Shawano County elected officials gave a tentative thumbs-up to adding to its workforce in 2027, and the best part for local taxpayers is that most of them won’t result in a higher tax levy.
A push by a handful of residents and two municipalities to consider an alternative site for a new Shawano County government center, sheriff’s department and jail is going nowhere.
County Board Chairman Tom Kautza didn’t hold back on his thoughts at the May 27 county board meeting.
Any concerns with the city of Shawano and Shawano County officials not communicating about the county’s proposed $121 building project were put to rest at the May 27 county board meeting.
A Shawano County man is facing eight felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with an alleged deer poaching case in Waupaca County.
Dylan J. Wolff, 27, of Pulcifer, has been charged with two felony counts and six misdemeanor counts; he is scheduled to make his initial appearance in Waupaca County Circuit Court on June 4.
A 59-year-old man was sentenced to a decade behind bars after earlier being convicted of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and a third-offense OWI.
Thomas Wolf rear-ended a motorcycle Aug. 3, 2022, killing Bart Erdman, of Oconto Falls.