An emergency management grant of about $40,000 for Shawano County finally appears to be on its way.

Shawano County Sheriff Lt. Chris Madle, also the county’s emergency management director, told the public safety committee Sept. 2 the application for the Emergency Management Performance Grant was received the previous week.

Shawano city officials were scratching their heads at a proposal from the Shawano County Humane Society asking for more money to fund its operations or risk losing services in the coming year.

Shawano County Deputy Michael Mullett, left, is introduced and takes his oath of office, administered by Sheriff George Lenzner, right, at the Sept. 2 public safety committee meeting at the sheriff’s department. During the summer, Mullett started work as a correctional officer in the jail and was promoted to a deputy when another officer resigned to accept a position with the Wisconsin State Patrol.

Schools are starting up again in Shawano, and with that comes the shift from summer life to another year of learning.

An Oconto Falls business has created a successful partnership with a Marinette County elderly services agency to provide in-person and delivered meals to Oconto County residents.

Becky Pytak and her husband, David, own and operate The Main Course, which has been based at the Oconto Falls Community and Senior Center for the past year.