Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

May 31

Traffic headaches got a little more inconvenient on state Highway 29 on May 29 when a semi-tractor trailer caught fire on the highway near the exit to state Highway 22.

According to Lt. Chris Madle with the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department, the semi was traveling westbound on Highway 29 hauling wood chips when one of the tires caught fire. The fire then spread to the rest of the vehicle.

Gov. Tony Evers paid a visit to the Suring School District to check out the impressive work teachers and staff are doing with younger and older students alike, even as he feels the sting from the defeat a bipartisan bill he negotiated with Republican leaders in the Wisconsin Legislature. That bill would have, among other things, helped reimburse schools for special education expenses.

Shawano’s school resource officers are going to be out and about in the community and beyond as they continue to try to foster good relations between residents and law enforcement.

Shawano County elected officials gave a tentative thumbs-up to adding to its workforce in 2027, and the best part for local taxpayers is that most of them won’t result in a higher tax levy.

A push by a handful of residents and two municipalities to consider an alternative site for a new Shawano County government center, sheriff’s department and jail is going nowhere.

County Board Chairman Tom Kautza didn’t hold back on his thoughts at the May 27 county board meeting.