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New tourism spot set for TV debut
Discover Wisconsin to promote area for 2 yearsBy: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Scott Williams Inside the Twig’s Beverage Museum in Shawano, Discover Wisconsin managing...
View ArticleFormer Ponderosa back on auction block
Sale scheduled for March 9By: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe former Ponderosa restaurant in Shawano is back on the auction block six months after a previously scheduled sheriff’s sale was...
View ArticleFormer hospital building to be razed
Move follows tribe’s decision not to seek propertyBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comCity officials have drafted an agreement with ThedaCare to have the former Shawano Medical Center torn down after...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 1Police logged 30 incidents, including the following:Truancy — Police logged four truancy complaints from the Shawano School District.Shoplifting — Walmart, 1244 E. Green...
View ArticleCommission approves new TIF district
Move intended to bring new business to cityBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe Shawano Plan Commission on Wednesday approved creation of a new Tax Incremental Finance district that will make way...
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Body cameras for deputies gain momentum
Tribe agrees to provide $20,000By: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com Contributed Photo The police body camera planned for Shawano County sheriff’s deputies clips to the front of a deputy’s...
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SCHS grad to receive state award
Mark Samels is executive producer of ‘American Experience’ Mark SamelsMark Samels, a 1973 graduate of Shawano High School and executive producer of television’s most-watched and longest-running history...
View ArticlePlan commission approves razing hospital
ThedaCare will pay for demolitionBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe former Shawano Medical Center could be demolished and replaced with green space by the end of summer after the Shawano Plan...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 2Police logged 28 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of South Sawyer Street.Disturbance — Police...
View ArticleClintonville extends city administrator contract
Kell will fill job until July 2017By: Grace Kirchner, Leader CorrespondentThe Clintonville Common Council wants to keep Chuck Kell as the city’s administrator until at least June 2017.The council met...
View ArticlePolice: Drug raid nets meth, heroin, mushrooms
Two people were taken into custody after a drug raid in the town of Bartelme, according to the Stockbridge-Munsee Police Department.Stockbridge-Munsee police and the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office...
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Farmer could lose lease with county
Issue follows farm sale debateBy: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com Contributed Photo Shawano County Board Chairman Jerry Erdmann, left, watches as farmer Kraig Rosenow urges supervisors...
View ArticleCommission OKs agreement for Dunham’s
Store is scheduled to open in MayBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA developer’s agreement that will pave the way for Dunham’s Sports to move into a portion of the vacant Kmart space was approved...
View ArticleCoyotes suspected in cattle loss
By: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.comInvestigators say a Shawano County dairy farm lost three cows and perhaps as many as five in an apparent attack by coyotes.David Ruid, a biologist for...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 3Police logged 20 incidents, including the following:Accident — A minor accident was reported in the 500 block of South Main Street after a semi hit a telephone pole and...
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Cecil eyes Mud Lake site for growth
DNR ready to oppose village’s planBy: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Scott Williams Motorists heading north on state Highway 117 pass the Mud Lake Wildlife Area, but Cecil...
View ArticleFormer detective sues county, sheriff
Wudtke says he was forced out of jobBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA former Shawano County sheriff’s detective who filed a civil suit in federal court this week against the county and Sheriff...
View ArticleSchool start times a hot issue
Proposal divides speakers at meetingBy: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.comParents and others in the Shawano School District split sharply Monday on a move to adjust school start times so that...
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Business development, job growth top issues at forum
Future of SMC, library also debatedBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Tim Ryan Mayoral candidates Jim Oberstein and Jeanne Cronce take questions from library staff and city...
View ArticleCRI welcomes new employees
Cooperative Resources International recently welcomed three new employees in Shawano.Becky Onesti, of Shawano, joins CRI as a financial director. Onesti graduated from the University of...
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