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Oconto County Court News

• Chase Aaron Zima, 22, Green Bay, pleaded guilty April 28 to possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor bail jumping. Judge Jay Conley withheld sentencing June 23 and placed him on two years of probation with conditions.

• Cheyenne R. Hakes, 32, Shawano, pleaded no contest April 28 to felony bail jumping. Conley withheld sentencing and placed him on two years of probation with conditions.

Shawano County Public Record

Shawano County Sheriff”s Department

June 28

Deputies responded to 42 incidents, including a disturbance on North Warrington Avenue in Cecil; five 911 calls; four reckless driving incidents; five traffic hazards; one welfare check; one crash.

June 27

Oconto County Public Record

Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

June 28

Tribe wins lawsuit filed by Legend Lake property owners

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on June 23 ruled 4-3 in favor of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin against the Legend Lake Property Owners Association, upholding tribal sovereign immunity and dismissing the association’s lawsuit.

Board adopts moratorium on data center development

Members of the Shawano County Board on June 24 adopted a 12-month moratorium on the siting, construction, establishment and operation of data centers in the unincorporated towns in Shawano County that have approved the county’s zoning authority.

It does not affect any cities, villages or the towns of Almon, Bartelme, Belle Plaine, Hartland, Hutchins, Lessor, Pella, Richmond and Wescott, all of which have their own zoning laws.

Number of Shawano County housing units on the upswing

Single-family and multifamily housing units have recently been built in Shawano, Bonduel and Wittenberg, but Peter Thillman said more work still needs to be done for supply to meet demand in Shawano County.

Thillman, executive director of Shawano Community Economic Progress Inc., provided an annual update to the Shawano County Board on June 24.

He thanked the board for investing in a 2022 housing study.

Newcap’s assets being sold in online auction

Assets belonging to Shawano’s Newcap location are now up for sale in accordance with the court-ordered liquidation decision.

All of the contents in the Newcap building at 504 Lakeland Road are now available through Titletown Auction Company. The auction began June 24.

Bidding is open to the public and takes place exclusively online through Titletown Auction Company’s website.

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