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Possible Wittenberg wedding venue in works

Published by admin on Tue, 12/06/2022 - 1:30pm

Local resident Joe Quance appeared at the Wittenberg Village Board meeting on Dec. 5 to discuss possible uses for the New Horizon Church that he recently purchased.

Quance explained to the board that he was hoping to use the church, at 400 E. Front St., as a wedding venue for people in the community or for those willing to travel to Wittenberg to get married.

“There is nothing really in the codes to say yes or no to that,” said Quance. “I know churches do that, so I figure it might work.”

School district looks at improving public image

Published by admin on Tue, 12/06/2022 - 10:09am

The Shawano School District is working on reviving its public image, and it could be turning to a communications consultant to help restore its trust with the public.

The Shawano School Board received a presentation Dec. 5 from Dorreen Dembski, who runs her own communications company out of Fond du Lac that focuses on internal communciation and public relations for school districts. She has 18 years of working as a communications director for various school districts and then worked with the Wisconsin Association of School Boards before starting her own business.

Court approves bond motion for Retzlaff

Published by admin on Tue, 12/06/2022 - 9:04am

Ann Retzlaff appeared over telephone in court on Dec. 5 in regards to a hearing on a recently filed motion.

During the motion hearing, Marathon County Circuit Court Judge Michael Moran said that Retzlaff filed the bond motion in order to travel out of state from Dec. 8 through Jan. 3 with her children to visit family members. Moran clarified with defense attorney Michael Hughes, who is representing Retzlaff, that she will not be residing outside of the state. Retzlaff did not indicate where she is going.

PHOTO GALLERY: Shawano jumps in Christmas season

Published by admin on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 11:49am

Visitors look on as the giant tree in the center of Franklin Park is brightly lit up to usher in the holiday season on Nov. 26. The giant tree was joined by 100 lighted trees spread out through Franklin Park as Shawano gets into the holiday spirit. Click below to view the gallery of photos by Luke Reimer of NEW Media.

Wittenberg denies storage building, moves forward with apartments

Published by admin on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 11:33am

The Wittenberg Development Corp. (WDC) joined the Wittenberg Village Board for an update on tax incremental district No. 1 during the village board’s Nov. 21 meeting.

Jan Kraetsch, who represented Smart Move Reality and has the listing contract for TID No. 1, suggested at the meeting that a potential apartment building could be used in the area.

“My lawyer was concerned of an incident in Antigo, where it became low-income housing,” replied Wittenberg Village Board President Bill Switalla.

Shawano-Menominee County Court News

Published by admin on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 11:25am

• Michael T. Lawson, 60, Shawano, was charged Nov. 21 with one count of bail jumping. Shawano-Menominee Circuit Court Judge William Kussel Jr. set a signature bond of $2,500 and scheduled a status conference for Dec. 5.

• John W. Thoma, 60, Tigerton, was charged Nov. 21 with one count of bail jumping. Kussel set a cash bond of $250 and scheduled a status conference for Jan. 25.

Public Record

Published by admin on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 11:24am

Shawano Police Department

Nov. 28

Officers responded to 31 calls, including criminal damage at Franklin Park, 235 S. Washington St.; shoplifting at Charlie’s County Market, 521 S. Main St.; property theft on East Green Bay Street; a drug offense on South Main Street.

Nov. 27

Officer responded to 12 calls, including operating while intoxicated on North Franklin Street.

Nov. 26

Tradition reigns at Oconto Falls Avenue of Lights

Published by admin on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 9:55am

After so many years the routine is down pat, and yet hundreds of people return to enjoy it all over again for the first time.

The Oconto Falls Lioness Club and its sponsors spends weeks setting up the annual Avenue of Lights display at East Side Beach and on trees up and down North Main Street, and the crowd gathers at 6 p.m. on the Saturday after Thanksgiving — Nov. 26 this year.

Fundraiser to the rescue of Oconto Falls responder

Published by admin on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 9:45am

The community of Oconto Falls is rallying around one of its own, an emergency responder who is the one in need of medical attention.

A GoFundMe page opened to help Dan Malchow with medical expenses as he struggles with an abscess in his brain.

Oconto County completes post-election voting machine audit

Published by admin on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 9:43am

Poll workers from three Oconto County municipalities went through the arduous process Nov. 28 of confirming that their communities’ voting machines did their job accurately on Election Day, and no glitches were found.

The post-election voting equipment audit is required under the federal Help American Vote Act and overseen by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Municipalities are selected at random to go through the physical ballots one at a time and ensure that the tallies reported on Election Night match the actual votes cast.