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Sentence delayed in Kropf case

James Kropf pleaded no contest Feb. 6 in a case nearly three years old involving the inappropriate touching of a child, but the sentencing in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court was pushed back a month when the state and the defense attorney couldn’t come to an agreement on what the law said about appropriate sentencing.

Ice fishing contest nets a new bike

Aniyah Schmidt gets help from her dad, Tanner Schmidt, after she won a bike during the Badgerland Kids Classic Ice Fishing Tournament, held Feb. 7 on Shawano Lake. Aniyah won the bike in a drawing after she caught a northern.

7 DOT projects slated for Shawano County in 2026

Several road projects and one bridge replacement are slated for Shawano County in 2026, according to an official with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

The DOT’s Tony Kemnitz ran down the list for the Shawano County Highway Safety Commission on Jan. 27.

Two projects will cover parts of state Highway 29.

Shawano-Menominee Court News

• Nathaniel G. Long, 32, Shawano, pleaded guilty Feb. 2 to maintaining a drug trafficking place. Judge William Kussel Jr. levied fines and court costs totaling $1,788.

• Ashauntee M. Smith, 23, Keshena, pleaded no contest Feb. 2 to three misdemeanor charges of possession of THC. Two counts were amended from felonies in a plea agreement. Kussel levied fines and court costs totaling $1,640.50.

Oconto County Court News

• Baldwin C. Framnes, 24, Gillett, was found guilty at a Nov. 4 jury trial of second-degree sexual assault of an unconscious victim and felony bail jumping. Judge Michael Judge sentenced him Feb. 2 to six years in prison followed by five years of extended supervision with conditions.

Shawano County Public Record

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Feb. 8

Deputies responded to 23 incidents, including a noise disturbance on East Westgor Avenue in Wittenberg; a snowmobile accident near Railroad and Flint avenues in Mattoon; one 911 call; two reckless driving incidents; two traffic hazards; one welfare check; three crashes, one involving deer.

Feb. 7

Oconto County Public Record

Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

Feb. 5

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