21 March 2024

Summit shows crisis level for child care

Finding adequate child care is not just a local issue — it’s a global one, as well. It’s an issue that business owners tried to get their heads around during a March 20 summit at Stubborn Brothers Brewery put on by Shawano County Economic Progress Inc., Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce and the Shawano Area Young Professionals. Bec Kurzynske, a Krakow resident and employee benefits director for M3, gave some sobering numbers on Wisconsin’s chil
21 March 2024
Ronald C. Ostrowski
Ronald C. Ostrowski, 76, of the Town of Belle Plaine, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory.
20 March 2024
Garret P. Bork
Garret P. Bork, 91, of the Town of Pella, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory.
20 March 2024
Fiber optic grant application denied
Hopes to build a fiber optic network from Bowler to Marion were dashed when the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) recently denied a Shawano County grant application. Matt Hietpas, Shawano County technology services director, broke the news to the Shawano County Executive Committee on March 20. “I was really shocked at this,” he said.
20 March 2024
Second fatal crash occurs at scene of first one
While deputies, first responders and passersby were tending to the driver of a fatal crash on U.S. 41-141 on March 19, a second crash occurred at the scene, killing another driver. According to a news release from Oconto County Sheriff Todd Skarban, the emergency dispatch center received a call at 10:08 a.m.
20 March 2024
Wynos gets prison time for construction site theft
A Keshena man convicted of stealing from the construction site for the future Menominee Indian High School was sentenced March 20 in federal court to 2½ years in prison, three years’ supervised release and restitution of $29,451. According to court documents, Merwin Wynos Jr., 35, entered the fenced construction site last September and used a Kubota utility vehicle at the site to drive through the locked gate.
20 March 2024
Peggy Miller appointed Marinette County judge
The Oconto County family court commissioner and register in probate has been appointed as a Marinette County judge, effective this summer. Gov. Tony Evers announced March 21 his appointment of Peggy Miller to Marinette County Circuit Court Branch 1. The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by Judge Jane Sequin’s resignation, effective July 31.
20 March 2024
Shawano County GOP’s censure of Schmidt still stands
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19 March 2024
James M. Reed
James M. Reed, 83, of Shawano, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory.
19 March 2024
Virtual course options get limits at WBHS
The Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District provides elective options to its high school students through the Rural Virtual Academy, but with some students using the academy excessively, it has decided to put limits on how many courses students can take through the online service. The Wittenberg-Birnamwood School Board voted March 18 to limit students to two RVA courses per year in their junior and senior years.
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