RDA recommends blight district map, project plan
Plan commission, council to review proposalBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA tool to assist property owners improve and develop their properties, not a weapon to be used against them.That’s how...
View ArticleGresham fund offering $1,000 scholarships
Gresham Scholarship Fund is offering a community scholarship for any community member who has completed one semester in a post-secondary education institution and earned a minimum grade-point average...
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Shawano Police DepartmentJune 16Police logged 27 incidents, including the following:Harassment — Police responded to a harassment complaint in the 800 block of East Richmond Street.Harassment — Police...
View Article32 properties on RDA’s priority list
SIST owns 11 of themBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe Shawano Redevelopment Authority has identified 32 properties at the top of its to-do list for addressing blighted parcels in the city,...
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Shawano girl reaches for the stars
NASA researcher grew up hereBy: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com Contributed Photo Sue Lederer, a space scientist for NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, addresses young students...
View ArticleMulti-vehicle crash closes Highway 45
By: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA 52-year-old Tigerton woman sustained substantial injuries Monday in a multi-vehicle crash that closed U.S. Highway 45 in the village for more than two...
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Shawano Police DepartmentJune 19Police logged 20 incidents, including the following:Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 400 block of West Richmond Street.Harassment —...
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Mystery manufacturer finally named
De Pere packaging plant to open in ShawanoBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.com Contributed Photo Belmark Inc.’s De Pere facility is seen in this photo from the company. Belmark plans a new facility in...
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Shawano Police DepartmentJune 20Police logged 29 incidents, including the following:Vandalism — Car tires were reported slashed in the 400 block of West Green Bay Street.Theft — A bike was reported...
View ArticleTigerton woman injured in Hwy. 45 crash
By: Leader StaffA multi-vehicle crash that seriously injured a Tigerton woman and closed U.S. Highway 45 in the village for more than two hours Monday remains under investigation, according to the...
View ArticleUpgrades set for school courtyard
Middle school project will cost $50,000By: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.comThe courtyard at Shawano Community Middle School will get its makeover after all.The Shawano School Board has...
View ArticleFormer tribal chairwoman remembered
Flags lowered in Waukau’s honorBy: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.comThe Menominee Indian Tribe is mourning longtime tribal leader, educator and advocate Lisa Waukau.Waukau, a schoolteacher...
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Packers cheer on Red River Riders
Surprise visit welcomed by organizationBy: Chris Caporale, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Greg Mellis Cara Becker, of Milwaukee, wearing her Robert Brooks jersey, meets Brooks, a member of...
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Shawano Police DepartmentJune 21Police logged 20 incidents, including the following:Noise — Police responded to a noise complaint at the Lincoln Apartments, 237 S. Sawyer St.Juvenile — Police responded...
View ArticleCounty emergency department splits from sheriff
Board approves change effective Jan. 1By: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.comShawano County’s emergency management operation will break away from the sheriff’s department effective Jan....
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TO MARKET, TO MARKET
Ag producers sell their wares at Shawano Farmers MarketBy: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Yvonne Van Lanen, left, displays samples at her Y Salsa booth as Sharon...
View ArticleRedevelopment notification letter sparks concerns
Language worries some property ownersBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comMaybe they should have added a postscript. “PS: Don’t panic.”A letter sent to Shawano property owners informing them their...
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CMN prepares search for new president
Fowler will retire at end of month VERNA FOWLERVerna Fowler, the College of Menominee Nation’s founding president, will retire at the end of the month.The college’s board of trustees has unanimously...
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Police searching for Clintonville teen
AUSTIN ARNOLDThe Clintonville Police Department is seeking information about the whereabouts of 16-year-old Austin Arnold, of Clintonville.He was last seen by his parents at approximately noon Tuesday...
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Sexual assault of a childAn arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a Bonduel man charged with repeated sexual assault of a child.Oscar R. Martinez Ordonez, 47, is accused of sexually assaulting a girl...
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