With chants of “No Kings” and support from others honking their horns as they drove past the Shawano County Courthouse the morning of June 14, the Shawano-Menominee Counties Democratic Party joined millions of other protesters around the nation opposed to President Trump, his actions and proposed policies. Several local residents offered brief speeches mixed in with songs as about 250 people held up poster and signs in opposition to the president

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Gillett Middle School sixth grade teacher Teri Carlson received the Richard T.

• Troy Allen Whisman, 21, Oconto, was charged June 10 with strangulation and suffocation and misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.

June 10 Deputies responded to 54 incidents, including a fire control burn on Superior Avenue in Oconto; fraud on County Road A in the Town of Little River; a burglary at Seneca Food Camp, 200 N. Green Bay Ave.

Harland Joseph Foral, 83, of Townsend, passed away unexpectedly in his home Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Harland was born April 16, 1942, to Edmund and Viola (Monfort) Foral. He worked for Soo Line Railroad for 30 years. On Nov. 29, 1976, Harland married Linda Howenstine. Harland was a fisherman and loved the outdoors where he enjoyed spending time with his 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

An 80-year-old man died in a two-vehicle crash June 15 on Highway 29. According to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department, around 10:22 a.m., the dispatch center received multiple 911 calls reporting a crash on the highway east of Broadway Road in the Town of Hartland. A preliminary investigation indicates that an SUV traveling eastbound on Highway 29 collided with a motorcycle that had just entered the highway from a nearby business.

A fountain with lights that change colors has been added to the center of the pond at Mielke Park. The fountain was paid for by the Mielke Family Foundation, which continues to invest in the park. Earlier this year, a pair of local residents proposed privatizing the park, but that proposal was denied when officials discovered the land must either remain as a park or be returned to the Mielke family. Shawano County officials have since been talkin

Shawano County has a variety of natural offerings for those who enjoy the outdoors, whether it’s in the water, land or air. A relatively new group, Shawano Adventure Sports, is making good use of those resources to have some fun while meeting new friends with similar interests. “The idea actually came from Matt Hendricks (Shawano parks director) in a meeting we were having about building a mountain bike trail in Shawano,” said Brian Grieves, an o