Brynn Larsen said she wanted to return home to Oconto Falls, but the Oconto Falls Common Council said she couldn’t — at least not in the spot she had picked.
County fairs are about much more than exhibits, auctions and competitions. They provide an opportunity to bring the community together and showcase the learning, creativity, hard work and personal growth of its young people.
Marion Body Works opened a satellite facility in Shawano four years ago after more than a century of fabricating commercial truck bodies in Marion, but now the company is looking at expanding its operation even more.
Mental health is still a top issue that officials want to address with the latest Shawano-Menominee Counties Community Health Assessment following a meeting on the topic Aug. 17 at the College of Menominee Nation.
Three dozen people took part in the Lake Michigan Area Land and Water Conservation Association Summer Tour hosted by the Shawano County Land Conservation and Extension Committee and organized by the Shawano County Land Conservation Department on July 24.
After foreclosing on four properties in January, Shawano County has now rid itself of all of them.
Two properties were sold in April to the village of Gresham, while sites in Mattoon and Wittenberg were recently sold online through Wisconsin Surplus.
Members of the county’s executive committee agreed Aug. 19 to sell the latter two properties to recoup its delinquent taxes and other costs associated with the foreclosures.
Two circuit court judges recently ordered an arrest warrant for a Shawano County man after he failed to show up for court appearances on nine poaching-related charges.
Dylan J. Wolff, 27, of Pulcifer, faces several felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with alleged poaching incidents in Waupaca and Forest counties.
Some bucket-list items involve distant destinations or once-in-a-lifetime adventures. Mine were much simpler: see a baby loon and photograph one.
You’d think that would have happened long ago. I grew up exploring Wisconsin’s lakes and have spent the past 15 years at a Northwoods cabin where loons return each spring. Yet year after year, I heard their haunting calls without ever seeing a chick.
Transfer the beauty of favorite flowers onto paper or fabric to create works of art, greeting cards and gifts for family and friends. Pounding flowers is a fun and easy way gardeners of all ages can preserve the beauty of garden flowers.
