17 July 2024

Negative culture, management causing exodus

Fifty percent of those who recently quit their jobs with Shawano County did so without having something else lined up, according to exit interviews with former employees over the past few months. Julie Hasser, human resources director, shared that information and more with the Shawano County Executive Committee on July 17. “The scary thing here, 50% of the people who have left don’t even have another job,” she said.
17 July 2024
Deer and other fall hunting seasons finalized
Shawano, Waupaca, Marathon, Langlade and northern Oconto counties will not have an antlerless deer holiday hunt or bonus archery deer season this year, but Portage, Outagamie and the southern portion of Oconto counties will have both, according to finalized state hunting regulations. Hunters in Shawano County and most surrounding counties, including Waupaca, Portage and Outagamie, will receive two free antlerless deer tags (harvest authorizations
16 July 2024
Eval, interpreter costs hamper court budget
Increased costs for psychological evaluations and interpreters in the court system are among the reasons the clerk of courts proposed a significant hike in the department’s 2025 budget. Ethan Schmidt told the Shawano County Public Safety Committee on July 10 most of the $93,000 is from salaries and health insurance, as well as evaluations and interpreters needed for Branch I, Branch II and the register in probate. “If defense counsel enters a ple
16 July 2024
Tickets go on sale for Oconto cemetery walk
Tickets for the 14th annual cemetery walk “If Tombstones Could Talk,” sponsored by Oconto County Historical Society, will go on sale Aug. 5, at the Beyer Home and Carriage Museum, 915 Park Ave., Oconto. The cemetery walk will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 9-11, with the first two performances to be held outside at the Oconto Catholic Cemetery, 3024 N. River Road, Oconto. The last performance will be presented indoors at the John B.
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