Efforts to get downtown building owners and businesses to collaborate on what the future of Bonduel’s business sector will be were met with mixed reactions.

Local eatery Rachel’s Roadside Bar and Grill will be hosting a visit from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) in late September.

Nature lovers, volunteers and area residents will celebrate Sept. 13 with the grand reopening of Gibson Island at the Cloverleaf Lakes, marking the dedication of a new Americans with Disabilities Act-approved trail exploring the island’s scenic shoreline, wetlands and wooded upland.

Annelies Hartwig resigned from the Shawano County Board after purchasing a home outside of the district.

County Board Chairman Tom Kautza made the announcement Sept. 3 at the county’s executive committee meeting.

Hartwig submitted her resignation Aug. 29. It was effective immediately.

Accusations by Shawano County Supervisor Lowel Hammett that $1 million is missing from the county treasury aren’t going away.

County resident Tim Steffen asked the county board Aug. 27 for a forensic audit of the books to set the record straight.

Shawano County is expected to borrow $3 million and use another $2.9 million from its general fund reserves to balance the 2026 budget, as approved by the executive committee Sept. 3.

The county’s mill rate will decline from $3.98 per $1,000 of assessed value to $3.72.