Authorities made 32 criminal arrests and issued numerous citations over the course of two recent high-profile traffic enforcement operations in Shawano. The Wisconsin State Patrol was the lead agency in the effort that included Shawano police and K-9 units from the police department and Shawano County. The operations ran from 4-8 p.m. Friday and previously on Feb.

The Shawano School Board put the brakes Monday night on a committee recommendation to delay the start of school by 30 minutes for the 2015-16 school year. The postponement was requested by the ad-hoc committee that has spent six months looking into school start times to see whether changes were needed.

Kaila Vorpahl said she loves to watch people’s faces when they come into her office for the first time. “I have to give them a minute to comprehend, to take it all in,” she said. It’s not simply that Vorpahl’s Vintage Insurance Agency is located in a big red barn in downtown Lena. That’s just the outside view. Once inside, visitors are overwhelmed by the decor: floor to ceiling antiques.

The EZ Clean car wash has reopened in Oconto Falls under new ownership. In November, Patrick Schneider renovated and reopened the car wash next to Mobil 22 and Ag Ventures, at 750 N. Main St., Oconto Falls. Schneider originally purchased the car wash 20 years ago and operated it for eight years. Now that he’s back in business, his focus has returned to his clientele. “I’m a perfectionist,” he said.

March 11 Traffic Miscellaneous - Authorities investigated a report of a vehicle traveling north in the southbound lanes on U.S.

Declaring he will not stand watch while public schools go through a “systematic dismantling” due to state funding policies, Dave Polashek last week announced his plan to retire as superintendent of the Oconto Falls School District. In a letter to the School Board dated March 9, Polashek said support of well-rounded, comprehensive opportunities for students is no longer a financial priority for state leaders, a decision that he said will have long

Proceedings from March 12 An adjourned initial appearance was held for Scott J. Arveson, 45, Denmark, on felony charges of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, child enticement with sexual contact and cause a child 13-18 to view sexual activity, which allegedly occurred Feb. 13 and 15 in Oconto Falls. A $50,000 cash bond continues.

Four candidates, including two incumbents, are competing for three positions on the Oconto Falls School Board in the April 7 election.

Peshtigo National Bank received the go-ahead last week to split its lot into two parcels, but a bank representative dismissed rumors that a hotel will be built at the site. Oconto Falls resident Kevin Wirtz, who planned to build a home on a lot behind the bank next spring, said people in the neighborhood told him a hotel will be built at the site. Carrie Hill, PNB vice president, denied the claim. “It’s just separating our lot.