The Shawano School Board voted 8-1 Feb. 23 on almost $1.77 million in budget cuts for the 2026-27 school year, focused mainly on staff cuts and changes and avoiding any cuts to school programs.
An attic fire at a house in Bonduel is believed to have been caused by an electrical issue, according to a Bonduel Fire Department official.
Bonduel Fire Chief Kevin Lynch said the Feb. 20 fire started in the attic.
At about 5:40 a.m., the fire department was called to a North Cecil Street home. Initial information reported a loud pop followed by smoke filling the residence.
An Oct. 29 accident in the Town of Chase has been reclassified as a fatal crash after new information about the crash’s aftermath.
According to an amended Oconto County Sheriff’s Department report, the department learned Feb. 19 that the driver passed away two days after the crash, which occurred at 12:09 p.m. Oct. 29 on Yurek Road near St. Joseph Court.
• Skylar Leemichael Allman, 18, Marinette, pleaded no contest Feb. 16 to substantial battery intending bodily harm. Judge Katherine Sloma withheld sentencing and placed him on three years of probation with conditions.
• Cody John Krueger, 28, an Oconto man currently serving time at Green Bay Correctional Institution, pleaded no contest Dec. 10 to aggravated battery intending great bodily harm. Judge Michael Judge sentenced him Feb. 19 to an additional 10 years in prison followed by five years of extended supervision with conditions.
The next people to be elected Shawano County sheriff, clerk of courts and coroner will see a significant boost in pay compared to what those officials are making today.
Supervisors on the executive committee voted to increase the salaries to be more in line with comparable counties. By law, they must set salaries now for the next four-year term for sheriff, clerk of courts and coroner.
