The Shawano Leader

Court News

Published by admin on Mon, 07/26/2021 - 2:35pm

• Louis J. Sanapaw, 24, Keshena, was charged July 19 with one count of disorderly conduct - domestic abuse repeater. Judge Katherine Sloma set a cash bond of $250 and a signature bond of $2,000. She also scheduled a preliminary hearing for July 27.

• Robert F. Block, 33, Bonduel, was charged July 20 with seven counts of bail jumping and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. Sloma set a cash bond of $2,500 and scheduled a preliminary hearing for July 27.

CMN gets grants for solar panels, trail, comics

Published by admin on Mon, 07/26/2021 - 2:33pm

The College of Menominee Nation was recently awarded three grants for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

The grants that were received were EBSCO Informational Services’ 2021 EBSCO Solar Grant, worth $60,000, the Second Nature’s Acceleration Fund, worth $7,000 and the American Indian College Fund’s Community Based Learning and Sharing Grant, worth $20,000.

Vintage plane fans fly Ercoupe

Published by admin on Mon, 07/26/2021 - 2:03pm

Ercoupe vintage airplanes line up at Shawano Municipal Airport before taking off for Clintonville and Wausau on July 23. The airport and the Lighthouse, a neighboring restaurant, hosted 21 planes and pilots, friends and family members of the Ercoupe Owners Club. The small planes were built between 1937 and 1970 and billed as a plane anyone can fly.

Carol Ryczek | NEW Media

County jail staff could see pay increase

Published by admin on Fri, 07/23/2021 - 11:46am

Workers with the Shawano County Jail could see a significant pay hike in their future in the hopes of halting the high turnover at the facility, even though county officials see the action as a Band-Aid for solving a long-term issue.

One injured in moped accident

Published by admin on Thu, 07/22/2021 - 11:20am

Minor injuries were reported following a two vehicle accident on Maple Avenue and Oak Avenue in the Town of Richmond on July 21.

The crash involved a moped and an automobile. According to Lt. Jon Blaskowski, that moped that was being operated by a 39-year-old male from Shawano ran through a stop sign after the moped’s brakes had failed. The operator then jumped off of the moped. The moped then struck a vehicle.

The operator of the moped was not seriously injured and was treated with minor injuries, said Blaskowski.

FERC approves increased water levels on Wolf River, Shawano Lake

Published by admin on Wed, 07/21/2021 - 6:37pm

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted a two-year amendment allowing Eagle Creek Renewable Energy (ECRE) to bring the water level in Shawano Lake, the channel and the Wolf River pool above the Shawano dam to its historical level of 802.9 feet above mean sea level year-round.

The level was drawn down to 802.5 above msl in 2015, starting a lengthy controversy.

School district’s prelim budget includes deficit

Published by admin on Wed, 07/21/2021 - 10:50am

The Shawano School District will need to figure out where to cut over $434,000 from its 2021-22 budget after the Shawano School Board signed off July 19 on some preliminary figures.

Interest swells in Shawano all-day 4K program

Published by admin on Wed, 07/21/2021 - 10:32am

The Shawano School District has surpassed its original vision for all-day 4-year-old kindergarten, according to a report presented to the Shawano School Board on July 19.

Democrats march, rally for fair maps

Published by admin on Wed, 07/21/2021 - 10:25am

The Shawano County Democrats kicked off their education blitz on the planned redistricting of Wisconsin on July 17 with a march and rally at the courthouse that brought out over a dozen people.

Public Record

Published by admin on Tue, 07/20/2021 - 3:36pm

Shawano Police Department

July 19

Officers responded to 16 calls, including criminal damage at Shawano Ski Sharks, 211 N. Riverside Drive.

July 18

Officers responded to 23 calls, including a disturbance at Memorial Park, 901 S. Lincoln St.; harassment on Teddington Lane; reckless driving on North Main Street; trespassing on West Richmond Street; restraining order violation on Valley Lane.

July 17