Shawano County Sheriff Randy Wright is seeking permission to use $715,000 from the county’s general fund to build a new evidence storage facility. Wright took his case to the Public Property Committee, which voted unanimously Friday to pass it on to the Finance Committee without a recommendation. The Finance Committee’s next meeting is scheduled for Aug.

Clara June Downing Schmidt, 84, of Shawano, passed away Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at her home. Born on May 8, 1929, in Elton, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Alma (Fultz) Mauk. On April 17, 1948, she was united in marriage to Jack Downing in Mount Pleasant, Ind. The couple made their home and raised their family in Losantville, Ind., and later in Hagerstown, Ind.

A new roof for the Shawano County Courthouse is expected to be completed within the next three months. The Public Property Committee on Friday unanimously accepted the low bid from Felts Construction, based in Shawano. Felts bid $184,716, more than $80,000 below the $265,000 budgeted for the project. The decision was an easy one, as the only other bid came from Craft Inc., of Manitowoc.

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” — Albert Einstein Congratulations to William (Bill) Beyer on his recent retirement. Bill began his employment with the City on June 13, 1977. He officially retired on July 1 of this year. He worked in the Department of Public Works as a truck driver.

To the editor: Referencing Ron Dahm’s letter to the editor of July 26 regarding the preservation of the Soo Line (Wisconsin and Northern) depot, Mr. Daum misses a number of salient facts that should be brought to the attention of the residents of Shawano County. The Wisconsin and Northern Railroad, which eventually connected Neenah to Argonne, was begun in 1906 and completed by 1920.

Karen Klegin and Patty Retzlaff work together on the silent auction items for the Sacred Heart parish picnic. Klegin was born and raised in Clintonville, graduating from Clintonville High School. She earned a degree in teaching from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and a master’s in reading from UW-Stevens Point.

From time to time we take mini-vacations from the farm. We don’t have the opportunity to get away for longer stretches very often. I went to visit our son in California last September for six days. I wanted my husband to come along, too, but it just didn’t work out. Corn silage was being harvested; it’s always something.

The Clintonville American Legion baseball team was eliminated from the Class A state tournament Friday in Viroqua with a 12-5 loss to Westby. Westby led 4-1, but three consecutive hits — an RBI single by Adam Weatherwax, a two-RBI single by Kolin Kubitz and an RBI double by Turner Doornink — put Clintonville ahead 5-4 in the second inning. Clintonville would be stymied the rest of the way, though, as Westby added a run in the third inning, two in

More than 14,000 deer hunters and others interested in deer management are logging their daily deer sightings statewide as part of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Operation Deer Watch, which kicked off Thursday. The effort is designed to help the DNR monitor and evaluate Wisconsin’s deer herd. Observers are asked to report the number of does, bucks and fawns seen and include information on the grouping of the deer, the date and dee