Grady Powless, 55, of Half Moon Bay, Calif., passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013. Grady was born on Sept. 17, 1957, in Door County. He moved to California after spending seven years in the Peace Corps. Grady is survived by four sisters, Janelle Powless, Myrtle (Steven) Kitson, Roberta Westerfield and Jennie (Roger) Skenandore; and a brother, Tim Joadwine.

Albin G. Chilinski, 90, of Shawano, formerly of Milwaukee, was born to eternal life on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. He was a beloved husband for 64 years of Mable (nee Falk), dear father of Dennis and Allan (Genny) Chilinski and Denise (Joseph) Garcia, and loving grandfather of Clayton (Melissa) Flood. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Visitation will take place 5-8 p.m.

For the Shawano County Historical Society, the new Zachow Depot replica is a piece of living history. For Dean Proper, who grew up in Zachow in the 1940s, it’s reliving history. “I spent probably half of my growing-up years in the Chicago and Northwestern depot. I knew all the agents at the time, from the time I could walk across that field from the house to the depot.

False imprisonment A Shawano man has been charged with a felony count of false imprisonment for allegedly confining a woman in a room during a domestic abuse incident in the city on Monday. Trenton K. Mcnabb, 31, could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine if convicted.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department July 18 Deputies logged 37 incidents, including the following: Reckless Driving — Authorities responded to a reckless driving complaint on state Highway 47-55 in Wescott. Harassment — Authorities responded to a harassment complaint on Webb Street in Wittenberg. Drug Offense — Authorities investigated a drug complaint on state Highway 47-55 in Wescott. Accidents — Authorities logged three accidents, includin

It took nearly seven decades, but on July 2, the U.S. Army finally acknowledged its longstanding debt to a young soldier from Shawano wounded during the waning days of World War II. Pvt. Donald “Buck” Brener — an 18-year-old graduate of the Shawano High School Class of 1944 — was injured by a tank shell in Nazi Germany in April 1945.

Hartland is out of the Shawano County Farmland Preservation Plan after a dispute between the town and state officials regarding a map could not be resolved. The county steering committee voted 9-1 to move ahead with the plan minus Hartland’s map, despite objections from the town’s officials and a consultant that helped Hartland develop its map.

Auto theft An Antigo man is due to make an initial court appearance Monday on a felony charge of auto theft that allegedly took place in the village of Aniwa in March. Jason W. Schreiber, 37, was arrested on the evening of March 21 after he allegedly sped away from an attempt by a Langlade County sheriff’s deputy to pull him over.

The Shawano Youth League will host 22 teams for it’s 11-under and 12-under baseball tournaments starting Friday at Memorial Park in Shawano. Add that to the 23 teams for the coach pitch baseball and 10-under and 12-under softball tournament last weekend and the 24 teams for next week’s 9-under and 10-under baseball tournaments and that is 69 youth teams with parents, family and friends in tow coming to the area. That has a pretty big economic imp