Just as sure as death and taxes, Wisconsin winters mean snow, wind and ice — and that means snowplows.
For the next four months, the Shawano County Highway Department office will be staffed 24 hours a day to monitor the current road and weather conditions and forecasts.
“We staff 24 hours a day from Dec. 1 through April 1 and even started a few days early this year,” said Grant Bystol, Shawano County highway commissioner. “We monitor the weather through something called the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS), which is set up by the state.”
