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Employers learn how to ID drug and alcohol abuse
Prescription medications often misusedBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Tim Ryan Facilitator Kathleen Franklin interacts with area employers during an alcohol and drug abuse...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMay 7Police logged 31 incidents, including the following:Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem in the 200 block of North Bartlett Street.Disturbance — Police...
View Article3 hurt in 3-vehicle crash
By: Leader StaffThree people were taken to hospitals, and a section of state Highway 47 was closed for more than an hour Thursday after a three-vehicle crash in the town of Lessor.Shawano County...
View ArticleWork begins on intersection of Hwy. 47, County G
The Shawano County Highway Department, Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin are scheduled to begin reconstructing the intersection of County Road G and...
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Man gets 4½ years for auto theft spree
Defense attorney says ‘something snapped’By: Leader Staff Calvin K. OssmannA Leopolis man who stole two semi-trucks and a car during a weekend crime spree in August was sentenced Friday to 4½ years in...
View ArticleClintonville official exploring possibility of co-op grocery store
Meeting planned June 6A possible cooperative grocery store that would serve Clintonville and surrounding area will be discussed at a meeting June 6.District 4 Alderwoman Mary Beth Kuester said...
View ArticleShawano, Menominee counties creating hazard mitigation plan
Residents needed for workgroupsShawano and Menominee counties are working together to create a plan to prepare for potential disasters in the area.The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires all...
View ArticleDistraught, armed man taken into custody
Police were called to Christus Church in Clintonville on Sunday morning after a call alerting them to a distraught and possibly suicidal parishioner with a gun.Pastor Brian Crocker told police about...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMay 10Police logged 15 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — A 26-year-old woman was arrested on charges of domestic abuse and battery in the 1200 block of South...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMay 11Police logged 26 incidents, including the following:Vandalism — A vehicle was reported vandalized at Randall and Union streets.Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile...
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Former superintendent to receive Clintonville alumnus award
By: Grace Kirchner, Leader Correspondent Jerald SchoenikeFormer Clintonville Public School District Superintendent Jerald Schoenike has been selected as this year’s recipient of the district’s Alumnus...
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Dollars for Scholars redistributing unclaimed scholarships
SCHS Class of 2014 money shifted to continuing education fundBy: Jason Arndt, jarndt@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Shawano Dollars for Scholars President Michael Sleeper, center,...
View ArticleUS corn, soybean crops expected to dip slightly
Corn planting ahead of 5-year averageBy: The Associated PressThe government says farmers are expected to grow 13.6 billion bushels of corn this year, about 4 percent less than last year’s record...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMay 12Police logged 21 incidents, including the following:Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious man complaint in the 600 block of West Stevens Street.Accident — Police...
View ArticleClintonville considers Airport Road repairs
By: Grace Kirchner, Leader CorrespondentThe Clintonville Finance Committee will consider a town of Matteson request to repair Airport Road.Duwayne Federwitz, town chairman, recently sent a letter to...
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Fitness center able to help more residents
Bonduel facility underutilizedBy: Leader Staff Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Barb Laux, of Bonduel, trains with instructor Todd Edwards at the Bonduel Fitness Center on Wednesday. The fitness center at...
View ArticleCouncil denies homeless shelter permit
City officials seek more informationBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA majority of the Shawano Common Council on Wednesday felt there were still too many unanswered questions to grant a...
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New milestone for barn quilts
Kugel farm receives county’s 300th quiltBy: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski The quilt Patchwork Stars sits next to the barn on the Kugel farm Wednesday morning as a...
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Shawano Police DepartmentMay 13Police logged 24 incidents, including the following:Trespass — Police responded to a trespassing complaint in the 400 block of West Division Street.Shoplifting —...
View ArticleState budget cuts could hit county UW-Extension
Any staff reduction would be felt across programsBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA proposed $300 million budget cut for the state university system could mean the loss of at least one extension...
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