To the editor: I wrote a letter to the editor in the winter of 2012 after the Shawano County Board narrowly passed the unneeded mailbox ordinance.

To the editor: Last Saturday night (Sept. 14), the city of Shawano was treated to a fantastic, rousing musical alternative in the form of the Dairyland Dixieland Dynamos.

To the editor: One of the most conflicting issues of Mitt Romney’s campaign was his stance on health care — and perhaps one of the reasons people with logic and common sense voted against him. As governor, he offered health care benefits for people of his state but ranted about all people in the United States getting the same.

Shawano Police Department Sept.

Shawano County Economic Progress Inc. (SCEPI) has announced the completion of a revolving micro-loan for a project in the village of Bonduel. Greg and Melissa Trinko have received a $10,000 loan to assist with the purchase of Meadow View Estates, an assisted living facility located at 400 W. Mill St.

An elderly Shawano man almost lost a bundle to scammers Thursday before Shawano police stepped in to keep him from being separated from his cash. Employees at Kmart, 1211 E.

Shawano County is going after people who use electronic means to harass or threaten others. The County Board unanimously approved an amendment to its ordinance earlier this week making such bullying tactics a violation of county law.

An evidence storage building will either need to be funded this year or left in limbo in 2014. The County Board finalized its capital projects list earlier this week, taking the project off a list of 15 recommended by the Capital Projects (CIP) Committee because it did not have a funding source attached to it. The county usually taps sales tax revenue, environmental impact fees and Ho-Chunk gaming compact funds for capital projects. Other steps a

Samuel Paul Hawpetoss Sr., 89, of Neopit, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Shawano. Born on Aug. 8, 1924, in McCord, he was the son of the late Paul and Josephine (Jack) Hawpetoss. Samuel was proud to have served his country in the United States Navy for more than three years during World War II. At the time of his honorable discharge on Aug.