Council approves TIF district
Plan targets E. Green Bay St. developmentBy: tryan@shawanoleader.comA proposal to create a new tax increment finance (TIF) district aimed at spurring development along East Green Bay Street in Shawano...
View ArticleSMU policy takes beating at seminar
By: tryan@shawanoleader.comIt wasn’t part of the planned discussion, but a seminar at City Hall on Wednesday on keeping rental properties crime-free digressed at one point into a landlord gripe session...
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Landlords get anti-crime tips from police
Creation of association discussedBy: tryan@shawanoleader.com Leader Photo by Tim Ryan Landlord Scott Jung, left, poses a question to Shawano police officers Dan Conradt and Noah Bunt during a seminar...
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Shawano Police DepartmentJuly 10Police logged 21 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — A 33-year-old Shawano woman was arrested on a charge of physical abuse of a child after a disturbance...
View ArticleChickens can roost in Clintonville backyards
Council OKs ordinance 6-4By: Grace Kirchner, Leader CorrespondentClintonville residents will be able to raise chickens in the city once an ordinance passed this week takes effect.The Common Council...
View ArticleSuring man sentenced for abusing girl
By: Kevin Murphy, Leader CorrespondentA Suring man was recently sentenced in federal court to nearly 22 years in prison for sexually abusing a then 8-year-old girl last summer.Norman W. Corn Jr., 47,...
View ArticleSociety holding Cat Adoption Month
Special events, rates availableBy: Leader StaffIf all those Facebook photos of cute cats in various acts of feline funny business makes you fond of holding a furry friend of your own, there might not...
View ArticleZoning code rewrite emphasizes landscaping
City working on first update in 31 yearsBy: tryan@shawanoleader.comA rewrite of Shawano’s zoning code would put a premium on landscaping for any new development proposed in the city.“Landscaping...
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Shawano Police DepartmentJuly 13Police logged 11 incidents, including the following:Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 600 block of South Evergreen Street.Disturbance...
View ArticleFire destroys truck hauling water
By: Leader StaffA semi was destroyed by fire on County Road R in the town of Washington on Monday afternoon.A driver for Jim Piontek Trucking of Green Bay reported he heard a strange noise and pulled...
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New location working well for farmers market
4 weeks into season, reviews are positiveBy: Jason Arndt, jarndt@shawanoleader.com Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Wendy and Kyle Jorgensen, owners of of Yaks ‘N’ Things, talk with a customer at the...
View ArticleDistrict plans to review school start times
No changes for 2014-15 school yearBy: Jason Arndt, jarndt@shawanoleader.comThe Shawano School Board plans to form a committee to review school start times for middle and high school students.No changes...
View ArticleCity police want to be team players
Chief seeks more collaboration with county, stateBy: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@shawanoleader.comThere have always been partnerships between the Shawano Police Department and other law enforcement agencies,...
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Shawano Police DepartmentJuly 14Police logged 30 incidents, including the following:Property Damage — A garage was reported struck with BB gun pellets in the 500 block of Oak Drive.Abandoned Vehicle —...
View ArticleSchool Board considering maximum levy
2 more public meetings scheduledBy: tryan@shawanoleader.comFewer than a dozen people turned out Tuesday for the first in a series of public information meetings on the Shawano School District’s...
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Shawano Police DepartmentJuly 15Police logged 26 incidents, including the following:Suspicious — Police received a report of a suspicious person at the intersection of Main Street and County Road...
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ArsonA Tigerton man is facing two felony counts of arson for allegedly setting fire to deer stands on his father’s property over the weekend.Donald R. Johnson, 53, was arrested in the town of Germania...
View ArticleResidents question proposed schools budget
Final public meeting slated July 31By: Jason Arndt, jarndt@shawanoleader.comNearly two dozen residents attended Shawano School District’s second public information meeting on the 2014-15 budget...
View ArticleSafety concerns raised over crosswalk
City can’t get grant money for Green Bay St. crossingBy: tryan@shawanoleader.comShawano officials recently raised safety concerns about the crosswalk that takes the Mountain Bay Trail across East Green...
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Shawano Police DepartmentJuly 16Police logged 20 incidents, including the following:Accident — Police responded to a property damage accident at Green Bay Street and Airport Drive.Disorderly — Police...
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