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Debate dissects city’s last two years
Whealon feels some have not been heard; Cronce says Shawano has made progressBy: Lee Pulaski lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Greg Mellis Ed Whealon, left, and Jeanne Cronce, right, discuss...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 20Police logged 22 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of West First Street.Theft — A 33-year-old Shawano...
View ArticleCommunity ed seeks to expand course offerings
New director eyes courses for seniors, young adultsBy: Lee Pulaski lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comRobyn Shingler, the new director for Shawano Community Education, emphasized several times in a...
View ArticleKeshena man pleads to child sex charge
Crowe may face 3-year prison sentenceBy: Kevin Murphy Leader CorrespondentA Keshena man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to abusive sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl she after she had...
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City defends plan to round up and euthanize geese
Plan sparks social media furor after revealed at mayoral debateBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.com Leader File Photo A pair of Canadian geese lead a flock of goslings to forage for food in a wooded...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 21Police logged 27 incidents, including the following:Fire Call — Police assisted at the scene of a fire call at a garage in the 200 block of Pearl Avenue. Smoke from a...
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Democratic candidate for governor visits Shawano
Matt Flynn faces 8 other candidates in primaryBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Tim Ryan Matt Flynn, one of nine candidates for the Democratic nomination in the governor’s race,...
View ArticleSIST files suit to stop property condemnation
RDA looking to condemn two downtown propertiesBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology has filed suit against the Shawano Redevelopment Authority in an...
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Trebian named CMN’s new leader
He is only second president in college’s historyBy: Lee Pulaski lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comThe College of Menominee Nation has a new president. Dr. Paul F. Trebian, an Alaska native and member of the...
View ArticleHo-Chunk casino salutes Vietnam veterans
Ho-Chunk Gaming Wittenberg invites the community to its annual flag-raising ceremony March 29 commemorating National Vietnam War Veterans Day.Forty-five years ago, the last U.S. combat troops departed...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 22Police logged 23 incidents, including the following:Arrest — A 43-year-old man was taken into custody at the probation and parole offices, 1340 E. Green Bay St.Fraud —...
View ArticleCity sets open house on geese removal plan
Plan to round up and euthanize birds set off social media frenzyBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe city of Shawano is looking to soothe some ruffled feathers after complaints the public was not...
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Does the city have a capital improvements budget deficit?By: Leader StaffTo some, it may be a matter of semantics, but use of the word “deficit” to describe the city’s capital improvements budget is...
View ArticleMail thief gets 1 year in prison
Konaha facing more charges with countyBy: Kevin Murphy Leader CorrespondentA Shawano woman who stole mail last fall from a U.S. Postal Service truck containing $6,445 was sentenced Friday in federal...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 26Police logged 31 incidents, including the following:Truancy — Police logged six truancy complaints from Shawano Community High School, 220 County Road B.Fraud — Police...
View ArticleTribe considers special quarantine to protect black ash trees
To slow the spread of the tree-killing emerald ash borer, the entire state will be under quarantine for the pest as of Friday, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has...
View ArticleCharges filed in Mattoon armed robbery
Suspect arrested after traffic stop in Marathon CountyBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA Bowler man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with the armed robbery of a gas station in the...
View ArticleHeightened police presence at Shawano schools after shooting threat
Graffiti on picnic table threatened to ‘shoot up the school’By: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThreatening graffiti scrawled in black marker on a picnic table sent local authorities and Shawano...
View ArticleKeshena man charged in armed assault
Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment this week against a man allegedly involved in an...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMarch 27Police logged 26 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of South Main Street.Fire — Authorities responded...
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