Elyzabeth Hoffman still finds it hard to believe she was chosen as the Shawano Area Young Professionals 2023 Young Professional of the Year. “When I first got a call about it, I was like, ‘Really? Me?’” she said. “I don’t like to talk highly of myself. There are a lot of really great young professionals in the community.

First off, I’d like to thank the Chamber staff for their dedicated and diligent hard work day in and day out. Secondly, a heartfelt thank you to the Chamber’s Executive Board and the full Board of Directors who serve as representatives of all industries in Shawano and Menominee counties. A shout out to our Chamber ambassadors!

I am glad to report that the Chamber is closing 2023 with a solid performance thanks to our members, board members, the community and the Chamber staff. Our memberships continued to grow, new partnerships were created and the networking events were a success. We even had a visit from the Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez!

The Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce named new board members and officers for 2024. Leann Gueths, Novolex, will continue on as president.

Jeanne Cronce has been a lot of things in her life. Four decades in the education field saw Cronce teaching, serving as a school principal, helping college students as the student life coordinator for Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s Shawano campus, instructing through Junior Achievement, serving with Big Brothers Big Sisters and, finally, bringing history to life as a Heritage Park docent with the Shawano County Historical Society. Also o

Teamwork. That one word, in a nutshell, sums up what makes Ho-Chunk Gaming Wittenberg a success. Located just north of Wittenberg at N7198 U.S. Highway 45, the entertainment complex that includes a casino, hotel, restaurant and convenience store has 163 full-time and 17 part-time employees. On Jan.

State Rep. Peter Schmidt, R-Bonduel, voted in favor of legislation ensuring that private firearm transactions are not tracked, and the data is not collected. “I co-authored this legislation to prevent government and corporate overreach,” Schmidt said.

UW-Madison Division of Extension is holding a free workshop designed to help farms in their alfalfa management efforts at 10 a.m. Jan.

An initial investment of about $11,500 will be made to repair the leaking walls at the Shawano Public Library. Shawano County Library Board members agreed Jan. 18 to have members of the county highway department repair the northeast corner of the building.