Three proposals came forward to the Shawano Redevelopment Authority on Oct. 14 regarding the long-vacant building at 205 N. Main St., but a final decision is still in the works.

City Administrator Eddie Sheppard said following a closed session lasting almost an hour that there were a few questions needing to be answered about the building before the authority made its selection.

Julie Hasser, Shawano County’s director of human resources, will serve as interim administrative coordinator for the next several months, following the abrupt resignation of Jim Davel earlier this month.

Hasser’s appointment was made Oct. 15 at the meeting of the county’s executive committee.

She will be paid an additional $5,000 per month for the added duties.

CoVantage Credit Union is offering financial relief to furloughed federal employees and government contractors impacted by the ongoing government shutdown.

Current CoVantage members impacted by pay disruptions may request loan payment extensions on existing loans or credit cards.

A Shawano woman with a serious drug problem and several drug convictions was sentenced Oct. 14 in federal court to 47 months in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

With two new apartment complexes and a housing development in the southern part of Shawano, the city’s parks and recreation department is looking at creating a neighborhood park in the area over the next three to five years.

Shawano County supervisors are expected to vote Oct. 22 to approve a resolution ratifying a new leave of absence policy for county employees.

The resolution was forwarded to the board from the executive committee after members approved it Oct. 15.