Several acres of trees on the southeast corner of County Road B and South Airport Drive will soon be clear cut in preparation for commercial development.

The Shawano Common Council on May 18 approved the conditional use permit recommended by the plan commission, which OK’d the permit April 29.

Torborg and Daughters LLC will clear cut the trees on 28.49 acres between County Road B and state Highway 29.

Heavy rains and flooding on April 12-13 and beyond led to several area culverts being washed out and roads closed due to high water.

The city of Shawano was no exception. A culvert washed out on East Richmond Street east of South Airport Drive, and it cost the city $5,000 to repair it.

However, state disaster aid will help cover much of that cost.

The federal government has nearly $1 billion available to fund regional, local and tribal initiatives to make streets and roads safer, and the city of Shawano will be going after some of that cash.

The Menominee community will play a role in the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. “Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals” will host about 40 festivals around the country, with the July 29 production of the Menominee Pageant being the only event held in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin had 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending May 17, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

A mostly dry week allowed farmers to make significant progress on planting and spring tillage.

Topsoil moisture condition rated 1% very short, 13% short, 63% adequate and 23% surplus.

Subsoil moisture condition rated 7% short, 72% adequate and 21% surplus.

An Antigo man is dead after a semi-tractor/trailer flipped over in the Town of Hartland.

On May 19 at 4:54 a.m., the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department dispatch center received the call about the crash on state Highway 29 near Porter Road. Initial reports indicted the driver was trapped inside the vehicle on the eastbound lanes of the highway.