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Too late to start saving for building projects?

Replacing several Shawano County government buildings could cost upwards of $300 million, and supervisors reacted to the news with inquiries about savings plans for the future projects.

“At public property, we got a terrific sticker shock,” Shawano County Board Chairman Tom Kautza said to supervisors at the Oct. 22 county board meeting.

Shawano man accused of stalking ex-girlfriend

A Shawano man is in the Shawano County Jail on a $50,000 cash bond after being charged with stalking his ex-girlfriend.

Expansion planned at Town of Hartland farm

The number of animal units allowed at a Town of Hartland farm is being proposed to increase from 2,293 to 2,490, an 8.6% difference.

The Shawano County Land Conservation Department held a public informational hearing on the Schmidt’s Ponderosa plan Oct. 20 at the Hartland Town Hall.

Radford still has not hired attorney

Six months have passed since James C. Radford was arrested on charges of first-degree homicide connected to the shooting death of his wife, but Radford has yet to find an attorney.

Shawano County 4-H celebrates successful year

Shawano County 4-H recently wrapped up a successful year of achievement with the 4-H Fall Fun Fest, held at the Dam Barn, Caroline.

Donations were collected for the Shawano Area Early Childhood Partnership’s Giving Closet. Youths and adults made pumpkin magnets to be distributed as a community service project.

Moesch donates Optimist award money to suicide prevention program

Gail Moesch, the 2024 recipient of the Shawano Optimist Club James Leuenberger Lifetime Achievement Award, recently donated her $500 gift to the Source of Strength program at Shawano Community High School.

This amount is in addition to $1,000 the Shawano Optimists presents annually to the program.

Sources of Strength is a suicide prevention program that supports students in a positive way.

Bill for impersonating cops advances

A bill that would hike the penalty for impersonating a police officer in Wisconsin from a misdemeanor to a felony passed the state Assembly and now sits in the state Senate.

Introduced by a handful of Republicans, the bill has also attracted support from Democratic Reps. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, of Milwaukee, and Ryan Spaude, of Ashwaubenon.

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