Marion woman dies in Christmas Eve crash
A Marion woman was reported dead at the scene of a Christmas Eve crash in the town of Seneca Thursday.According to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department, a 33-year-old male from De Pere was driving...
View ArticleStorm warning in effect for much of Wisconsin
By: The Associated PressA wintry mix of snow, ice, gusty winds and freezing rain is expected to make travel difficult in most of Wisconsin through Tuesday.The National Weather Service issued a winter...
View ArticleSnowstorm cancels county committee meeting
New finance department to be examinedBy: Leader StaffCiting a winter storm warning, Shawano County canceled Monday’s County Board committee meeting to evaluate the merger approved in July of the...
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Shawano Police DepartmentDec. 27Police logged 12 incidents, including the following:Assault — Police investigated an assault in the 100 block of South Main Street.Juvenile — Police responded to a...
View ArticleCommute to work easier than treacherous trip home
By: The Associated PressThe drive to work should be easier than Monday's difficult trip home in Wisconsin where heavy, blowing snow and sleet caused hundreds of accidents and slowed travel to a crawl...
View ArticleCow College classes set in Clintonville
Registration due todayBy: Grace Kirchner, Leader CorrespondentRegistration closes Wednesday for the Cow College sessions to be held in January at the Fox Valley Technical College Regional Center in...
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Shawano Police DepartmentDec. 28Police logged 35 incidents, including the following:Disorderly — Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint at the Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource Center,...
View ArticleThedaCare changes irk some customers
Company defends price increases, insurance refusalBy: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.comThree months after opening a $50 million hospital in Shawano, ThedaCare health system is raising prices...
View ArticleKurkiewicz bows out of mayor’s race
Ponschok not seeking another term on councilBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comAlderman Bob Kurkiewicz has dropped out of the race for Shawano mayor, leaving the field to seven other potential...
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1st snow of season brings the usual problems
Officials say things went well despite heavy snowfallBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Scott Williams Roland Genke uses a snowblower to clear his driveway Tuesday on East Green Bay...
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Shawano Police DepartmentDec. 29Police logged 15 incidents, including the following:Information — A caller complained about a city crew plowing snow into a business parking lot in the 200 block of East...
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Delivery of narcoticsA Tigerton man is facing a felony count of delivery of narcotics for allegedly selling his prescription Fentanyl patches over the past two years.Charles A. Hintz, 69, could face a...
View ArticleRaces shaping up for Clintonville council seats
By: Grace Kirchner, Leader CorrespondentAll five of Clintonville’s incumbent alderpersons will seek re-election in April, and, as of Wednesday, only one of the five council seats will be uncontested.In...
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Newest Shawano officer sworn in
Sorlie brings department up to full staffBy: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.com Contributed Photo Shawano City Clerk Karla Duchac gives the oath of office to the city’s newest police officer, Keith...
View ArticleCharges filed in elderly purse snatchings
By: Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.comA Shawano woman who allegedly targeted elderly motorists in a pair of purse snatchings earlier this month has been charged with a felony count of robbery for one...
View ArticleThedaCare, insurance firm consider coverage extension
Meeting set with Network HealthBy: Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.comHealth insurance coverage for hundreds of Shawano County consumers could remain intact through 2016, under a compromise to...
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Shawano Police DepartmentDec. 30Police logged 26 incidents, including the following:Disturbance — Charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer were referred against an 18-year-old man after...
View ArticleDrunken driving crackdown continues through weekend
By: Leader StaffShawano County authorities will continue extra drunken driving enforcement through the weekend as part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.The holiday season...
View Article3 arrested on child sex crime charges
By: Leader StaffAuthorities arrested three men on child sex crime and other charges Thursday, according to a news release from the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office.A joint investigation between the...
View ArticleTop 10 stories of 2015
Opening of ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano tops listBy: Leader StaffThe opening of a new hospital in Shawano tops the list of local stories for 2015, a year that also featured high-profile criminal...
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