The Shawano County Sheriff’s Office has begun to receive a substantial number of complaints from people who have received phone calls or recorded messages from people claiming to represent the Internal Revenue Service, Sheriff Adam Bieber said Thursday. “During these calls the individuals posing as government representatives tell people they owe money and instruct them to use wire transfers to pay amounts that can run into the thousands of dollar

The Shawano Plan Commission recommended approval Wednesday of conditional use permits for the use of two buildings for church services. Both churches would be new, start-up operations in Shawano and could move to permanent locations at some point in the future, according to the permit applications filed with the city. The permits now go to the Common Council for consideration. Shawano Baptist Church would move into Suite 100 at 102 E.

Living in the nation’s breadbasket and surrounded by prolific farms, how could anyone in the Shawano area be lacking in food supplies? That is one of the questions in a new research project being launched by local officials who hope to determine why portions of Shawano County and Menominee County are regarded as “food deserts.” The federal government defines a food desert as a geographic region where poverty runs high and where people must travel

From the hardwood floor to the tin ceiling, everything about Bonduel’s new Village Mercantile conjures up images of an old-time general store. That is precisely the atmosphere that Kevin and Renell Bartlett intended to create when they opened the store on Thanksgiving weekend at 149 N.

To the editor: On Tuesday, Dec. 1, we attended the winter concert performed by the third-grade students of the Olga Brener Intermediate School. The students were all dressed as neatly as could be. The staff had obviously prepared them very well for the task at hand. The auditorium was packed with courteous and attentive family and friends of the students.

“Earn your leadership every day.” — Michael Jordan Thank you so much for the kind emails, social network comments, phone calls and cards. Serving as your mayor has been one of the most humbling yet exhilarating experiences of my life. I shall treasure the memories forever. Several have asked me to explain the duties of a Wisconsin mayor.

Whenever anyone works with or around animals, they have to be watchful at all times. I never turn my back on an animal, even the calves in the pens as I’m cleaning them out. Those bigger ones can get to be familiar and sometimes they like to follow me around. When they’re little, I stroke under their chin and talk to them.

This seems to be a time of change. Not only did the calendar turn to December, but we also have had a taste of snow or sleet, or whatever that white stuff was. Thanksgiving Day came and went, and all that is left of the turkey is probably in the freezer by now.

Three women from the Learn-A-Lot Home and Community Education club make 750 recycled birthday cards for the residents at Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. Louise Konkel is a native of Upper Michigan, graduating from Vulcan High School. She earned a degree from Badger Green Bay Business School, where she met her husband of 51 years, Dale. Konkel worked at Wright Broiler for 30 years, Qualheim’s for one year and then Wal-Mart for 10 years.