Shawano Police Department

Aug. 22

Police logged 35 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — A disturbance was reported in the 1100 block of South Weed Street.

Warrant — A 21-year-old Rush City, Minnesota, man was arrested on a Shawano County warrant after police responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint at the Shawano Park and Recreation Center, 220 E. Division St. The man was found sleeping inside the suspicious vehicle.

Harassment — Police responded to a harassment complaint in the 200 block of South Sawyer Street.

Theft — A bike was reported stolen in the 100 block of South Sawyer Street.

Fire — Police assisted at the scene of an outdoor grill fire at Charlie’s County Market, 521 S. Main St.

Accident — Police responded to a two-vehicle property damage accident at Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St.

Theft — A storage unit was reported broken into in the 700 block of Waukechon Street.

Disorderly — Disorderly conduct was reported at Green Bay Street and Fairview Road.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Aug. 22

Deputies logged 41 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Fischer Street in Gresham.

Juvenile — Authorities responded to a juvenile problem on Birch Street in Tigerton.

Assault — Authorities investigated an assault complaint on Hemlock Road in the town of Wittenberg.

Drug Offense — Authorities investigated a drug complaint at the Ho-Chunk Casino, N7198 U.S. Highway 45 in the town of Wittenberg.

Juvenile — Authorities responded to a juvenile problem on Webb Street in Wittenberg.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a domestic disturbance on Lulu Lake Drive in the town of Wescott.

Clintonville Police Department

Aug. 22

Police logged four incidents, including the following:

Theft — A theft was reported on West Morning Glory Drive.

Shawano Police Department

Aug. 27

Police logged 28 incidents, including the following:

Harassment — Police responded to a harassment complaint in the 700 block of South Main Street.

Disturbance — A disturbance was reported at Acorn and Waukechon streets.

Theft — A tire was reported stolen in the 300 block of Madison Way.

Disturbance — A fight in progress was reported in the 600 block of South Maiden Lane.

Arrest — A 49-year-old man was taken into custody at the probation and parole offices, 1340 E. Green Bay St.

Accident — Police responded to a two-vehicle property damage accident at Green Bay and Andrews streets.

Shoplifting — Charlie’s County Market, 521 S. Main St., reported two shoplifting incidents.

Drug Offense — Police investigated a drug complaint in the 800 block of East Richmond Street.

Aug. 26

Police logged 25 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of South Weed Street.

Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 300 block of West Fourth Street.

Trespass — Police responded to a trespassing complaint in the 1100 block of South Lafayette Street.

Aug. 25

Police logged 30 incidents, including the following:

Disorderly — Police responded to an intoxicated person complaint in the 200 block of South Sawyer Street.

Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 700 block of South Evergreen Street.

Theft — Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St., reported a theft.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance at Oshkosh and Washington streets.

Disturbance — Police responded to a domestic disturbance in the 400 block of East Division Street.

Disorderly — Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint in the 3100 block of East Richmond Street.

Aug. 24

Police logged 32 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — A 29-year-old Shawano man was arrested for disorderly conduct after a disturbance in the 1600 block of Estates Lane.

Harassment — Police responded to a harassment complaint in the 1400 block of South Lincoln Street.

Theft — Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St., reported a theft.

Accident — Police responded to an injury accident at Main and Elizabeth streets. A 40-year-old Shawano woman was driving southbound on Main Street and struck the rear of a motorcycle stopped in traffic. The 51-year-old man operating the motorcycle and his 52-year-old female passenger, both of Minnesota, were transported by ambulance to ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano with minor injuries. The driver of the vehicle was issued a citation for following too closely. She was not injured.

Accident — A bicyclist sustained a minor injury after being struck by a vehicle at Green Bay Street and Fairview Road.

Fire — Police assisted Shawano Area Fire Department at a fire call in the 1100 block of Birch Hill Lane.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Aug. 27

Deputies logged 44 incidents, including the following:

Warrant — A 58-year-old man was taken into custody on a warrant on Country Lane in the town of Washington.

Trespass — Authorities responded to a trespassing complaint at the Novitiate, W9652 Butternut Road in the town of Herman.

Bail Jumping — A male subject was taken into custody for bail jumping on Hofa Park Drive in the town of Maple Grove.

Theft — Authorities investigated a property theft on state Highway 45 in the town of Birnamwood.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Spaulding Street in Tigerton.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Park Street in Bonduel.

Auto Theft — A vehicle was reported stolen on Second Drive in the town of Washington.

Aug. 26

Deputies logged 46 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — Deputies assisted Shawano police with a disturbance on Weed Street in the city.

Disorderly — Authorities responded to a disorderly conduct complaint on Lake Drive in the town of Wescott.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Lake Drive in the town of Wescott.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a domestic disturbance on Hofa Park Drive in the town of Maple Grove.

Vandalism — Vandalism was reported on Campfire Road in the town of Waukechon.

OWL — A 35-year-old Wittenberg man was cited for operating without a license on state Highway 29 in Bonduel.

Harassment — Harassment was reported on County Road E in the town of Green Valley.

Aug. 25

Deputies logged 44 incidents, including the following:

Theft — Authorities responded to a property theft complaint on Golfview Road in Cecil.

Assault — Authorities investigated an assault complaint on Pine Lane in the town of Belle Plaine.

OAR — A 27-year-old Bowler woman was cited for operating after revocation on state Highway 47-55 in the town of Wescott.

Trespass — Authorities responded to a trespassing complaint on Swamp Lane in the town of Seneca.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Madison Street in Bonduel.

Drug Offense — A 44-year-old Green Bay man was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and marijuana and operating after revocation on Redwood Drive in the town of Maple Grove.

Fleeing — A 37-year-old Weyerhaeuser man was arrested for fleeing and reckless endangerment on state Highway 47-55 in the town of Wescott.

Aug. 24

Deputies logged 44 incidents, including the following:

Disorderly — Authorities responded to a disorderly conduct complaint on Rosenow Lane in the town of Morris.

OWI — A 28-year-old Shawano man was arrested for operating while intoxicated after a hit and run property damage accident on Lake Drive in the town of Wescott.

Clintonville Police Department

Aug. 27

Police logged 15 incidents, including the following:

Bail Jumping — A-22 year-old Clintonville man was arrested for felony bail jumping, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia after officers responded to a reported weapons offense on East Morning Glory Drive.

Accident — A two-vehicle property damage accident was reported on Spring Street.

Disturbance — A domestic abuse incident was reported on West 14th Street.

Theft — A theft was reported on Anne Street.

Theft — Two thefts were reported on North Clinton Avenue.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance on Bennett Street.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance at Eighth and West streets.

Aug. 24

Police logged 12 incidents, including the following:

Theft — A theft was reported on West Third Street.

Theft — A retail theft was reported on South Main Street.

Theft — A theft was reported on Anne Street.

Fraud — Forgery was reported on South Main Street.

Gov. Scott Walker recently approved $1.9 million to improve 8.2 miles of state Highway 156 in Shawano County from state Highway 47 in the town of Lessor to the Waupaca/Shawano County line. The project is scheduled to begin Tuesday and finish in November. Highway 156 will remain open during construction.

Northeast Asphalt, Inc., of Greenville, is the prime contractor.

The project is needed to improve the condition of the roadway and culverts. Work on Highway 156 includes resurfacing the asphalt surface, widening the paved shoulders, replacing and cleaning cross-culvert pipes, marking the pavement and installing signs.

Highway 156 will have single-lane closures and flagging operations while construction takes place. Minor delays may occur.

The project will extend the pavement life, improve drainage under the highway and increase safety.

Shawano Police Department

Aug. 28

Police logged 23 incidents, including the following:

Theft — A shotgun and rifle were reported stolen in the 300 block of West Picnic Street.

Harassment — Harassment was reported in the 100 block of Military Road.

Shoplifting — A 27-year-old Neopit man was referred for retail theft after a shoplifting incident at Charlie’s County Market, 521 S. Main St.

Disturbance — A 21-year-old Shawano man was arrested for domestic violence-related disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property after a domestic disturbance in the 200 block of South Smalley Street.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Aug. 28

Deputies logged 41 incidents, including the following:

Fire — Authorities responded to a vehicle fire on state Highway 29 in the town of Seneca.

OAR — A 32-year-old Shawano man was cited for operating after revocation on Cecil Street in Bonduel.

Disturbance — A 66-year-old Wittenberg man was referred for disorderly conduct after a domestic disturbance on Ellms Street in Wittenberg.

Theft — Mail was reported stolen on Apple Road in the town of Richmond.

Fraud — Authorities investigated an identity theft complaint on Witt-Birn Town Line Road in the town of Wittenberg.

Theft — Authorities responded to a property theft complaint on Anderson Avenue in the town of Wescott.

Disturbance — A 37-year-old Cecil man was referred for disorderly conduct after a domestic disturbance on Country Lane in the town of Washington.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Witt-Birn Town Line Road in the town of Wittenberg.

Disorderly — Disorderly conduct was reported on Cecil Street in Bonduel.

Warrant — A 17-year-old Bonduel male was arrested on a warrant on Adams Street in Bonduel.

Weapon Offense — A 20-year-old Suring man was referred for possession of an electronic weapon on Lakeland Road in Shawano.

Clintonville Police Department

Aug. 28

Police logged 13 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — A domestic abuse incident was reported on West Morning Glory Drive.

Trespass — A trespassing incident was reported on West Morning Glory Drive.

Theft — Retail theft was reported on South Main Street.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture will take to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation by foreign nations.

President Donald Trump directed Perdue to craft a short-term relief strategy to protect agricultural producers while the administration works on trade deals to open more markets to help American farmers compete globally. As announced last month, USDA will authorize up to $12 billion in programs.

Perdue said he was instructed by the president to make sure farmers did not bear the brunt of unfair retaliatory tariffs.

“Our farmers work hard and are the most productive in the world,” Perdue said, “and we aim to protect them.”

These programs will assist agricultural producers to meet the costs of disrupted markets:

USDA’s Farm Service Agency will administer the Market Facilitation Program to provide payments to corn, cotton, dairy, hog, sorghum, soybean and wheat producers starting Tuesday. An announcement about further payments will be made later, if warranted.

The Agricultural Marketing Service will administer a Food Purchase and Distribution Program to purchase up to $1.2 billion in commodities unfairly targeted by unjustified retaliation. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service will distribute these commodities through nutrition assistance programs such as The Emergency Food Assistance Program and child nutrition programs.

Through the Foreign Agricultural Service’s Agricultural Trade Promotion Program, $200 million will be made available to develop foreign markets for U.S. agricultural products. The program will help U.S. agricultural exporters identify and access new markets and help mitigate the adverse effects of other countries’ restrictions.

“President Trump has been standing up to China and other nations, sending the clear message that the United States will no longer tolerate their unfair trade practices,” Perdue said.

For information on the Market Facilitation Program or to apply for payment, visit www.farmers.gov/mfp beginning Tuesday.

The father-daughter optometrist team members Ray and Erin Goga are switching offices.

For the past nine years, Dr. Erin Goga has been at the Family Vision Center’s Wittenberg clinic two days a week and at the Marathon City clinic two days a week. Dr. Ray Goga has been working out of his Envision Eyecare clinic in Wausau, which he owns with Dr. Chris Marquardt and Dr. Jeff Sarazen.

With two of her three children in school full time, Erin Goga next week will begin working out of the Wausau clinic. She will be working five days a week instead of four, but it will be easier for her to manage the needs of her family by being in the same city, she said.

Ray Goga will adjust his schedule so that he is in Wittenberg every other Monday as well as the regular Tuesday and Thursday schedule. This will help reduce the waiting time for patients to get an appointment, he said.

Ray Goga was one of the first recipients of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and, after optometry school, served at Irwin Army Hospital in Fort Riley, Texas. When he left the Army in 1977, he came to Wausau because it was recommended by a relative living here.

Touring the area, he was warmly welcomed in the Wittenberg community by Dr. Deo and Bonnie Almazar and Alan Voelz of the Wittenberg bank, Goga said, and decided to open a second practice in Wittenberg.

“My first office was in a building Gordy Cowles happened to be building at that time,” Goga said. “He and his wife, Betty, were also nice to my wife, Julie, and me. I knew we had made a good decision.”

Goga started playing baseball with the Wittenberg city team and quickly made good friends. He hired a teammate’s wife, Betty Zeinert, to work at the clinic. Sue Bushman, Cindy Blumreich and Amanda Rew joined later; Zeinert and Bushman have since retired.

“One of my Wausau employees, Connie Hamann, strongly recommended opening an office in her hometown of Marathon City,” Goga said. “That was over 20 years ago, and I was soon busy covering three locations.”

Goga had told all his patients that his daughter, Erin, was going to be an optometrist. Many people were excited to have her work at the clinic because they’d been hearing about her from Ray for years.

“I like that everybody knows everybody and all shop at the same places,” Erin Goga said. “It’s so easy to greet everyone. I’ll miss the small-town feel.”

She hasn’t ruled out the possibility of returning to Wittenberg but noted that this is the right move for her and her family now, and she’s very thankful for the time she’s spent here.

Ray Goga will be back in Wittenberg beginning Tuesday. He said he has no intention of slowing down and is looking forward to seeing some familiar faces as well as taking care of new patients.

Area veterans took center stage at the opening ceremony Wednesday for the 137th annual Shawano County Fair.

Groups that made up the honor guard for the ceremony included Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of American and AmVets.

“We remember all of those who are with us in spirit and with us in our hearts,” said Dennis Bohm of AMVETS Post 10.

Dale Hodkiewicz, president of the Shawano Area Agricultural Society, welcomed visitors to the first night of the fair, which runs through Labor Day.

“We’re looking forward to having great weather,” he said. “Come every night and enjoy yourselves. We’ve got a lot of activities, great music. Please come and enjoy the fair. Enjoy your friends and neighbors, make some new friends and spread the word how great the Shawano County Fair is.”

Shawano Mayor Ed Whealon called the Shawano County Fair “the biggest and longest running fair in the state of Wisconsin.

The fair has been running since 1881.

Whealon encouraged fairgoers to visit the vendors and support the nonprofit groups and recognize them “for all the good work that they do.”

Whealon also spoke of local businessman Pat Crawford and Wescott Town Chairman Mike Schuler, both of whom passed away recently.

County Supervisor Marvin Klosterman, a member of the Ag and Extension Committee, said the county fair association under Hodkiewicz “does a wonderful of maintaining and improving the fairgrounds.”

He highlighted several recent improvements, including the new Huntington 4-H building, the repainted dairy barn, some new pavement, a decorative wall put on the west side of the 4-H building and a new roof on the fair office building.

Klosterman said participation in 4-H is once again high this year, with over 11,500 individual entries.

To help accommodate traffic flow over the Labor Day weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will temporarily halt work on most highway construction projects around the state.

Still, drivers will need to watch out for work zones, lane restrictions and potential delays. Peak travel periods are expected to occur between noon and 8 p.m. on Friday and Monday.

Due to recent flooding and the potential for more rainfall, motorists may encounter closed roads or road crews working to reopen flooded highways. Information regarding state highways impacted by flooding can be found on 511wi.gov.

Motorists are advised to be aware of changing travel conditions and drive with caution at all times; never drive through standing water or around barriers; and follow designated detour routes

“As we enter one of the major travel holidays of the year, we’re asking all motorists to buckle up, watch their speed, be patient and stay focused on driving,” said WisDOT Secretary Dave Ross. “The State Patrol and other law enforcement agencies will be out enforcing traffic laws and assisting stranded motorists, but every safe journey begins and ends with a safe driver.”

State and local law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin will be working in greater numbers for longer hours watching for impaired drivers as part of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign that continues through Labor Day.

Highway construction projects that may affect holiday travel include the following:

• Shawano County: State Highway 29 in eastern Shawano County is reduced to a single lane for each direction, running counter-directional on the eastbound lanes, between Highline Road and County Road C, with an 11-foot width restriction.

• Shawano County: U.S. Highway 45 is reduced to a single lane using temporary traffic signals and a 13-foot width restriction for a bridge replacement near Tigerton.

• Menominee County: State Highway 47 is reduced to one lane in each direction with a 12-foot width restriction in Keshena.

Water rates could go up this fall for Shawano customers if the city gets approval from the state for another increase.

The city’s Water and Sewer Utility plans to file an application for a 3 percent increase with the Public Service Commission next month.

If approved, the increased rates would go into effect on Oct. 31.

Assistant City Administrator and Public Works Coordinator Eddie Sheppard said the increase is needed to keep up with the rising costs of operation the utility is facing.

Those inflationary costs, he said, have resulted in a drop of the rate of return approved by the PSC when the utility last requested a rate increase in 2014. New rates reflecting a 13 percent increase went into effect in February 2015.

Since then, however, the utility’s rate of return has fallen from the 4.9 percent approved by the PSC to 4.1 percent, a drop of about $42,000 in revenue for the utility that would be recouped if the proposed rate increase is approved.

“If water usage stays the same, it will result in about a $42,000 revenue increase through all the different water classes,” Sheppard said.

The requested rate increase will not need a public hearing.

The PSC allows utilities to submit a simplified rate case if certain criteria are met.

Under those criteria, the utility’s rate of return needs to be below what the PSC approved, current water rates would have to have been in effect for at least one year and it would have to be less than five years since the utility submitted a conventional rate case.

Sheppard said the utility meets all of those criteria.

The average residential customer would see their monthly rate for water usage go up from $17.75 to $18.31, including the monthly $8.50 meter fee.

However, that amount does not include the monthly fire protection fee, which would also go up 3 percent. The fire protection charge reimburses the utility for hydrant maintenance and other firefighting costs the utility incurs.

That means the actual rate average residential customers will see on their bill, currently $24.85 with the fire protection fee included, will increase to $25.62.

The average residential customer uses 500 cubic feet of water per month, or about 3,750 gallons.

Increases for other classes of customers, figuring only water use and not including the fire protection fee, are estimated as follows:

Multi-family water usage rates would go from $89.15 to $91.92, while the average commercial rate would rise from $51 to $52.66. The average industrial rate would go from $411.70 to $424.36.

Sheppard cautioned, however, that those are estimates based on the utility’s own year-end reporting but the final numbers would be decided by the PSC.

“We submit this application to them, they review it and they come back with their actual per cubic foot usage charge,” he said. “So we don’t actually know what they would do with that yet.”

The proposed application for the rate increase was forwarded Tuesday to the city’s finance committee. It ultimately will go the Common Council for review before the application is submitted.

Shawano Police Department

Aug. 29

Police logged 23 incidents, including the following:

Threatening — Police responded to a threatening complaint in the 100 block of Mountain Bay Trail Drive.

Theft — Police responded to a property theft complaint in the 800 block of East Richmond Street.

Juvenile — Police investigated a juvenile alcohol complaint in the 700 block of East Green Bay Street.

Disturbance — A domestic disturbance was reported at Main Street and Lieg Avenue.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Aug. 29

Deputies logged 42 incidents, including the following:

Drug Offense — Authorities investigated a drug complaint on Norrie Road in the town of Birnamwood.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Webb Street in Wittenberg.

Theft — Authorities responded to a property theft complaint on Honeysuckle Lane in Tigerton.

Theft — Authorities responded to a property theft complaint on U.S. Highway 45 in the town of Aniwa.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Rose Brook Road in the town of Belle Plaine.

Accidents — Authorities logged four deer-related crashes.

Clintonville Police Department

Aug. 29

Police logged nine incidents, including the following:

OWI — A 17-year-old female was arrested for operating while intoxicated on Anne Street and cited for underage drinking and operating without a driver’s license.

Theft — A license plate was reported stolen on South Main Street.

Disorderly — Citations were issued for disorderly conduct on Paulina Street.

The staff at Rexford-Longfellow Elementary School received a unexpected surprise this week when they found an increase of 16 students enrolling in the fourth grade.

This has resulted in the Clintonville School Board agreeing to hire an additional fourth grade teacher.

Information provided by Superintendent Dr. David Dyb on Monday showed there were two fourth-grade classes projected at 25 students each and two other classes taught by special education teacher Al Soldner that would have 21 and 19 students.

“The biggest issue with fourth grade is our co-taught classes are 21 and 19,” said Tom Burkhalter, Rexford-Longfellow principal.

Pam Skokan, a fourth-grade teacher, said she was concerned about the class sizes. She favored hiring another teacher now and not trying to figure it out later in the school year.

“I think at this juncture, it might be easier to find a quality fourth grade teacher than it is to try to figure out how you place any type of paraprofessional to help in the classrooms knowing our limited pool in that particular area,” Dyb said, pointing out that the extra students also provides additional revenue.

Dyb agreed that he didn’t want to be adding a teacher in October. He said he would immediately go back and look at previous applicants and get it posted. He said he actually was excited about seeing the increase in students.

“When you run out of packets on registration day, that’s really exciting news. We were not anticipating that,” Dyb said.

“I hope this increase becomes a trend. Now we have 16 additional students. Let’s say right now we have some businesses expanding, some want to expand, and maybe this becomes a pattern. I hope it’s a trend,” board president Ben Huber said.

Local residents that are part of the Wisconsin Shares program, run by the state Department of Children and Families, will see an increase in their subsidies for child care beginning Oct. 1.

Gov. Scott Walker recently signed off on a $10 million increase in the child care subsidy program, according to DCF spokeswoman Gina Paige. The rate for infants and young children is rising statewide to a minimum of $5 per hour.

The statewide increase is expected to be 5 percent, but it will be higher for Shawano County because of the current rates. Currently, the county subsidy for child care is a maximum of $3.94 per hour for infant care and $3.57 per hour for licensed family care facilities, according to Paige.

As a result of the increased subsidy, county families should expect an average of $148 to $200 going back into their pockets each month, Paige said, depending on the care facility they use. That means more money going to pay for food, rent, utilities and other household needs, she said.

“While this is helping families get more money into their pockets, we’re also hoping this will encourage more providers in the area to potentially expand their operation or individuals who are trying to get into the child care business to take that step,” Paige said. “This is really going to be helping parents be able to afford that care.”

She noted that from birth to age 4 is the most expensive period for child care for families.

“When children are young, they depend a lot more of their caregivers,” Paige said. “The child-to-caregiver ratio is usually smaller, and some of those caregivers need additional training.”

The program is for low-income families whose income is up to 185 percent of the federal poverty level. Paige did not have figures on how many Shawano County residents fall in that category, but U.S. Census Bureau data shows that one in six children under the age of 18 living in Shawano County are considered to be living in poverty, and 11.4 percent of all county residents are at the federal poverty level.

The federal poverty level for 2018 is $25,100 for a family of four.

Families are currently able to stay in the Wisconsin Shares program until they reach 200 percent of the federal poverty level, according to Joe Scialfa, DCF’s communications director, and then they are cut off. The new rate increase also eliminates that 200 percent cliff, but subsidies will still be scaled down for families that are above that level.

“We know how difficult it is to find child care in Shawano and in Shawano County,” Scialfa said. “We’re hoping that, by getting people to understand these rates are going up, expanding or opening a child care center or deciding to become a child care provider in-home has a better business model. This is a good time to take that leap.”

Paige said that this is the fourth increase in the child care subsidies since Walker became governor in 2011, but Scialfa noted that the previous increases were in targeted areas and not across the board.

“We are looking at potentially doing a fifth rate increase to help make high-quality child care affordable for low-income families,” Paige said.

Shawano Police Department

Aug. 30

Police logged 28 incidents, including the following:

Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem in the 1000 block of South Franklin Street.

Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem in the 200 block of Prairie Street.

Hit and Run — Police investigated a property damage hit-and-run in the 500 block of South Main Street.

Theft — Police responded to a property theft complaint in the 200 block of North Airport Drive.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 800 block of South Park Street.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Aug. 30

Deputies logged 50 incidents, including the following:

Suspicious — Authorities responded to a suspicious person complaint on Warrington Avenue in Cecil.

OAR — A 21-year-old man was cited for operating after revocation on state Highway 47-55 in the town of Wescott.

Suspicious — A suspicious vehicle was reported on River Road in the town of Morris.

Drug Offense — Authorities investigated a drug complaint on U.S. Highway 45 in the town of Fairbanks.

Fraud — Authorities investigated a telephone scam complaint on Westgor Avenue in Wittenberg.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance at the Shawano County Fairgrounds, 900 E. Green Bay St. in Shawano.

Assault — Authorities investigated an assault complaint on Hemlock Road in the town of Wittenberg.

Clintonville Police Department

Aug. 30

Police logged 10 incidents, including the following:

Disorderly — Disorderly conduct was reported on Flora Way.

Suspicious — A suspicious incident was reported on Spring Street.

Disturbance — A disturbance was reported on West Morning Glory Drive.

Earlier this year, the Shawano County Library board hired a Minnesota consulting firm, Library Strategies, to perform a needs assessment on current and future library services as well as potential facility upgrades to the main library.

Library Strategies will host a community input forum at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Shawano library, 128 S. Sawyer St. The session will be led by consultants Melissa Brechon and David Katz, who will discuss nationwide library trends as well as identify services and materials the Shawano County Library should focus on offering in coming years. The session is open to the public.

For information, contact the library at shawanolibrary.org or 715-526-3829.

The Shawano County Library consists of the main library in Shawano, branches in Birnamwood, Bonduel, Mattoon, Tigerton and Wittenberg, as well as a countywide delivery service.

North Star Mohican Casino Resort welcomes Brian Denny as its new director of marketing. Denny brings more than 25 years of gaming experience to the Bowler property, with an emphasis on slots and marketing.

An Oneida Nation native from Green Bay, Denny holds a graduate degree in organizational leadership from Concordia University in Mequon. His career includes a range of successful projects, including casino renovations, performance improvements, start-ups and innovative gaming promotions.

“We are so pleased to have Brian serving in the capacity of director of marketing,” said Michael Bonakdar, North Star Casino’s general manager. “We look forward to the positive impact he will be bring to our guests’ overall entertainment experience.”

North Star Mohican Casino Resort was recently named Midwest Gaming Magazine’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Award Winner for best overall casino in Wisconsin.

Shawano County scored well on a recent round of tobacco compliance checks, performed during the summer by the WI Wins program and Community Action for Healthy Living Inc. Out of 24 retailers checked in Shawano, Bonduel, Birnamwood, Marion and Cecil, only one illegal tobacco sale was made.

The results speak well for the retailers and their staff members who are trained to check IDs when selling tobacco products, said Connie Olson, Community Action for Healthy Living health educator. “By not selling tobacco products to underage youth, Shawano County wins and so does Wisconsin,” Olson said.

The purpose of the WI Wins program is to reduce the number of illegal tobacco sales to Wisconsin minors, “thus hoping to make a dent in the number of youth who may become nicotine-addicted adults,” Olson said. She added that more checks are coming and the project will not be successful until all establishments refuse to sell to underage youth. “Our goal is to stop the illegal sales of tobacco to minors.”

Free online training is available for Wisconsin retailers at www.WITobaccoCheck.org.

Shawano Police Department

Sept. 3

Police logged 24 incidents, including the following:

Theft — Police responded to a property theft complaint in the 800 block of South River Street.

Hit and Run — Police investigated a property damage hit-and-run in the 200 block of North Airport Drive.

Disorderly — Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint in the 1000 block of South Franklin Street.

Theft — Police responded to a property theft complaint at the Wasabi restaurant, 1045 E. Green Bay St.

Sept. 2

Police logged 21 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — A 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old man, both of Shawano, were cited for disorderly conduct after a disturbance in the 1100 block of South Smalley Street.

Disturbance — A 46-year-old Shawano woman was arrested on an Ozaukee County warrant after a disturbance in the 1100 block of Waukechon Street.

Stabbing — Police responded to a report of a person stabbed in the 100 block of Teddington Lane. A 28-year-old Keshena woman was found with a minor stab wound to her hand and was transported by ambulance to ThedaCare ER. Officers also recovered a vehicle stolen out of Forest County. All subjects on scene, including the victim, were uncooperative. The investigation is continuing.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 1100 block of South Main Street.

Disorderly — Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint in the 1000 block of South Sawyer Street.

Disturbance — A 13-year-old Shawano girl was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and escape from custody after police responded to a fight in progress at the Splash Pad at Memorial Park, 909 S. Lincoln St.

Sept. 1

Police logged 32 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance at the Brickstone Inn, 622 E. Green Bay St.

Disturbance — A disturbance was reported in the 1300 block of East Green Bay Street.

Disorderly — Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint at Memorial Park, 909 S. Lincoln St.

OAR —A 20-year-old Shawano was man arrested for operating after revocation and possession of methamphetamine at Randall and Sawyer streets.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 700 block of East Green Bay Street.

Aug. 31

Police logged 29 incidents, including the following:

OWI — A 24-year-old Shawano woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated at Main and Mills streets.

Vandalism — Police investigated a vandalism incident at the Memorial Park splash pad, 909. S. Lincoln St.

Theft — Money was reported stolen in the 1000 block of Engel Drive.

Theft — Police responded to a property theft complaint at People’s Express, 1206 E. Green Bay St.

Shoplifting — Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St., reported a shoplifting incident.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance at Cleveland and Richmond streets.

OWI — A 19-year-old Keshena woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated with a minor passenger on board.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Sept. 3

Deputies logged 40 incidents, including the following:

Drug Offense — Authorities investigated a drug complaint on County Road CCC in the town of Waukechon.

Assault — Authorities investigated an assault complaint on Fairview Avenue in Shawano.

Auto Theft — A vehicle was reported stolen on Campground Road in the town of Seneca.

Harassment — Harassment was reported on Pine Lane in the town of Richmond.

Disorderly — Authorities responded to an intoxicated person complaint at the Highway 22 Shell, N4543 State Highway 22 in Belle Plaine.

Accident — Authorities responded to an injury accident on state Highway 29 in the town of Morris.

Sept. 2

Deputies logged 35 incidents, including the following:

Auto Theft — A vehicle was reported stolen on Second Drive in the town of Washington.

Assault — Authorities investigated an assault complaint on County Road D in the town of Aniwa.

Vandalism — Vandalism was reported on County Road E in the town of Washington.

Auto Theft — A vehicle was reported stolen on County Road U in the town of Herman.

Theft — Authorities responded to a property theft complaint on Lake Drive in the town of Washington.

Disorderly — Authorities responded to a disorderly conduct complaint on Rollman Street in Bowler.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance at the Shawano County Fairgrounds, 900 E. Green Bay St. in Shawano.

Theft — Authorities responded to a property theft complaint at the Shawano County Fairgrounds, 900 E. Green Bay St. in Shawano.

Sept. 1

Deputies logged 49 incidents, including the following:

Warrant — A 30-year-old man was arrested on a warrant on Cedar Street in Tigerton.

Fraud — A counterfeit $20 bill was taken from an inmate at the Shawano County Jail, 405 N. Main St. in Shawano.

Theft — Authorities responded to a property theft complaint on Lake Drive in the town of Wescott.

Disorderly — Authorities responded to a disorderly conduct complaint on Country Lane in the town of Washington.

Auto Theft — A vehicle was reported stolen at the Shawano County Fairgrounds, 900 E. Green Bay St. in Shawano.

Drug Offense — Authorities investigated a drug complaint on Pella Opening Road in the town of Pella.

Aug. 31

Deputies logged 60 incidents, including the following:

Warrant — A female subject was taken into custody on a warrant on Cecil Street in Bonduel.

Warrant — A 23-year-old man was taken into custody on a warrant on state Highway 47 in the town of Lessor.

Theft — Authorities responded to a property theft complaint on state Highway 160 in the town of Angelica.

Burglary — A burglary was reported on Beauleau Lake Lane in the town of Red Springs.

Warrant — A 36-year-old man was taken into custody on a warrant on Oak Drive in the town of Wescott.

Disturbance — A disturbance was reported on Maple Street in Birnamwood.

Disturbance — A fight in progress was reported on County Road Y in the town of Belle Plaine.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance at the Shawano County Fairgrounds, 900 E. Green Bay St. in Shawano.

Theft — Authorities responded to a property theft complaint at the Shawano County Fairgrounds, 900 E. Green Bay St. in Shawano.

Clintonville Police Department

Sept. 3

Police logged seven incidents, including the following:

Burglary — A burglary was reported in 13th Street.

Sept. 2

Police logged 13 incidents, including the following:

Curfew — Juveniles were warned for curfew and cited for possession of marijuana at Main and 18th streets.

Harassment — Harassment was reported on Bennett Street.

Harassment — Harassment with a motor vehicle was reported on North Main Street.

Aug. 31

Police logged eight incidents, including the following:

Accident — A property damage accident was reported on South Main Street.

Disturbance — A domestic situation was reported on Anne Street.

For generations, Native American women have been victimized at astonishing rates, with federal figures showing that more than half have encountered sexual and domestic violence at some point during their lives — even amid a wave of efforts aimed at reducing such crimes.

The statistics reinforce arguments that the criminal justice system still fails to protect these women, and its shortcomings again are being exposed as another crisis gains attention: the disappearances of hundreds of Native American and Alaska Native women and girls from across the United States.

In the past decade, Congress responded to the problem of violence against Native American women with intensely debated legislation seeking to close legal loopholes, improve data collection and increase funding for training of tribal police. Those efforts have proven severely limited, however, prompting advocates to again push for more reforms.

“I think the reason that Native women may go missing at higher rates than other groups of people is very similar to the reason that they are at higher risk for domestic violence and sexual assault,” said Sarah Deer, a University of Kansas professor, member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and author of a book on sexual violence in Indian Country. “The legal system is simply not functioning properly (to prevent) these types of things from happening.”

At the end of 2017, the FBI’s National Crime Information Center database had 633 open missing person cases for Native American women, who comprise 0.4 percent of the U.S. population but 0.7 percent of cases in the figures obtained by The Associated Press. African-American women were the only other group to be overrepresented in the caseload compared to their proportion of the population. The numbers are considered an undercount, however, given reporting is largely voluntary and some tribes only gained full access to the database under a Justice Department program launched in 2015.

Just 47 of the nation’s more than 570 federally recognized tribes are part of DOJ’s Tribal Access Program, which allows them to exchange data with national crime information systems for civil and criminal purposes. The Justice Department has gradually allocated funding to bring more tribes on board, and up to 25 are expected to join the program in the next year, officials said. Other tribes have limited access via state, federal or local law enforcement agencies.

“We think that’s an important way of ensuring that tribes have the ability to directly deal with the issues on the ground that their families and their community are dealing with,” said Tracy Toulou, head of the Justice Department’s Office of Tribal Justice.

That program was one of many crime-fighting measures in the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, which gave tribes authority to hand down longer sentences while mandating that federal officials do more to train tribal police on evidence collection and provide an annual report on Indian Country crime statistics.

Years later, those data collection and reporting efforts are still in development, funding for law enforcement training remains limited, and the Justice Department’s assistance with public safety on reservations — a role referenced in multiple treaties with tribes — has fallen short of officials’ expressed commitment to Indian Country, according to the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General.

In a 2017 report, the Inspector General also highlighted U.S. attorneys’ uneven track record with prosecuting serious violent crimes on reservations, citing data that must be collected under the 2010 law to help improve those prosecution rates.

Before the law, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found, U.S. attorneys declined to prosecute half of cases on reservations, leading to concerns that the practice was creating a safe haven for criminals on tribal lands. The latest figures from 2016 show U.S. attorneys declined to prosecute 46 percent of reservation cases, marking only marginal improvement. That included rejecting more than 550 assault and sexual assault cases — more than any other type of crime. (Domestic violence cases typically fall under assault.) Prosecutors blamed the vast majority of rejections on insufficient evidence.

A few weeks ago, at an annual meeting between tribal and federal officials about violence against Native women, Jesse Panuccio, the Justice Department’s acting associate attorney general, identified domestic violence and sex trafficking as two underlying issues that may be linked to disappearances of women in Indian Country. He said improving law enforcement’s response to those crimes could help.

“Many tribal leaders have testified that the disappearance and deaths of American Indian and Alaska Native women are not taken seriously enough, and that increased awareness and a stronger law enforcement response are critical to saving Native women’s lives,” Panuccio said.

Some tribal leaders and victims’ families contend authorities too often are unwilling to help search for missing loved ones or even file a report.

In Alaska, state authorities — who handle criminal investigations in more than 200 Alaska Native villages — have been accused of classifying fatalities as suicides when families feel certain their loved ones died from a homicide, according to representatives from the Akiak, Emmonak and Tetlin communities. The state, which has the highest percentage of Native residents in the U.S., also has some of the biggest crime disparities in the nation, including the highest rate of women murdered by men.

A 2013 report found that at least 75 Alaska Native communities had no law enforcement presence, and Alaska Native officials spoke candidly in a federal report last year about barriers victims face in seeking justice. Some victims needing a sexual assault forensic exam must take a boat or plane to an urban area, according to Michelle Demmert, chief justice for the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes.

As a result of complaints over police response nationwide, proposals have begun to emerge to address how officers respond, with calls for the Justice Department to establish standardized protocols.

One of those proposals, included in draft legislation to renew and broaden the Violence Against Women Act, would expand tribal jurisdiction over a range of crimes. For example, tribal police would be able to arrest non-Native Americans suspected of selling women for sex or running trafficking rings.

An earlier version of the Violence Against Women Act gave tribal authorities the ability to prosecute non-Indians in domestic violence cases. However, only 18 tribes have met the mandates to do so, the National Congress of American Indians reported in March. Those mandates include requiring tribes to provide an attorney to suspects who cannot afford one — a costly ask for cash-strapped nations.

“We can’t guarantee that because we don’t have the funding to guarantee it,” said Robert LaFountain, a prosecutor on Montana’s Crow Reservation, where the per capita annual income of roughly $15,000 is about half the national average. “The funding is always difficult.”

Another measure included in the VAWA reauthorization calls for annual reports on the number of missing and murdered Native Americans, one of multiple federal proposals aimed at measuring the full scope of the problem.

The Violence Against Women Act expires this fall, and prospects for passing any new changes are uncertain. There are no Republicans co-sponsors, and the U.S. Justice Department has not signaled its support for amendments. As a senator, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions opposed the legislation in 2013 over his objection to expanding tribes’ authority over non-Indians and other provisions.

Shawano Police Department

Sept. 4

Police logged 31 incidents, including the following:

Vandalism — A vehicle was reported vandalized in the 100 block of East Division Street.

Vandalism — A window was reported broken in the 100 block of South Main Street.

Theft — A boat motor was reported stolen in the 800 block of East Robin Lane.

Arrest — A male subject was taken into custody at the probation and parole offices, 1340 E. Green Bay St.

Theft — Police responded to a property theft complaint at Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St.

Accident — Police responded to a two-vehicle property damage accident at Washington Street and Lieg Avenue.

Disturbance — Police responded to a domestic disturbance in the 900 block of South River Street.

Disturbance — A disturbance was reported at Kadletz and Elizabeth streets.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Sept. 4

Deputies logged 43 incidents, including the following:

OAR — A 31-year-old Gresham man was cited for operating after revocation on state Highway 47 in the town of Lessor.

Vandalism — Vandalism was reported on Spruce Road in the town of Wittenberg.

Warrant — A 25-year-old Shawano woman was taken into custody on a warrant on Strauss Court in the town of Wescott.

Theft — A bicycle was reported stolen on Witt-Birn Town Line Road in the town of Wittenberg.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on U.S. Highway 45 in Birnamwood.

Theft — Authorities responded to a property theft complaint on Cerveny Lane in the town of Richmond.

Disorderly — Authorities responded to a disorderly conduct complaint on U.S. Highway 45 in Tigerton.

Harassment — Authorities responded to a harassment complaint on River Bend Circle in the town of Belle Plaine.

Warrant — A 26-year-old homeless man was arrested on a warrant and referred for obstruction at Ho-Chunk Gaming Wittenberg, N7198 U.S. Highway 45 in the town of Wittenberg.

Clintonville Police Department

Sept. 4

Police logged 13 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — A disturbance was reported on West 13th Street.

Disturbance — A domestic incident was reported on West Street.

Theft — A theft was reported on Ginger Spur.

OWL — An 18-year old Clintonville male was cited for third-offense operating without a license on West Morning Glory Drive at Carnation Court.

Disturbance — A domestic disturbance was reported on 13th Street.

A group of Clintonville residents is looking for action on renovations to the city’s outdoor swimming pool, which has not been open to the public since a December 2015 bathhouse fire.

The citizens are going from door to door, handing out information and distributing a questionnaire regarding the future of the pool and its possible renovations, said Dennis Lichtenberg, of Clintonville.

“We hope to have the entire city covered by Saturday,” Lichtenberg said Tuesday.

While the bathhouse fire caused costly damage, the citizens’ group thinks the city is taking too long to reopen the facility, which they feel is needed in the community, Lichtenberg said.

“The feedback that I am getting as I distribute the questionnaire is very positive. Most seem to want to keep the pool and repair it,” said Lichtenberg, adding that area parents want their kids to be swimming outdoors and getting some exercise.

His hope is that Clintonville residents will review the information and return the questionnaires with their thoughts and concerns.

According to the committee, renovating the existing pool within its current footprint would cost less than building a new pool. They want the city to move ahead with renovating the damaged pump room and bathhouse and add a new pool liner, if necessary. After that, the committee would support holding a fundraiser or pursuing grants to make additional improvements, such as a zero-entry area, slide and/or splash pad.

Keeping the renovation costs reasonable is key, according to the committee. In June, the Clintonville Common Council heard it would cost an estimated $5.7 million to build a new pool, and Lichtenberg said he didn’t think the citizens would support that price tag.

Each resident is asked to sign the questionnaire with his or her name, address and telephone number and return it within one week to the City Parks Department at City Hall, 50 10th St.

Mayor Richard Beggs has said he will have the question on Tuesday’s council meeting agenda.