Lynn Leroux, 66, Oconto Falls, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, 2015, at the Jack & Engrid Meng Hospice Residence, De Pere. She was born May 2, 1949, in New York to Frank and Marion (Raymond) Yacopino Jr. She grew up in New York, where she graduated high school and attended college. On Oct. 11, 1969, she married Tom Leroux Sr. in New York.

A former member of the New York City Fire Department delivered a piece of the Twin Towers to a local business, Wednesday, in recognition for its service to wounded veterans. Lt. Ray Thomas, a firefighter who worked as a part of the rescue and clean-up operation during the Sept.

Lease negotiations for the Mielke Arts Center have uncovered areas of disagreement between landlord Shawano County and its tenant, the Shawano County Arts Council. The county wants the arts council to pay more utility costs at the facility — potentially several thousand dollars a year — and to curtail use of certain restrooms between stage performances. The arts council has countered with a proposal that would require the county to pay rent whene

Despite neighborhood opposition to plans for a temporary placement facility for released felons in Shawano, city officials say there is nothing they can do to stop the facility from moving in. The Shawano Plan Commission Wednesday heard from concerned residents who would be neighbors to the proposed six-bed facility at 118 S.

The Shawano Police Department lost both a lieutenant and its first-ever detective in one fell swoop Tuesday after the police and fire commission found itself forced to rescind an earlier appointment to that dual position. The commission voted in May to appoint school liaison officer Jody Johnson to the newly created post of detective lieutenant, but it now appears commissioners had no power to do that. “It was beyond the scope of our authority,”

Shawano Police Department Aug. 4 Police logged 26 incidents, including the following: Shoplifting — An incident of shoplifting was reported at Charlie’s County Market, 521 S.

When Chase Henning and Connor Rosin sit in the same Miller Park dugout as State Legion All-Stars this weekend, it will be a flashback to the days when both were products of the Shawano Youth League. Henning, who plays for the Shawano American Legion team, and Rosin, of Bonduel’s squad, were together two years as members of both the 9- and 10-year old traveling all-star squads, but became rivals during their prep and legion careers. “It will be ni

The Shawano School District might ask voters to approve up to $11.5 million in a November referendum to update the infrastructure at Shawano Community Middle School. The School Board will hold a special meeting Monday to approve a final amount to replace the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, and up to nine additional projects that will modernize the school.

Janelle Derbique, the Bond Community Center’s personal trainer, earned her American College of Sports Medicine cancer exercise trainer certification in June. Derbique will lead the Bond Community Center’s cancer care team, providing training services for cancer clients. The cancer care program is a part of Bellin Health’s Continuum of Care focus. After or during any treatment, physicians can refer patients to the Bond Community Center.