22 July 2014

Public Record

Shawano Police Department July 22 Police logged 37 incidents, including the following: Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint on Mountain Bay Trail Drive in Shawano. Theft — Change and other items were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 100 block of South Smalley Street. Theft — A pocket knife was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 800 block of Picnic Street. Theft — Items were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 4
22 July 2014
Shirley Ann Welcing
Shirley Ann Welcing, 79, of Bonduel, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2014, at the St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Cecil with the Rev. Luke Ferris officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, July 25, 2014, from 9 a.m. until time of service. Burial will be in the St.
22 July 2014
Elliott T. West
Elliott T. West, 31, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 18, 2014. He was born on Dec. 25, 1982, in Appleton, to Michael and Gloria (Gwost) West. Elliott graduated from Appleton North High School in 2001, and went on to attend and graduate from Humboldt University in 2006. As a child, Elliott was full of joy and energy. He was a trendsetter and known for his outgoing personality.
22 July 2014
Bieber floats justice center at SMC site
Shawano County sheriff’s candidate Adam Bieber is floating the idea of a multi-agency mega-complex that would be housed at the Shawano Medical Center property after the hospital moves to its new location. In a Facebook posting Tuesday, Bieber wrote that an ultimate goal would be moving the Sheriff’s Department, Shawano Police Department, Shawano County Social Services, Department of Community Programs and the state Department of Natural Resources
22 July 2014
County to seek full-time coordinator
The Shawano County Board voted 20-4 Wednesday to restore the county’s administrative coordinator position to full time. The position had been full time until 2012, when Frank Pascarella left to become county administrator in Chippewa County.
22 July 2014
Rate hike approved for SMU
Shawano Municipal Utilities customers will start paying more for electricity next month, though how much more depends on what class of customers they are. The Public Service Commission on Tuesday issued an order granting SMU a rate increase sufficient to provide the utility with a 6 percent rate of return. The increase will start to show up on September bills covering usage for the month of August. Residential customers and the largest industrial
22 July 2014
Menominee opens tourney with 13-1 loss
It was the kind of day when nothing goes right: you almost get shut out, you give up a seven-run inning, you break a bat and your ninth — and last — player gets injured. That’s how it went for the Menominee American Legion baseball team Wednesday in the opening game of the American Legion Class A Region 3 tournament in Marion, a 13-1 loss to Manawa. “They showed up to play,” Menominee coach Brandon Frechette said of Manawa.
22 July 2014
Protesters rally against big money in politics
A small but impassioned crowd of people gathered outside the Shawano County Courthouse on Wednesday evening for a pro-democracy rally aimed at exposing the influence of big money in American politics. Their chief target in particular were the Koch brothers, Charles and David, oil industry billionaires who have spent the last few years pumping money into the campaigns of candidates who support what critics say is the Koch brothers’ ultra-conservat
22 July 2014
Storywalk tells about protecting nature
The storybook “Why Should I Protect Nature?” will be read at the Holtwood Sporting Complex, 115 Holtwood Way, on Friday, July 25. This is the third and last storybook walk in Oconto this summer. Ribbon cutting will be at the complex at 10:30 a.m. with the storybook walk to follow. Participants can enjoy a walk and the playgrounds and learn why it is important to protect nature. Two other storybook walks are available at Oconto parks this summer.
22 July 2014
Historic log found in pond
In spring, Debbie and Kyle Roeser, of Green Bay, pulled a heavy white pine floater out of the water near the boat landing on Reservoir Pond in Townsend. It had a U and a D clearly marked in two places, leading to its identification as an original log from the (Uri) Balcom and (Devillo) Holt Lumber Company.
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