12 August 2014

Bieber unseats Wright

Shawano police officer Adam Bieber pulled off an upset victory Tuesday against incumbent Randy Wright to win the Republican nomination for Shawano County sheriff. Though a virtual dead heat as most of the villages and towns reported, late results from the city of Shawano and towns of Wescott and Richmond pushed Bieber well over the top, to a more than 200-vote margin. Unofficial results, which still have to be certified by the Board of Canvassers
12 August 2014
Raymond Cook
Raymond “Bill” Cook, 68, of Birnamwood, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at St. Joseph Holy Family Catholic Church, Phlox. Visitation will be held on Monday from 9 a.m.
12 August 2014
Luida Elizabeth Sanders
Luida Elizabeth Sanders, of Oshkosh, died on Aug. 2, 2014. She was born on April 21, 1917, in Rhinelander, the eldest daughter of Charles and Ida Sanders. Although her parents operated a resort, Sanders House, on Lake Tomahawk when she was born, they moved to Hurley in 1919, shortly after the resort burned down.
12 August 2014
Public Record
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12 August 2014
City seeks water rate increase
The city of Shawano is seeking a 22 percent increase in water rates, the first rate request in about seven years, according to a rate application recently filed with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. Increasing costs and relatively flat water sales have eroded the utility’s rate of return on its infrastructure investment from the 6.5 percent authorized by the PSC in 2007 to an estimated 3.2 percent this year, said Nancy Schauer, Shawano Mu
12 August 2014
Peppers not worried about play against Titans
Julius Peppers isn’t worried, and he doesn’t think Green Bay Packers fans should be concerned either. Peppers, the Packers’ prized offseason acquisition, understands why some fans might have some reservations about him. He’s 34 years old. He’s entering his 13th NFL season.
12 August 2014
7Q
Editor’s note: 7Q is a new feature the Leader will do on an intermittent basis with area newsmakers. This week we feature Louise Fischer, Shawano School District business manager, who has been working with administrators and the School Board to develop the 2014-15 budget. Q The Leader erroneously reported the district was planning $10 million in capital projects, including $5 million on asphalt work, in the 2014-15 budget.
12 August 2014
Back on the water
Lee Krumbach was one of five people who took advantage of an adaptive skiing opportunity during the Shawano Ski Sharks’ final show of the season Wednesday at Wolf River Beach. Krumbach, a member of the Ski Sharks 20 years ago, had not water skied since 1996 and endured a long journey back. Krumbach suffered a spinal cord injury in 2000 following an accident in which he fell backward into a hole. Ski Sharks President Dave Passehl encouraged Krumba
12 August 2014
Common Council OKs $16K for new K-9
City officials Wednesday approved the purchase of a new K-9 for the Shawano Police Department to replace a dog that has been increasingly sidelined by behavioral problems. K-9 Aldo has been with the Police Department since May 2010. Police dogs usually have a career of six to nine years before they are forced into retirement by physical ailments such as arthritis, Police Chief Mark Kohl said. In this case, however, the issues are behavioral. “He
12 August 2014
Alfred E. Hoffman
Alfred Edward Hoffman, 88, of Green Bay, and formerly of the town of Spruce, passed away Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at Grancare Nursing Center, Green Bay. The son of the late Charles and Fannie (Soukup) Hoffman was born Sept. 1, 1925, in Oconto County. He was a 1946 graduate of Oconto Falls High School and a graduate of the short course in agriculture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Alfred was married to Dorothy Rose Dietrich on Oct.
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