Wittenberg Enterprise & Birnamwood News

New fire chief hired in Wittenberg

Published by admin on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 12:00pm

Wittenberg residents and residents of surrounding areas can expect to see a new face heading the Wittenberg Fire Department.

James Sterk, who has been a volunteer firefighter with the department, was named as the new fire chief after a vote from the fire department’s board, as well as the firefighters themselves on Jan. 7. Sterk comes into the position with 15 years of experience with the department. In his time working in the department, Sterk started as a lieutenant, working his way up to captain, then to battalion chief, before becoming the assistant chief.

Court News

Published by admin on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 11:11am

• Logan A. Wudtke, 33, Cecil, was charged Jan. 17 with six counts of bail jumping, one misdemeanor count of retail theft, intentionally taking less than or equal to $500, and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Shawano-Menominee Circuit Court Judge William Kussel Jr. set a cash bond of $500 and a signature bond of $7,500. He also scheduled a status conference for Feb. 6.

Public Record

Published by admin on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 11:02am

Shawano Police Department

Jan. 23

Officers responded to 13 calls, including harassment on East Division Street; reckless driving on state Highway 22; a burglary on East Richmond Street.

Jan. 22

Officers responded to 12 calls, including disorderly conduct on South Evergreen Street; a domestic disturbance at Wisconsin House, 216 E. Green Bay St.; a drug offense on West Richmond Street.

Jan. 21

Officers responded to 14 calls, including a utility problem on East Green Bay Street; reckless driving on Waukechon Street.

Jan. 20

School district finalizing child care center

Published by admin on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 11:01am

For those in the Bowler area in need of child care, look no further than the Bowler School District.

The school district recently finished renovating part of the elementary school to be used as a child care center. The renovated area, now called Li’l Panthers Child Care, will house two separate rooms, one room for children from ages six weeks to two-and-a-half years and one room for children two-and-a-half to twelve years of age.

Public Record

Published by admin on Tue, 01/17/2023 - 12:41pm

Shawano Police Department

Jan. 16

Officers responded to 16 calls, including a hit-and-run on East Green Bay Street; property theft on South Evergreen Street; property theft on South Airport Drive; disorderly conduct at Shawano County Library, 128 S. Sawyer St.; shoplifting at Charlie’s County Market, 521 S. Main St.

Jan. 15

Officers responded to 16 calls, including a domestic disturbance at Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St.; reckless driving on East Lieg Avenue; reckless driving on state Highway 29.

Jan. 14

Court News

Published by admin on Tue, 01/17/2023 - 9:48am

• Nicholas C. Cresci, 25, Fond du Lac, was charged Jan. 9 with one count of battery or threat to a judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer, one count of throwing/expelling bodily fluid at a public safety worker or prosecutor, seven counts of bail jumping, one misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property, two misdemeanor counts of resisting or obstructing an officer, one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, one misdemeanor count of operating while intoxicated (third offense) and one misdemeanor count of operating while revoked.

Gunderson’s plea hearing delayed

Published by admin on Mon, 01/16/2023 - 1:12pm

A status conference was scheduled for Theresa A. Gunderson during her court appearance on Jan. 12 relating to a police chase outside of Aniwa last May.

Gunderson, 43, of Birnamwood, was charged May 26, 2022 with one count of attempting to flee or elude an officer, one count of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, one count of resisting an officer — causing a soft tissue injury, one count of possession of an electric weapon, nine counts of bail jumping and one misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing an officer.

Another final pre-trial scheduled for French

Published by admin on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 12:56pm

Stephany French, 28, Green Bay, was back in court Jan. 13, where Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court Judge Katherine Sloma scheduled another final pre-trial, in relation to an alleged drug homicide back on Sept. 3, 2021.

Rubber Soul releases 2023 schedule

Published by admin on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 12:00pm

Those searching for a country music fix need to look no further than Rubber Soul Productions, which has three shows scheduled in the coming months.

The music kicks off Feb. 19, headlined by Sunny Sweeney and Doug Kershaw. The second concert, which takes place March 19, is headlined by Jesse Daniel and Moe Bandy. Finally, the third concert will be held April 23 and will be headlined by Bobby Osborne and Darrell McCall. All three concerts will be at the Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School auditorium and will start at 4 p.m. All six acts will provide country-style music.

DNR and tech college board holdouts resign

Published by admin on Wed, 01/11/2023 - 8:24am

Approximately 20 months after their terms ended, three members of the Wisconsin Technical College System board resigned before the new year, days before Gov. Tony Evers was sworn in for a second term.

The Badger Project obtained the resignation letters of Becky Levzow, Kelly Tourdot and Mary Williams from the tech college system. The three women submitted the letters last week stating they would leave their positions before Jan. 1. Their profiles have been removed from the Wisconsin Technical College System website.