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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 16Police logged 51 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Police responding to a domestic disturbance in the 700 block of West Picnic Street arrested a...
View ArticleCounty budget up for vote Wednesday
By: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comShawano County Board supervisors will vote Wednesday on a plan that includes a 1.52 percent increase in the 2015 property tax rate.The proposed levy of...
View ArticleCity considering detective in budget
By: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comCity officials are mulling the possibility of adding a detective’s position to the Shawano Police Department as work continues on the 2015 budget.The Finance...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 19Police logged 21 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — A 24-year-old Keshena man was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after a...
View ArticlePickup crashes into home; Birnamwood driver killed
A 22-year-old Birnamwood man was killed early Saturday after his vehicle crashed into a house on U.S. Highway 45 in the town of Aniwa, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department.Tony M....
View ArticleSchool Board approves final 2014-15 budget
Official expects larger tax hike in 2015By: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comThe Shawano School Board unanimously approved its 2014-15 budget Monday, but it came with a warning that a larger tax...
View ArticleFourth suspect arrested in Internet sex sting
Oshkosh man was aware of operationBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA fourth suspect has been arrested following a recent Internet sex sting operation after he continued making contact with...
View ArticleCommon Core foe brings message to Bonduel
Pesta says students have become ‘guinea pigs’By: Jason Arndt, jarndt@wolfrivermedia.comAn opponent of the new Common Core education standards is slated to speak at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Bonduel High...
View Article3 area students die in crash
Speed believed to be factorBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe Shawano and Bonduel communities are reeling in the aftermath of a two-vehicle crash late Tuesday afternoon that claimed three young...
View ArticleAuthorities release names of students killed in crash
By: By Leader StaffOfficials on Wednesday released the names of three teenagers who died Tuesday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Belle Plaine.Two Shawano high school students, 17-year-old Cody...
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Gresham completes innovative upgrade to treatment facility
Contributed Photo Area residents joined village leaders and federal, state and local officials for an open house Friday celebrating the completion of Gresham’s new treatment facility.Area residents...
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StrangulationA Shawano man is facing a felony charge of strangulation and suffocation after an alleged domestic disturbance in the city last month.Cory L. Lohman, 33, could face a maximum six years in...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 21Police logged 41 incidents, including the following:Curfew — Police investigated two juveniles violating curfew at Sturgeon Park, 811 S. Water St.Animal — Police...
View ArticleCounty property tax rate to increase to $5.20
Budget includes implementation of wage studyBy: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comThe Shawano County Board approved a 1.52 percent increase in the 2015 property tax rate Wednesday as it finalized...
View ArticleBHS teen wanted to make family proud
By: Jason Arndt, jarndt@wolfrivermedia.comThe Bonduel community is mourning the loss of a 15-year-old high school sophomore.Paige Brunette was killed along with two Shawano Community High School...
View ArticleSCHS seniors enjoyed tech ed
By: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comFor Shawano School District staff who knew them, the memories of Cody Borsche and Tyler Welch are as closely knit in the wake of their tragic deaths as their...
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Kids in crash were tight-knit group
Shawano, Bonduel students grievingBy: Leader Staff Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Students console each other alongside the roadside memorial on state Highway 22 in Belle Plaine where three high school...
View ArticleBoard hears report on sheriff’s dept. investigation
Missing money has been problem since 1999By: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comThe Shawano County Board received a report Wednesday on an investigation of the Sheriff’s Department over the...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 22Police logged 24 incidents, including the following:Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint in the 100 block of South Smalley Street.Fraud —...
View ArticleTigerton man facing numerous counts of child sex assault
By: Leader StaffA Tigerton man facing multiple counts of child sex assault, incest and other charges was ordered held on a $25,000 cash bond after an initial appearance in Shawano-Menominee County...
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