to know in the country this year. She was on Becker’s first edition of 100 Community Hospital C-I-Os to Know last year. Smith was the only C-I-O from Wisconsin named to the recent list. She over sees information systems at Tomah Memorial Hospital, which was named among Hospitals & Health Networks’ Health Care’s Most Wired in 2017.

A 46 year old Nekoosa Woman is facing her 5th offense OWI.  A Volunteer Firefighter notified Adams County authorities he was driving behind a reckless drive southbound on State Highway 13 near Badger Ave.  He said the female drive was driving a red Mustang convertible.  Adams Authorities were able to stop Josephine Wery who blew a .107, with what the deputy called a weak breath.  Wery admitted to having four alcoholic beverages that night. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

A 47 year old Nekoosa man is facing charges of Threat to Law Enforcement Officer, OWI 2nd Offense, and Resisting an Officer.  A Rome police officer noticed a vehicle driven by Byron Childers drifting over the center line.  The officer performed a stop and noticed Childers had blood shot eyes and an odor of intoxicants emitting from his breath.  Childers blew a .197 on a breathalyzer test and failed the field sobriety test.  Childers was placed under arrest.  Childers allegedly told the officer he should have shot the officer dead when he had the chance and that when he got out he would make the officer pay. Source: WRJC.com News

Nicholas Koebach admitted to touching the girls inappropriately, according to a criminal complaint.        Source: WisconsinRapidsDailyTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Door County fans can vote once a day with the poll closing at noon, Oct. 2. Winners will be announced Oct. 12        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]