A new company will take over operation of the city’s shared-ride taxi program starting next month, but riders are not expected to notice much difference. Starting Jan. 1, Viroqua-based Running Inc. will be operating City Cab, under the same service terms and fares that Top Hat Inc. of La Crosse operated under since 2008. The Shawano Common Council unanimously approved an agreement with Running Inc.

Authorities executing a search warrant Tuesday busted an alleged drug operation in a town of Aniwa trailer protected by weapons and a surveillance system. A 42-year-old Aniwa man was taken into custody pending possible drug and firearm-related charges. Shawano County sheriff’s deputies, assisted by Antigo police, executed a search warrant on the residence and had to force their way in after the man failed to comply with orders to open up, the She

If you’re looking for a Bonduel High School wrestler off to a hot start, take your pick. Juniors Mitch Sokolski and Travis Wollenberg are both 8-0. Sophomore Garrett Siolka, who was a state qualifier a year ago, is 8-0. And senior Jacob Wudtke, also a returning state qualifier and one of three seniors on the team, is 8-0 as well. Add in Austin Siolka and Danny Tauchen, who are both 7-1, and the Bonduel High School wrestling team has a lot to be p

Shawano Police Department Dec. 11 Police logged 16 incidents, including the following: Arrest — Police arrested a 34-year-old man for a state Sex Offender Registry violation in the 100 block of South Andrews Street. Arrest — A 26-year-old man was taken into custody at the Probation and Parole offices, 1340 E. Green Bay St. Noise — Police responded to a noise complaint at the Wisconsin House, 216 E.

Charges were still pending Thursday against an Aniwa man arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged drug operation at his residence. Meanwhile, a 19-year-old Wausau woman who went to his residence on Wednesday was taken into custody on unrelated charges. The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department received a suspicious person complaint shortly before 6:30 p.m.

A man accused of browsing Internet obituaries to find vacant homes to break into in several counties, including Shawano, was sentenced in Chippewa County on Tuesday to three years in prison. Seth R. Furgason, 32, of Junction City, was also sentenced last month to two years in prison for a similar burglary in Trempealeau County.

Shawano County Jail inmates assigned to the Huber Work Release Center might have to pay a little more per day for the privilege of going to work. The Public Safety Committee discussed increasing the fee from $17.50 per day to $20 on Wednesday, but decided to postpone a decision until January in order to gather more information. According to Jail Administrator Steve Borroughs, the fee has not changed for five years. The fee will not require County

It will still be a bit chillier than originally hoped when Santa Claus finally comes to town Friday for the rescheduled downtown parade in his honor, but conditions should be better than last week when frigid temperatures forced the parade to be postponed. Whatever the weather, there won’t be another postponement tonight, said Marissa Rycroft, coordinator of the downtown Business Improvement District. “We’re not cancelling again,” she said. Rycro

Lucille P. DeZorzi, 91, of Shawano, formerly of Caspian, Mich., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at a local nursing home. Born on Feb. 9, 1922, in Green Bay, she was the daughter of the late Ottavio and Catrina (Puller) Albisini. On Sept. 26, 1942, she was united in marriage to Joseph DeZorzi in Caspian. Lucille was a great cook and loved preparing delicious meals for her family.