Galen D. “Shorty” Dobbs, 71, of Shawano, passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, at his home. Services are pending with Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawnao. www.swedbergfuneralhome.com

Roman R. Sarwas, 96, of Wittenberg, and formerly of Shawano, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at Homme Home in Wittenberg. Roman Richard Sarwas was born on Sept. 29, 1917, in Milwaukee to the late Maksim “Mike” and Victoria (Jermusik) Sarwas. In 1937 he graduated from West Milwaukee High School and then completed Wisconsin Business College in Milwaukee. Roman was united in marriage on Aug. 19, 1940, to Edith I. Sorensen in Milwaukee.

Anyone visiting Domino’s Pizza on Thursday might have thought a group of sleepwalking children overran the store. However, it was simply the pajama-clad children of St.

A new push on enforcing quality of life issues in the city has been getting a good response from the community, according to city officials, but it is also creating a need for additional manpower. The Shawano Department of Public Works has been dealing with complaints of noxious weeds and uncut grass in cases where property owners are not complying with warnings to address the problems themselves.

A Leopolis man still on the run after a weekend crime spree earlier this month is facing a new charge of burglary. Calvin K. Ossmann, 26, is accused of breaking into a residence in Pella during the early morning hours of Aug.

A Leopolis man who evaded authorities for nearly three weeks after a weekend crime spree earlier this month was arrested Thursday night in the town of Richmond. Calvin K. Ossmann, 26, was taken into custody around 6:30 p.m. after authorities got a tip that he was hiding in a barn. Ossmann has been charged in a string of alleged crimes over the course of Aug. 1-3 , including three counts of vehicle theft and fleeing an officer.

To remember her 15th birthday, all Savannah Johnson has to do is go past The South Forty on South Main Street in Shawano. On Aug. 9, Johnson and several of her friends painted a mural titled “A New Day” by Romero Britto on one of the walls. Savannah’s mother, Magda Johnson, tries to think of something different and positive for her children’s birthday parties. “We usually try to find something to entertain the youth,” Johnson said.

John D. Swanke, 74, of Shawano, passed away on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Appleton. Born on July 13, 1940, in Tigerton, he was the son of the late John S. and Gladys (Topp) Swanke and his stepfather, the late Francis W. Thompson. On Nov. 6, 1965, John was united in marriage to Jane Way in Tigerton.

Shawano Police Department Aug. 19 Police logged 22 incidents, including the following: Accident - Police responded to a two-vehicle property damage accident in the 1200 block of East Green Bay Street. Welfare - Police responded to a male sleeping under a tree, appearing to be ill, at Lieg and Weed streets.