11 August 2013

Landfill losing customers, not cutting expenses

Fewer towns shipping their garbage to the Shawano landfill has put the facility in dire straits. The Shawano County Solid Waste Management Board on Thursday spent more than an hour discussing the issues and looking at options to stop the bleeding despite not being provided with financial information about the operation. City officials could not provide annual revenue or expenses for the landfill when the Leader requested the information Thursday
11 August 2013
New coach wants Hawks to have fun
Football should be fun. That was the message Alan Tomow, Shawano Community High School’s new varsity coach, had for his assistant coaches and players as he led the program’s first few practices of the season this week. “Football is an enjoyable game,” he said. “It doesn’t have to be complicated, it doesn’t have to be not fun. I want them to have fun.
8 August 2013
New position signals shakeup at SCEPI
City officials have signed off on an agreement that creates a new upper-level position at Shawano County Economic Progress Inc.
8 August 2013
Public Record
Shawano Police Department Aug. 7 Police logged 23 incidents, including the following: Hit and Run — Police investigated a property damage hit-and-run in the 1400 block of South Lincoln Street. Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance on Prospect Circle. Theft — A purse was reported stolen from a vehicle at St. James Child Care, 224 S.
8 August 2013
Ervin H. Bleck
Ervin H. “Bud” Bleck, 96 , of Shawano, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, at a local nursing home. Born on April 6, 1917, in Clintonville, he was the son of the late Edwin H. and Lily (Hoffman) Bleck. Bud was raised in the Clintonville area. On May 13, 1941, he enlisted with the United States Army to serve his country during World War II. He was honorably discharged as a sergeant in December 1944. On Oct.
8 August 2013
Chill summer for Jiskra
Hallie Jiskra has found success on a whole new field this summer. The 2012 Bonduel High School graduate, who participated in softball, basketball, volleyball and cross-country for the Bears, is making a name for herself in the 12-team women’s Legends Football League as a red-zone scoring threat. Jiskra has five touchdowns this season, three coming in her debut in the Green Bay Chill’s season opener against the Seattle Mist on April 6 in Seattle.
8 August 2013
Fire department’s new brush truck in service
A new brush truck has been in service since spring with the Cecil-Washington Fire Department thanks to a donation from Trans Canada Pipeline. The 2006 F250 Ford, valued at $11,000, was given to the department last year. Firefighters then worked to refurbish it, replacing the body with a new box and adding a pump to convert the truck for fighting brush fires. “We worked on it whenever we had the time,” Fire Chief Jeff Homan said.
8 August 2013
Radio resolution gets committee support
The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department’s request for radios that operate on the county’s new simulcast system received a 3-1 vote of support from the Public Property Committee on Wednesday. The cost to replace the department’s older radios that don’t operate with the simulcast system is $214,408, according to Sheriff Randy Wright. Bonduel and Stockbridge-Munsee police departments are looking at having to replace older radios, as well. Bonduel Po
8 August 2013
County evidence storage plan still on course
The Shawano County Public Safety Committee is unwilling to meet with the Public Property Committee until later to discuss evidence storage issues. Supervisor Bert Huntington said at the Public Safety Committee meeting Wednesday that he was interested in meeting with the Public Property Committee, but the timing seemed bad. He cited work due to begin on renovations to the courthouse basement that will create space for some evidence, such as comput
8 August 2013
lintonville airport busy, hangars filled
The Clintonville Airport Commission learned this week that the city airport is busy and has no empty hangars. “The airport is the one department or area in the city that can fund itself,” Mike McCord, airport manager, told the Airport Commission on Monday. McCord said a new tenant is building a hangar, there are people who want to buy hangars and land is available to rent for 13 cents a square foot for plane owners who want to build hangars.
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