OCONTO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Oct. 25

A Shawano County deputy involved in the death of a 38-year-old man in the Town of Green Valley in March has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

The Shawano-Menominee County District Attorney’s Office has determined Deputy Cole Vande Hei will not face charges as a result of the death of Jonathan Lupe Sr.

The exercise group, the Silver Foxes, had a Halloween workout Oct. 28 at the Shawano Civic Center. They exercised to spooky music, played games for Halloween prizes and enjoyed lots of treats.

Members of Shawano County’s executive committee agreed to use part the county’s 2026 contingency fund to bolster one of the emergency management’s communications towers.

The full county board is expected to agree when it meets Oct. 28.

Lt. Chris Madle, also the emergency management director, said approval is given, repairs and enhancements to the tower in Gresham can begin.

With the midterm elections right around the corner, Shawano City Clerk Lesley Nemetz is ready to make sure everything is on the up and up, despite growing calls across the country claiming elections are not free and fair.

Zak Zuehlsdorf couldn’t have asked for a better turnout for the first ever Veterans Connect breakfast event Oct. 22 at Farm Inn’ on Main in downtown Shawano.

Zuehlsdorf, Shawano County’s veterans service officer, coordinated the breakfast to bring veterans together and then send them out to encourage other vets to visit the office and get the benefits due to them.