Members of the Shawano County Public Property Committee on Sept. 18 narrowed the options to consider for new government buildings, including remodeling the current courthouse.

Cory Beyer, of Venture Architects, presented the options. After the list was narrowed, Kurt Berner, of The Samuels Group, said he would return next month with cost estimates for the work that would most likely be done in phases.

A two-vehicle crash on Sept. 20 on state Highway 22 near the intersection of state Highway 22 and County Road P has killed a Gillett man.

The buildings and sites that are home to six area convenience stores are up for sale individually with a combined asking price of $23.7 million.

That doesn’t mean the businesses are going anywhere.

The sites are currently home to Dino Stop convenience stores in Green Bay, Ledgeview, New Franken, Abrams, Little Suamico and Manitowoc.

Several of the locations feature fast food businesses as well.

Rep. Elijah Behnke is supporting those who are not happy with wheel taxes with legislation that will add some hoops for municipalities to approve them in the future.

However, he’s not optimistic that the Wisconsin Legislature will pass his bill by the time the current legislative session ends next year.

In communities big, small and in-between in Wisconsin, pieces of the past are not always preserved.

Sometimes, things break down and return to the earth from which their materials came, but in Mattoon, the Mattoon Area Historical Society is replicating a long-gone rail depot.

In 2024, the U.S. saw an almost 27% reduction in overdose deaths, and early data indicates Wisconsin experienced a similar decline in overdose deaths.

This is a hopeful sign that efforts to address the crisis are starting to take effect and underscores the need to continue investment in evidence-based overdose prevention strategies in communities most at risk for overdose.