Shawano County receives more than $82,000 annually from the Ho-Chunk Nation from its gaming compact with the state, with very few strings attached to the money. The only caveats are that the money cannot be used in any action that harms the tribe, such as hiring an attorney to oppose a land-to-trust petition, and the county has to tell the tribe how the money is spent. The Finance Committee, however, this week discussed creating new guidelines fo

As elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act take effect, business owners are unsure what to expect or how to prepare. The Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday hosted a session featuring Karen Kerber, of Kerber Rose Certified Public Accountants, to help clear up some of the confusion regarding the legislation known as Obamacare. Kerber, however, admitted some language in the 2010 health care reform law and recent altera

Backes Food Mart in Birnamwood will open the 15th Village Post Office (VPO) in the state on Tuesday. The new postal center will be officially opened by brothers Dan and Dave Backes and Lori Rogney, area post office operations manager. The grand opening will be held at 1 p.m.

Shawano Community High School varsity volleyball coach Jean Wolff has been holding youth camps long enough that her assistants for this year’s camp, which began Tuesday, attended the same camp nine years ago. “It’s fun because some of the coaches I have now, and last year, too, started with me when they were in first or second grade,” Wolff said. Wolff runs two sessions during the youth camp, one for first- through fifth-graders and a second for

Airport officials are strapping themselves in for a full-throttle response to a harassment claim filed last week against the airport’s manager. The Shawano City-County Airport Commission said Tuesday that Airport Manager Clarence Schampers would be represented by insurance company counsel and that legal counsel from both the city and the county would be present on Schampers’ behalf at a court hearing Monday. Wescott property owner Robert Mueller

Paul Parker had to sweat out a couple of late-race cautions before taking home the Late Model feature at Shawano Speedway on Saturday night. Also, Jerry Wilinski won the IMCA Modified feature, and Brandon Czarapata won another IMCA Stock Car feature.

Glenn Lee “Chief” Davids Sr., 84, of Bowler, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at the Ella Besaw Center, Bowler. Born on April 9, 1929, in Gresham, he was the son of the late Elmer and Eureka (Jourdan) Davids. On Nov. 13, 1946, Glenn enlisted with the United States Navy and served his country for four years. On Christmas Eve 1949, he was united in marriage to Marcella “Marky” Clifton in Baltimore, Md.

Shawano 7, Cecil 6 After jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, Shawano got another run in the second to lead 5-1. Cecil chipped away at the lead and eventually trailed only 5-4 heading into the sixth.

There is no shortage of ideas about what could be done with the Shawano Medical Center property after the hospital moves to its new location, but narrowing the options down to the best and most cost-effective is promising to be a more complicated matter. An ad hoc task force appointed to explore possible uses for the 10-acre complex met for the first time Monday at City Hall with representatives from Vandewalle & Associates Inc. Vandewalle, a