26 August 2015

Commission votes to save Hartman Park

A small neighborhood park will keep its current use after the Shawano Park and Recreation Commission on Wednesday reversed a previous decision to sell the land for residential development. The city went to court last month to get approval to alter the city plat and discontinue Hartman Park, located at Andrews and Stevens streets. City officials argued the park has to be maintained but is seldom used because Memorial Park — along with its ball dia
26 August 2015
Upgrade proposed for county fair structure
Visitors to the Shawano County Fair this year could be enjoying the present while also getting a glimpse of the future. Fair officials have unveiled a proposal to invest about $170,000 in remodeling and upgrading the Junior Fair Building, which is home to 4-H club members and families throughout the fair. The proposed new red and green building, which could be ready next year, will be presented to fair-goers this year in a rendering designed to d
26 August 2015
High School Highlights
BOYS SOCCER Shawano 3, Clintonville 1 Shawano sophomore Jacob Dickmann recorded a hat trick in Thursday’s nonconference season opener against the Truckers. His goals came in the 43rd, 75th and 84th minutes. Jacob Moesch had one assist for the Hawks. Juan Santiago scored the lone goal for Clintonville in the 81st minute.
26 August 2015
SCHS drops conference opener to Xavier
Shawano Community High School head tennis coach Brian Beyer knew Xavier could pose a problem to his team in its Bay Conference opener because of its consistently strong tennis program. Despite a 7-0 loss, Beyer was happy with the performance of his team, which produced tight matches throughout the day. Xavier sent two flights to state last season, including current No. 1 singles player Marissa Walsh.
25 August 2015
Public Record
Shawano Police Department Aug.
25 August 2015
Driver drunk in fatal wreck, police say
A pickup truck operator was driving drunk Aug.
25 August 2015
Packers look for group effort to replace Nelson
The task of finding receivers who will fill the void left by Jordy Nelson’s season-ending injury has started in earnest in Green Bay. Coach Mike McCarthy said no one man can pick up the slack. Randall Cobb caught 91 passes last year from MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers, second on the team to Nelson’s 98.
25 August 2015
Packers can still thrive, not just survive, without Nelson
It was no coincidence earlier this week that, following the news of Jordy Nelson’s torn anterior cruciate ligament, the Dow Jones did a massive belly flop off the 3-meter board. Or so you would think, anyway, from some of the fans’ immediate reaction to the injury. In various corners of Green Bay Packers fandom, the sky was falling – plummeting to earth like a Seattle onside kick, with collapse and ruin soon to follow. You can’t blame them.
25 August 2015
Highway 22 between Shawano, Cecil closed
State Highway 22 between Shawano and Cecil has been closed for replacement of a bridge over the Shawano Tributary in the town of Washington. The state Department of Transportation said both north and southbound lanes would remain shut down between Hillcrest Road and Cedar Lane until late October. The tributary bridge is located near the historical marker on Highway 22. Motorists heading to Cecil from Shawano will be detoured onto Highway 47-55 to
25 August 2015
Suspect in death of Derek Stempa is dead
The driver authorities believe was responsible for the death of highway worker Derek Stempa at a road construction site in May has died, the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday. Sheriff Adam Bieber said his office was intending to refer charges against Dennis St. John, 69, of Tigerton. But the office learned earlier this week that St. John had passed away on Aug.
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