The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department is down two officers — one human and one K-9.

Deputy Cody Vigue’s last day was March 1. When he quit to accept a job with the Menominee County Sheriff’s Department, he took his K-9 partner Rascal with him.

“They are going to purchase the dog from SOS K-9,” Shawano County Sheriff George Lenzner said about the neighboring county’s plans to buy the dog.

For the second consecutive year, the Shawano County Fair had record attendance, according to the Shawano Area Agricultural Society, which oversees the fairgrounds.

Attendance at the 2025 fair was 74,091, an increase of 4.5% from the 2024 attendance record of 70,751.

Four former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department deputies took their own lives over a six-year period, according to a recent investigation done by The Badger Project, an independent Wisconsin news nonprofit organization.

In all four cases, trauma — whether it was on the job or off — was a factor that caused mental health issues, according to the investigation.

Shawano-Menominee Counties Circuit Court judges William Kussel Jr. and Katherine Sloma could eventually have some company on the bench.

On Feb. 19, Wisconsin Assembly representatives passed Assembly Bill 514, known as the Justice for All Act. Among the issues it seeks to address is a third circuit court judgeship for Shawano and Menominee counties.

A fire in the early morning of March 3 resulted in the total destruction of the Menominee Tribal Enterprises stacker building and its contents.

In addition, some lumber inventory was damaged in the fire, according to a news release from MTE.

There were no reported injuries related to the incident.

Wendy Crawford’s list of volunteer activities and service to the Shawano community is long and varied.