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BHS programs impress state superintendent
Evers calls partnership ‘amazing accomplishment’By: Jason Arndt, jarndt@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Jason Arndt State Superintendent Tony Evers works out a computer problem with Bonduel High...
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Pesta: Common Core bad for students, teachers, taxpayers
Program in Bonduel draws about 60 peopleBy: Jason Arndt, jarndt@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Duke Pesta discusses Common Core education standards with about 60 people Thursday in the...
View ArticleCounty Board approves wage study
Most employees getting raises in JanuaryBy: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comThe Shawano County Board on Wednesday approved the recommendations of a wage study that will jack up most county...
View ArticleServices planned this weekend for crash victims
Investigation into accident continuesBy: Leader StaffServices will be held this weekend for three teens who died this week after a crash on state Highway 22 in Belle Plaine.The accident about 5:20 p.m....
View ArticleRibbon cutting set for new Cellcom store, coffeehouse
The public is invited to a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Thursday for the new Cellcom and Glas Coffeehouse in Shawano.“Cellcom has been privileged to serve the Shawano area for over...
View ArticleWrite-ins add wrinkle to election
Poll workers cannot volunteer informationBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comRegistered write-in candidates for governor and Shawano County sheriff in the Nov. 4 election are adding an extra level of...
View ArticleCity going after public nuisances at Wisconsin House
More than 90 police calls there this yearBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe city of Shawano is seeking an injunction against the Wisconsin House hotel on East Green Bay Street in a bid to force...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 23Police logged 15 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 800 block of East Maurer Street.Juvenile — Police responded to...
View ArticleFormer DA candidate arrested again
By: Leader StaffA Beaver Dam attorney who came within a vote of becoming Shawano-Menominee County’s district attorney in 2006 was arrested for drunken driving Monday after allegedly arriving...
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Walker stumps for votes in Cecil
Governor says voter turnout important for GOP successBy: Jason Arndt, jarndt@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Jason Arndt U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble, right, introduces Gov. Scott Walker at a campaign stop...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 26Police logged 13 incidents, including the following:Burglary — Police investigated a report of an attempted burglary at the Wisconsin House, 126 E. Green Bay...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 27Police logged 25 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of South Franklin Street.Accident — Police responded...
View ArticleReport: Poverty worsening in area
Shawano Co. numbers rise, Menominee’s dip slightlyBy: Leader StaffA new study examining poverty rates in Wisconsin found poverty worsening in Shawano County since 2000, while poverty in Menominee...
View ArticleDetective threatens to sue sheriff candidate
Bieber says he won’t be intimidatedBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA Shawano County sheriff’s detective is threatening to sue Adam Bieber, who is running for sheriff in the Nov. 4 election, over...
View ArticleTax rate drops for Gresham schools
1-to-1 computer initiative implementedGresham School District property owners will pay slightly less in school taxes this year.School district voters approved a tax levy of $1,063,705 for operations...
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StrangulationA Shawano man has been charged with a felony count of strangulation and suffocation in connection with an alleged domestic abuse incident in Gresham on Sunday.Devon L. Church, 20, is...
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Shawano Police DepartmentOct. 28Police logged 20 incidents, including the following:Probation — Police responded to a probation and parole violation in the 500 block of North Franklin Street.Burglary —...
View ArticleWright raising, spending more than Bieber
By: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comShawano County Sheriff Randy Wright, who is waging a write-in campaign in a bid to keep his office, has raised and spent twice as much as his opponent, Shawano...
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Five years of success
School proud of state awardBy: Jason Arndt jarndt@wolfrivermedia.com Contributed photo Students of Gresham School cheer during an assembly celebrating five consecutive years as a state School of...
View ArticleClintonville wrestling with projected budget deficit
Administrator says using fund balance would prevent more cutsBy: Grace Kirchner Leader CorrespondentClintonville’s interim city administrator says the city is in good enough financial shape to use some...
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