City IDs 8 water mains to replace
Stainless steel saddles corrodingBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe city of Shawano has identified eight locations along Main Street at risk for water main breaks due to potential corrosion.High...
View ArticleClassics co-owner sentenced for drugs
Husband, daughter have pleaded no contestBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe first of three family co-owners of a Wescott supper club charged in connection with a home-based marijuana operation...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 5Police logged 17 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of South Main Street.Disturbance — Police responded...
View ArticleDoxtater featured at domestic violence program
C.J. Doxtater, from End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence, will present the keynote address at a Domestic Violence Awareness Day program Wednesday at Menominee...
View ArticleShawano raises pay for substitute teachers
District increases stipend by $30 per dayBy: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comThe Shawano School District is having difficulty competing with other school districts for substitute teachers, and...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 6Police logged 23 incidents, including the following:Theft — A bike was reported stolen from Shawano Community Middle School, 1050 S. Union St.Theft — A ring was reported...
View Article2nd person sentenced in Classics drug case
Nicole Himebauch gets jail, probationBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe second of three family co-owners of a Wescott supper club charged in connection with a home-based marijuana operation was...
View ArticleWisconsin same-sex couples can wed
Supreme Court declines to hear appealBy: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comA federal judge in Wisconsin on Tuesday lifted her hold on an order allowing same-sex marriages to take place in...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 7Police logged 14 incidents, including the following:Warrant — A 30-year-old man was taken into custody on a warrant in the 900 block of East Randall Street.Warrant — A...
View ArticleClintonville plans to reopen skate park
City spending $10K on used equipmentBy: Grace Kirchner, Leader CorrespondentPlans are in place to reopen the Gordon Noren Skate Park in Clintonville.The park at 55 E. 12th St. was closed more than a...
View ArticleClintonville council calls for Rose recall vote
Resident says more recalls could be comingBy: Grace Kirchner, Leader CorrespondentFive days after receiving a stinging rebuke from the state Government Accountability Board, the Clintonville Common...
View ArticleSacred Heart hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony
By: Carol Wagner, Leader CorrespondentThe Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano to celebrate the renovation at the...
View ArticleSheriff rips department investigations
Missing money, picnic dustup prompt probesBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comShawano County Sheriff Randy Wright on Wednesday called for a halt to investigations of his department by a private...
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Felony OWI with injuryA Tigerton man is facing felony drunken driving charges in connection with a two-vehicle crash in August that injured a passenger in the other vehicle.Joseph A. Derus, 31, has...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 8Police logged 24 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Police responded to a domestic disturbance in the 300 block of Mountain Bay Trail Drive.Shoplifting —...
View ArticleLutheran high school gearing up fundraising effort
Saturday event will help pay this year’s costsBy: Jason Arndt, jarndt@wolfrivermedia.comWolf River Lutheran High School will hold a Family Fun Fair and Auction on Saturday at Boarders Inn & Suites...
View ArticleCommittee backs proposed zoning code rewrite
Permit would be needed for extensive clear-cuttingBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA steering committee gave its blessing Thursday to a proposed zoning code rewrite, sending it off to the Shawano...
View ArticleCounty won’t halt Sheriff’s Dept. probe
Chairman says he wants accountabilityBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comShawano County Board Chairman Jerry Erdmann said Thursday there will be no halt called to investigations of the Sheriff’s...
View ArticleFarmers market season ends Saturday
By: Leader StaffTwenty-five vendors are expected Saturday as the Shawano Farmers Market wraps up its first season at Franklin Park.Market director Nathan Falk said the market has attracted more...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 9Police logged 23 incidents, including the following:Arrest — A 34-year-old man was taken into custody for a violation at the Probation and Parole offices, 1340 E. Green...
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