Stephanie Nault has been named the new Area 8 director for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.

She replaces Mandi Dornfeld, who resigned at the start of the year to accept a new job in the Fox Valley.

Nault will supervise the UW-Extension offices in Shawano, Menominee, Oconto and Marinette counties. She will work out of the Oconto office but will regularly travel to the other counties.

Members of the Shawano County Executive Committee voted April 15 to approve the revamped job description for the administrative coordinator position.

Approval is expected to occur at the April 20 county board meeting, which would mean applications could soon be coming in.

A Shawano man found guilty of cocaine charges received a time-served sentence April 15 in federal court due to his serious health issues and other pending criminal cases in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court.

Summer hours at the Shawano County Courthouse will go into effect May 4, after the county’s executive committee approved a proposal at its April 15 meeting.

From May 4 through Sept. 20, the courthouse will be open from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 7-11 a.m. Friday.

• Joleen M. Hawpetoss, 57, Shawano, pleaded no contest April 15 to an ordinance violation of possession of THC. The charge was amended from a felony. Jusge Katherine Sloma levied a $100 fine plus court costs.

• Blanca Marie Marshall, 19, De Pere, pleaded no contest April 15 to a misdemeanor charge of possession of THC. A related felony bail jumping charge was dismissed in a plea agreement. Judge Jay Conley imposed but stayed a jail sentence and placed her on one year of probation with conditions.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

April 19

Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

April 19

The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin has a deep respect for cultural traditions and strives to ensure they continue for future generations.

Candace Leaman embodies that reverence for cultural traditions.