Wittenberg Enterprise & Birnamwood News

Wittenberg board looking to curb F-bombs

Published by admin on Thu, 09/21/2023 - 4:07pm

Wittenberg residents who desire to plant an F-bomb next to their flower garden or let profane words on a sign decorate their yards might run afoul of village officials if plans for an ordinance come to fruition.

Wittenberg Village Board members discussed the need for an ordinance addressing cuss words and profanity that is visible from the outside during its Sept. 19 meeting, with many of them calling out a campaign sign by a property owner that said: “Donald Trump. (Expletive deleted) your feelings.”

Public Record

Published by admin on Tue, 09/19/2023 - 1:11pm

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Sept. 19

Deputies responded to 37 incidents, including property theft at Kwik Trip, 102 W. Express Way, Bonduel; trespassing on Lindquest Road in the Town of Green Valley; found property at Shawano County Jail, 405 N. Main St., Shawano; criminal damage on Knoke Street in Gresham; noise on Hilbert Street in the Town of Angelica; warrant arrest on Oriole Road in the Town of Birnamwood; four 911 calls; three reckless driving incidents; one traffic hazard; three crashes.

Sept. 18

Court News

Published by admin on Mon, 09/18/2023 - 12:55pm

• Tyler T. Wegner, 22, Shawano, pleaded no contest May 19 to second-degree recklessly endangering safety. On Sept. 11, Shawano-Menominee County Judge William F. Kussel Jr. withheld sentencing and placed him on probation for three years with conditions, beginning with at least three months in the county jail.

Wisconsin Farm Bureau seeks District 7 coordinator

Published by admin on Fri, 09/15/2023 - 2:04pm

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is seeking applicants for the position of District 7 coordinator in northeast Wisconsin.

Over 2,000 bookings at county jail in 2022

Published by admin on Thu, 09/14/2023 - 2:19pm

Shawano County deputies made an average of 1.77 arrests each day last year and booked more than 2,000 people into the county jail throughout the 12 months of 2022.

Those numbers and more are part of the 2022 sheriff’s office annual report filed last month with the Shawano County Board of Supervisors.

Crimes against persons, property and society generally ran between 40 and 80 each month, with a low of 37 in March and a high of 81 in November.

NTC Wittenberg campus holding open house

Published by admin on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 4:45pm

Northcentral Technical College will hold an open house Sept. 30 from 9-11 a.m. to showcase the Community Technology Center at its Wittenberg campus, 402 N. Genesee St., Suite 3.

Anyone who is interested in exploring the center can drop in to tour private and collaborative work spaces as well as group meeting rooms. Attendees can also learn more about technology-related services that are available such as high-speed internet access, copying/faxing and printing.

Public Record

Published by admin on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 4:25pm

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Sept. 11

Deputies responded to 38 incidents, including burglary at Dollar General, 472 U.S. Highway 45, Birnamwood; criminal damage on County Road A in the Town of Richmond; found property on Woods Road in the Town of Wescott; assault on McDivitt Road in the Town of Wittenberg; burglary on County Road MMM in the Town of Richmond; harassment on County Road E in the Town of Green Valley; two 911 calls; two reckless driving incidents; three deer-related crashes.

Sept. 10

Shepherd’s Watch opens doors for students

Published by admin on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 11:37am

The day after Labor Day was truly the first day of school at Shepherd’s Watch Christian Academy in Mattoon. The school opened its doors to 17 students from 4-year-old kindergarten through fourth grade for the very first time.

“The kids were very excited,” said administrator and teacher Gerry Schmidt. “It was a different atmosphere. There’s more one-on-one instruction, and that helped make things easier and more refreshing.”

Like any other first day – and the first week, for that matter – everyone had to settle in and find their comfort zone.

Court News

Published by admin on Mon, 09/11/2023 - 1:26pm

• Weston J. Miller, 20, Shawano, was convicted by a jury July 14 of two counts of first-degree child sexual assault. On Aug. 2, he pleaded no contest to incest, felony bail jumping and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Shawano-Menominee County Judge Katherine Sloma sentenced him Sept. 5 to 20 years in prison, followed by 20 years on extended supervision.

Public Record

Published by admin on Tue, 09/05/2023 - 1:08pm

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Sept. 4

Deputies responded to 36 incidents, including intoxication on Poplar Road in the Town of Richmond, property theft on First Avenue in Birnamwood, harassment on River Bend Road in the Town of Belle Plaine, noise on East State Street in Bonduel; a vehicle fire on state Highway 29 in the Town of Herman; two 911 calls; three reckless driving incidents; one traffic hazard; one deer-related crash.

Sept. 3