People have been asked to stay out of the Pigeon River in Clintonville as the Department of Natural Resources investigates a wastewater release from a dairy farm located along Reinke Road. DNR officials say the wastewater flowed into Honey Creek, a local tributary that discharges to the Pigeon River, last week.

For the second time in two months, the Clintonville Common Council has told the city administrator to go home. The council voted 7-3 Tuesday to indefinitely place Lisa Kotter on administrative leave, with pay. Voting in favor were Jeannie Schley, Mary Beth Kuester, Greg Rose, John Wilson, Jim Krause, Gloria Dunlavy and Jerry Jorgenson.

Shawano Police Department July 9 Police logged 26 incidents, including the following: Shoplifting — Walmart, 1244 E.

In the 20 years Jamie and Dominic Mastey have worked on their farm near Bonduel, twin cows have always added up to a total of, well, two. But when their son Elijah began his chores early June 27, they were all shocked when he discovered their cow Princess, who was expected to have twins, lying in a pasture with three calves. “Elijah went out to get the cows that morning at about 5 a.m., and he called us about five after and said, ‘Princess had tr

A proposal to create a new tax increment finance (TIF) district aimed at spurring development along East Green Bay Street in Shawano was approved by the Common Council on Wednesday. However, the plan won’t be official until it is approved by a Joint Review Board made up of the city and other taxing entities — including Shawano County, the Shawano School District and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The board is expected to meet sometime bef

It wasn’t part of the planned discussion, but a seminar at City Hall on Wednesday on keeping rental properties crime-free digressed at one point into a landlord gripe session against Shawano Municipal Utilities. Some landlords questioned why utility bills defaulted on by their tenants end up on property owners’ tax rolls. “We have to pay for their power,” property owner Scott Jung said. Jung recounted a story of tenants who took advantage of laws

More than two dozen Shawano landlords met with city police Wednesday for tips on dealing with troublesome tenants and keeping their rental properties crime-free. Property owners who attended generally agreed it was a valuable and informative seminar, and one unexpected result could be the formation of a landlords association. “The smartest thing we could do as landlords is we could maybe get together and we could have a Shawano landlords associat

Lyle Fherman has been selected as grand marshal for the Embarrass Fun Daze parade. The Embarrass Volunteer Fire Department will host the 26th annual celebration July 26 at Embarrass Park. Born and raised in Embarrass, Fherman joined the Air Force in 1948. After four years of service, he moved to Menasha and worked in the paper manufacturing industry.

Shawano Police Department July 8 Police logged 33 incidents, including the following: Suspicious — Police responded to a complaint of a suspicious vehicle at the Pick ‘n’ Save parking lot, 190 Woodlawn Drive. Accident — Police investigated a two-car accident in the Walmart parking lot, 1244 E. Green Bay St. Suspicious — Police received a complaint of a suspicious person at the Farm Inn on Main, 123 N.