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Robert D. Nueske

Robert D. Nueske, 67, Wittenberg, died Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at the Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School gymnasium, Wittenberg. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m.
Public Record
Shawano Police Department Jan. 12 Police logged 28 incidents, including the following: Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 100 block of Robin Lane. Fraud — Police investigated a fraud complaint at the AmericInn, 1330 E.
Barbara A. Zastrow
Barbara A. Zastrow, 62, of Bonduel, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Swedberg-Wendt Funeral Home in Bonduel.
Mary Ann Hill
Mary Ann Hill, 84, of Shawano, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in Shawano. Mary Ann was born on July 14, 1930, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the daughter of the late Anthony and Mabel (Shaker) Booth. Mary Ann graduated from Edward W. Sparrow School of Nursing in 1953. On Oct. 17, 1953, she was united in marriage to John W. Hill in Sault Ste. Marie.
Leader sports editor was doing what he loved
Gerrard Diaz, sports editor for The Shawano Leader, passed away Saturday while doing what he loved — covering sports. He was 35 years old. Diaz was hired as a sports reporter for The Shawano Leader and its sister paper, the Oconto County Times Herald, in August 2011. He was promoted to sports editor a few months later.
K-9 finds drugs in ‘scent-proof’ containers
There’s probably little chance of a complaint being filed with the Consumer Protection Agency, but apparently those marijuana containers advertised on the web as being immune to pot-sniffing police dogs is another case of false advertising. Within the past week, the Shawano Police Department’s K-9, Caryk, has successfully sniffed pot being stored in containers at two traffic stops in the city, according to the Police Department. The most recent i
Area business leader passes away
Robert “Bob” D. Nueske, who along with his brother Jim grew their father’s smokehouse into a nationwide concern, died Monday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was 67. Nueske was president of Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats in Wittenberg. The Nueske family came to Wisconsin in 1882, bringing Old World skills for smoking, spicing and curing meat. Company founder R.C.
Legit fundraiser competes with phone scams
A legitimate local police association raising funds for an event it will host has found itself competing with scam artists claiming to be local law enforcement, according to the Shawano Police Department. “We’ve been getting a lot of calls about our number and the sheriff’s department number being hijacked,” Police Chief Mark Kohl said. According to authorities, scammers have the technology to fake incoming numbers that show up in Caller ID. That
Shawano wrestler wins tourney title
Dalton Parson captured first and two Hawks finished third as the Shawano Community High School wrestling team finished fifth Saturday at the Trocat Scramble at Green Bay West. Parson recorded four pins at 132 pounds: Kevin Staron, of Menomonee Falls, in 5 minutes, 17 seconds; Ethan Pfister, of Appleton East, in 3:04; Wyatt Steston, of Green Bay Preble, in 1:44; and Marc Krentz, of Berlin, in 44 seconds.
High School Highlights
BOYS BASKETBALL Bonduel 71 Wittenberg-Birnamwood 49 Bonduel outscored the Chargers in every quarter Tuesday in Wittenberg. Both teams hit eight 3-pointers, but Bonduel outscored Witt-Birn 15-5 at the free-throw line. The Chargers committed 18 turnovers.
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