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Family ties keep Bieber from 3rd term

Published by admin on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 3:07pm

There’s going to be a new sheriff in town as Adam Bieber has opted not to run for a third term.

Bieber recently announced that he’s opting for family first in his life and bowing out as the county’s top cop. He said he hasn’t decided if he’s going to continue in law enforcement after his term concludes at the end of 2022 or pursue a different kind of job, but he’s going to focus on his family.

Housing development OK’d for old SMC land

Published by admin on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 3:13pm

The Shawano Common Council approved a deal Jan. 12 with Van’s Realty and Construction to build 15 single-family homes on the old Shawano Medical Center site, ending an eight-year limbo in which the city had been trying to come up with the best use for the site.

Oconto Falls middle school referendum question approved

Published by admin on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 12:32pm

Five years and three minutes after the Oconto Falls School Board started thinking about an April 2022 middle school referendum, the board pulled the trigger Jan. 10.

New child abuse charges filed against Lena man

Published by admin on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 12:30pm

Oconto County prosecutors filed 16 new child abuse charges against a Lena man Jan. 6 before a judge sentenced him to prison on two felonies and a misdemeanor to which he had already pleaded no contest.

Two primary elections needed for Oconto County Board

Published by admin on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 12:28pm

Primary elections will be needed to narrow the field of candidates in two Oconto County Board supervisory districts, and there will be races in those and six other districts come April.

In two other districts, write-in ballots will likely determine the winners after no one registered for the ballot before the Jan. 4 deadline.

Six candidates register for Oconto Falls School Board

Published by admin on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 12:26pm

Six people registered in time to be placed on the ballot for two open positions on the Oconto Falls School Board, meaning a Feb. 15 primary election will be necessary to reduce the field for the April 5 general election.

Meanwhile, three of the candidates also submitted applications for the seat left vacant by Sharon Stodola-Eslien’s resignation last month. The person appointed to the seat will fill the last two months of Stodola-Eslien’s unexpired term.

Trespassing an issue for hunting land owners

Published by admin on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 11:13am

The Shawano County public property committee told a Bowler area landowner Jan. 4 that the county can’t sell some of its public-access land to him to address hunters trespassing on his adjacent property.

Trevor Floren recently contacted the county to discuss people hunting on his family’s land.

“We have 100 acres north of the public property off of County Road D,” said Floren.

Gillett community gives input on Dollar General

Published by admin on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 11:12am

The Gillett Zoning Board of Appeals heard a mixed bag of opinions Jan. 6 during a public hearing to gauge community support for a proposed Dollar General. Many community members in attendance said they were not opposed to the new store but had concerns about its proposed location on Pine Street.

“For a small town, this is almost like an anchor store for Green Bay,” said Gillett resident Jerry Luther, who added the Dollar General would be an asset to the community. “You have a name brand coming in that is going to bring people in. It is also going to build our base.”

School district makes case on facility needs

Published by admin on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 8:33am

The Shawano School District is facing declining enrollment, which means declining revenues, at a time when it is also having to catch up on deferred maintenance and expand facilities that are decades old.

Public Record

Published by admin on Tue, 01/11/2022 - 2:48pm

Shawano Police Department

Jan. 10

Officers responded to 20 calls, including bail jumping at Four Seasons, 201 N. Airport Drive; car property damage on East Green Bay Street; an assault on state Highway 47-55; a disturbance at People’s Express South, 716 S. Main St.; car property damage on Northridge Drive.

Jan. 9

Officers responded to 16 calls, including a disturbance on East Richmond Street; a disturbance on South Lincoln Street; a hit-and-run on East Lieg Avenue; a hit-and-run on East Center Street; a threat on East Richmond Street.

Jan. 8