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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 7Police logged 31 incidents, including the following:Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 600 block of South Union Street.Truancy —...
View ArticleDeadline nears for crop insurance decisions
Farmers have until March 15 to review which USDA crop risk protection options, including federal crop insurance and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, they need for spring-seeded...
View ArticleUW-Extension schedules farm succession workshop
The University of Wisconsin-Extension in Marinette, Oconto and Shawano Counties is offering a farm succession workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 22 at Premier Community Bank, 745 State Highway 32,...
View ArticleCity hires contractor for street reconstruction projects
Bids come in below expectationsBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comCity officials Wednesday awarded bids for street and utility reconstruction projects that came in at significantly less than...
View ArticleBonduel getting word out on school referendum
Few people attend meeting this weekBy: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comA half-dozen Bonduel School District residents attended an information meeting about the referendum on the April 4 ballot...
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Strong winds topple trees, knock out power
Fires blamed on downed power linesBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski A tree lies near the road on Lake Drive in the town of Wescott near Mielke Park. Other trees in the...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 8Police logged 26 incidents, including the following:Theft — An iPad was reported stolen at Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St.Weather — Police logged nine incidents of debris...
View ArticleWittenberg man arrested in computer sex sting
Charges expected to be filed next weekBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comShawano County authorities arrested a 49-year-old Wittenberg man Thursday for allegedly using a computer to facilitate a...
View ArticleHarter’s takes over Clintonville garbage services June 1
Residents have until April 29 to opt outBy: Grace Kirchner, Leader CorrespondentBeginning June 1, Harter’s Fox Valley Disposal will be the only company providing garbage and recycling services in the...
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Questions getting more focused as park referendum nears
Final public hearing is WednesdayBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Additional seating and other improvements are planned for Smalley Park along the Wolf River. It is...
View ArticleAppeals court overturns local robbery conviction
Judge’s omission cited in decisionBy: Kevin Murphy, Leader CorrespondentA state appeals court Thursday reversed a Shawano man’s bank robbery conviction because the judge did not ask at the plea hearing...
View ArticleBowler gets grant to improve water quality
Well’s nitrates above permissible levelBy: Kevin Murphy, Leader CorrespondentThe village of Bowler received state approval Thursday for a $354,265 project to meet nitrate thresholds for its public...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 9Police logged 22 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 1300 block of South Union Street.Theft — Money was reported...
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Man arrested in sex sting was Witt-Birn school employee
Transportation manager faces up to 40 years in prisonBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA Wittenberg man arrested Thursday in a computer sex crime sting was identified Monday as an employee of the...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 13Police logged 23 incidents, including the following:Theft — A phone was reported stolen at Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St.Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance...
View ArticleConditional release granted to Keiler after 2 1/2 years
Man had wanted to ‘shoot it out’ with policeBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA Gillett man committed to a mental institution for an armed standoff with sheriff’s deputies in Wittenberg three years...
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County may pull out of Fellman Center
Study urged on merging operationsBy: Scott Williams swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Scott Williams Shawano County spends about $68,000 a year to lease space inside the privately-owned...
View ArticleMore Clintonville buildings coming down
Council tasks Kersten Excavating with demolitionBy: Grace Kirchner Leader CorrespondentSeveral more buildings are slated to come down next week in Clintonville.The city’s Common Council accepted the...
View ArticleAppleton man killed in town of Herman crash
A 63-year-old Appleton man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the town of Herman late Tuesday, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department.Dale Lillge was a passenger in a vehicle driven by...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 14Police logged 19 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance at the Wisconsin House, 216 E. Green Bay St.Disturbance — Police...
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