• Logan L. Hernandez, 40, Shawano, pleaded no contest Dec. 15 to misdemeanor charges of possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. A related felony charge was dismissed in a plea agreement. Judge Michael Judge levied $926 in court costs and sentenced Hernandez to 10 days in county jail.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Dec. 20

Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

Dec. 18

Deputies responded to 37 incidents, including suspicious activity near Garrity Road and County Road E in the Town of Morgan; five traffic stops, two traffic hazards, one traffic offense, three citizen assists, one miscellaneous traffic incident, one welfare check; one open-line 911 call; four ambulance calls; five crashes, two involving deer.

Dec. 17

Shawano Pathways is once again hosting a series of snowshoe hikes on area trails this winter.

First up is a moonlit hike at 6 p.m. Jan. 3 at Kroenke Lake.

Meet in the parking lot for a choice of three guided options: one hour, 90 minutes or two hours.

The city of Shawano is seeking $1 million in Community Development Block Grant public facility funds to improve water and sewer systems on four segments of roads.

When a door closes, a window opens. Or in this case, when one solar farm proposal ends, another company steps forward.

OneEnergy, with offices in five states including Wisconsin, is proposing a 5-7 megawatt solar farm on about 47 acres of county land on the north side of state Highway 22 near Rose Brook Road.

Nolan Stumpf, a development manager with OneEnergy, explained the plans to the public property committee Dec. 11.