The city of Shawano is seeking $1 million in Community Development Block Grant public facility funds to improve water and sewer systems on four segments of roads.
When a door closes, a window opens. Or in this case, when one solar farm proposal ends, another company steps forward.
OneEnergy, with offices in five states including Wisconsin, is proposing a 5-7 megawatt solar farm on about 47 acres of county land on the north side of state Highway 22 near Rose Brook Road.
Nolan Stumpf, a development manager with OneEnergy, explained the plans to the public property committee Dec. 11.
New Year’s Eve can be one of the biggest party days of the year, but Shawano’s police chief is hoping that everyone can party responsibly without putting their own lives at risk or someone else’s.
Shawano County District 16 Supervisor Lowel Hammett wasn’t willing to leave the county board without putting up a fight.
Supervisors gathered Dec. 17 to vote on whether to remove Hammett from the board for violating the county ethics code. They voted 16-11 to have him remain on the board.
In November, the ethics committee said Hammett violated the ethics code by:
Shawano County Board Chairman Tom Kautza, left, presents a certificate of appreciation to Deb Wallace, county treasurer, on Dec. 17. Wallace retired Dec. 19 after working for the county for more than 16 years.
The Shawano County United Way is likely going to make at least its minimum goal for 2025, according to its executive director, Uriah Williams.
This year, the local program set a goal of raising at least $100,000 to help local nonprofits fund their initiatives, but it also set a higher goal of $145,000 in the hope that United Way can help even more.
