• Dakota J. Herning, 26, New London, pleaded no contest Aug. 14 to three counts of misdemeanor bail jumping and a misdemeanor count of operating without a valid license. Two of the bail jumping counts were amended from felonies in a plea agreement. Judge Katherine Sloma levied fines and costs and sentenced him to 45 days in county jail.

• Eric J. Hujet, 47, Seymour, pleaded no contest June 4 to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (fourth offense). Judge Jay Conley on Aug. 12 imposed and stayed a prison sentence, then placed Hujet on four years of probation with conditions including revocation of his driver’s license for 36 months.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Aug. 17

Deputies responded to 27 incidents, including suspicious activity on Wolf River Road in the Town of Richmond; criminal damage on South Warrington Avenue in Cecil; a noise disturbance on Main Street in the Town of Angelica; two 911 calls; three reckless driving incidents; one welfare check; one crash.

Aug. 16

Aug. 13

The proposed capital improvement projects for 2026 were presented Aug. 13 to the Shawano Common Council.

Officials at the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department are considering outsourcing the food service for the county jail.

Sheriff George Lenzner said one of the issues is the recurring theme of not being able to properly staff the kitchen.

“The biggest problem we’re having is with the money we’re paying them, it’s hard to find people to work those hours,” he told the public safety committee Aug. 6.