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Shawano Police DepartmentAug. 5Police logged 22 incidents, including the following:Restraining Order — Police responded to a complaint of a restraining order violation in the 700 block of South Union...
View ArticleFive injury accidents keep emergency crews busy
Authorities responded to five injury accidents Wednesday, though none of the injuries were life threatening, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department.The most serious crash resulted in a...
View ArticleBoard hikes middle, high school coach salaries
Increases expected to attract better coachesBy: Lee Pulaski lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comThe Shawano School Board approved a proposal this week that is expected to attract and retain middle school and...
View ArticleTwo new cases of tubing illness possible
One local case confirmed; another probableBy: Scott Williams swilliams@wolfrivermedia.comAn outbreak of a lung infection linked to tubing on the Little Wolf River has reached the Shawano area.The...
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Bonduel corn roast heats up despite rain
Supporters turn out in wet conditionsBy: Scott Williams swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Scott Williams Curtie Grunewald, left, who has been helping with the Lions Club event for 25 years,...
View ArticleDeer birthday bash raises $20K
More than 120 people gathered on Aug. 1 in Keshena to celebrate the 80th birthday of Ada Deer, the pioneering former chair of the Menominee Restoration Committee and former head of the U.S. Bureau of...
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Shawano Police DepartmentAug. 6Police logged 25 incidents, including the following:Shoplifting — Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St., reported a shoplifting incident.Disturbance — Police responded to a...
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Shawano Police DepartmentAug. 9Police logged 15 incidents, including the following:Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem in the 400 block of Fairview Way.Suspicious — Police responded to a...
View ArticlePonderosa foreclosure sale called off
Property remains with company formed last monthBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA sheriff’s sale of the former Ponderosa restaurant in Shawano that had been planned for Wednesday has been...
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Swedberg acquires Zastrow Funeral Homes
Bonduel facility to close; Cecil home remains openBy: Carol Wagner, Leader Correspondent Photo by Carol Wagner Lon Swedberg stands in front of Zastrow Funeral Home in Cecil, which will now be...
View ArticleBoard shaves $2M off SCMS referendum
Updates expected to last 25 yearsBy: Lee Pulaski, lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.comThe Shawano School District will move forward with its referendum for Shawano Community Middle School, but with fewer...
View ArticleGroup to try again for homeless shelter
Foundation says it will help support facilityBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA local nonprofit group will try for a second time Wednesday to gain approval for an emergency homeless...
View ArticleCity gives ThedaCare noon deadline on hospital agreement
Alternative location could be sought for residency training programBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comExasperated city officials Tuesday took a page out of the Old West playbook and set up a...
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Shawano Police DepartmentAug. 10Police logged 19 incidents, including the following:Burglary — Police investigated a break-in in the 100 block of River Heights.Shoplifting — Kwik Trip, 1241 E. Green...
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Baldwin talks up Iran deal on tribal visit
Senator calls agreement a diplomatic winBy: Scott Williams swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Scott Williams U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., left, talks with manager Al Quinney during a tour...
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Shawano Police DepartmentAug. 11Police logged 23 incidents, including the following:Shoplifting — Clothing was reported stolen by a woman who slipped out the back at Generations, 135 S. Main St.Threats...
View ArticleArmed robbery trial gets underway
Gillett woman faces 40 years in prisonBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA trial got underway Wednesday for a Gillett woman accused of robbing a Shawano grocery store at knifepoint last year.Brenda...
View ArticleBoater may be missing on Lily Lake
Emergency crews were searching a small Shawano County lake Wednesday for an elderly boater whose boat was found adrift.The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department said the 79-year-old Shawano man is known...
View ArticleGlitch delays homeless shelter vote
SAM 25 seeking conditional use permitBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comEditor’s note: A longer version of this story will appear in Friday’s print edition.City officials stunned a crowd of some 50...
View ArticleSMH deal on life support
City sets one more meeting with ThedaCare on hospital agreementBy: Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.comThe city’s deadline for a deal with ThedaCare that would allow the former Shawano Medical Center to...
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