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Peshtigo man charged with sex with minor teens

Published by admin on Mon, 09/04/2023 - 12:14pm

A Peshtigo man is being held in lieu of $50,000 cash after he was charged with allegedly having sexual relations with young teenage girls, sometimes while threatening them.

Oconto County Circuit Court

Published by admin on Mon, 09/04/2023 - 9:37am

Proceedings of Sept. 1

New barn source of pride for horse community

Published by admin on Sun, 09/03/2023 - 3:41pm

The Shawano County Fair and Shawano County 4-H formally dedicated the new horse barn on the fairgrounds Sept. 1.

Almost 50 people came out to see a project that has been in the planning stages for years and finally got off the ground in 2023 with fundraising and a county grant.

Vacation rentals closer to approval

Published by admin on Sun, 09/03/2023 - 3:34pm

The city of Shawano could soon require homes used as short-term vacation rentals to be registered for such use.

Policy plans passed the first hurdle Aug. 30 with the Shawano Plan Commission, and the process continues with the city’s finance committee followed by the Shawano Common Council.

New ag, CTE additions open at Bowler School

Published by admin on Sun, 09/03/2023 - 3:24pm

The Bowler School District is excited about new additions to the school that are big wins for its agriculture and technical education programs.

The district held ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the two additions located behind the school on Aug. 29. The project cost $3.4 million, with the district borrowing $3 million that will be paid back over 10 years, while the rest came from grants.

Super blue moon lights up the night sky

Published by admin on Sat, 09/02/2023 - 12:08am

A super blue moon captured the attention of millions Aug. 30-31.

A blue moon is the term for when there are two full moons in a single month, according to NASA. The moon’s cycle is 29.5 days, a bit shorter than the average length of a calendar month. Eventually that gap results in a full moon happening at the beginning of a month with enough days still remaining for another full cycle. This happens every two to three years.

The moon travels around the planet in an elliptical orbit, or an elongated circle, with Earth closer to one side of the ellipse.

Systemwide outage affecting HSHS, Prevea hospitals, clinics

Published by admin on Thu, 08/31/2023 - 11:51am

HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls is among the six Wisconsin hospitals affected by a systemwide outage that is affecting all clinical and administrative applications and most phones and internet in the state and Illinois.

The outage also has hit Prevea Health, which partners with HSHS hospitals in Wisconsin. MyChart/MyPrevea communication is also down.

Schmidt sponsoring tax cut proposals

Published by admin on Wed, 08/30/2023 - 3:12pm

Rep. Peter Schmidt is the co-sponsor for a pair of legislative projects that, if they get past the Wisconsin Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers, are expected to make a huge impact on the income of his constituents in the 6th Assembly District.

Retired teacher volunteers at school in Ghana

Published by admin on Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:46pm

Kris Going recently retired after working 28 years in the Shawano-Gresham School District. In weighing what to do in the next phase of her life, she decided she wanted to volunteer in the education field in a developing nation.

She settled on Ghana — more than 5,700 miles from home.

“I considered the Peace Corps, but the 2½-year commitment was too much,” she said. “I also wanted to avoid the ‘white American woman come to save’ … It didn’t fit.”

Public Record

Published by admin on Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:36pm

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Aug. 28

Deputies responded to 32 incidents, including property theft on Big Lake Road in the Town of Red Springs; vandalism on North Cecil Street in Bonduel; fight in progress in the Town of Lessor; fraud on Town Line Road in the Town of Washington; fireworks on Eagle Nest Lane in the Town of Belle Plaine; drugs on County Road A in the Town of Herman; two 911 calls; three reckless driving incidents.

Aug. 27