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Pionke retiring as veterans service officer

Paul Pionke, Shawano County’s veterans service officer, announced his retirement effective March 27.

Pionke, a 23-year veteran with the U.S. Air Force, has worked for the county since July 2022.

“Last year was a bad year for me with (my) legs,” he said. “I’m also going to spend more time being a husband, father and grandfather.”

Radford still has not hired attorney

James C. Radford, who has been charged with first-degree homicide in connection with the shooting death of his wife nearly 10 years ago, is still without an attorney, and Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court Judge William Kussel Jr. is getting fed up with the delays.

Wied puts millions into treasury bills

Excitement in artificial intelligence has pushed big tech stocks, and by extension the entire stock market, to record highs.

DNR working on better habitats for trout

Brook trout are abundant, but they are smaller than the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources would like to see, so work is being done to improve fish habitats.

Shawano man gets 15 years for child porn

A Shawano man who previously pleaded guilty to production of child pornography was sentenced Jan. 19 in federal court to 15 years in prison.

According to court documents, Brandon Boogren, 29, used a cellphone on May 16, 2019, in Shawano to record several videos of a 2-year-old girl engaged in a sex act. Boogren can be heard on the video cajoling the girl to engage in the act.

Solar farm not as profitable as once believed

A proposed 5-7 megawatt solar farm on about 47 acres of Shawano County land on the north side of state Highway 22 near Rose Brook Road will bring the county only $500 per acre per year instead of the $800 noted when the proposal was first made in December.

Nolan Stumpf, a development manager with OneEnergy, explained the change to the public property committee Jan. 15.

CMN continues work on Neopit Outreach Center

The development of remodeling plans for the College of Menominee Nation Neopit Outreach Center continues with another community meeting in January.

Since 2022, CMN has engaged with the Neopit community to imagine a deeper presence there, grounded in reciprocity. In late December 2024, CMN and architectural design firm EUA first held listening sessions with Neopit community members.

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