The Shawano Leader

Eland man facing multiple child abuse, false imprisonment charges

Published by admin on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:47am

SHAWANO — An 8-year-old child was put through “torture” at the hands of an Eland man who is now facing multiple charges of child abuse and false imprisonment, according to a state prosecutor at a court hearing Monday.

Nathan Pogrant, 36, has been charged with felony counts of child abuse, recklessly causing bodily and mental harm to a child, and six counts of false imprisonment.

Shawano-Menominee County Assistant District Attorney Catharine White told the court that what Pogrant did to the child amounted to torture.

New debt forcing increase in Shawano County property taxes

Published by admin on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:45am

SHAWANO — Shawano County property owners would pay an additional 30 cents per $1,000 of equalized value on their tax bills under the county’s proposed 2020 budget.

According to County Administrative Coordinator Brent Miller, the increase is entirely due to new debt the county has taken on, including the construction of the Human Services facility, new locks and security improvements at the county jail and an upgrade to the emergency 911 dispatch system.

Public Record

Published by admin on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:42am

Shawano Police Department

Oct. 13

Police logged 14 incidents, including the following:

Intoxicated Person — Police responded to an intoxicated person complaint at Fifth and Washington streets.

Theft — Family Dollar, 413 S. Main St., reported the theft of six propane tanks.

Shoplifting — Charlie’s County Market, 521 S. Main St., reported a shoplifting incident.

Oct. 12

Police logged 20 incidents, including the following:

Crowd voices bridge concerns

Published by admin on Fri, 10/11/2019 - 1:50pm

SHAWANO — Build it right.

That was the consensus of a crowd of about 130 people who filled the chairs and lined the edges of the Shawano Lake County Park pavilion Wednesday for an informational meeting about a replacement bridge on County Road HHH.

The bridge, over what is officially called Shawano Creek but locally known as “The Channel” was built in 1951 and is scheduled for replacement in 2022.

Airport dedicates new terminal building Tuesday

Published by admin on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:54pm

SHAWANO — The new terminal building at the Shawano City-County Airport will be dedicated during a public ceremony and flag raising Tuesday, but the program will also be a commemoration to the memory of the man for whom the airport is named.

Sgt. Wilmer Zeuske, Shawano native and World War II hero, was a member of the United States Army Air Corps, the Flying Tigers and the First American Volunteer Group (AVG).

3 officers injured during arrest

Published by admin on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:51pm

SHAWANO — Three law enforcement officers were injured Friday while arresting a man who fled from the emergency room at ThedaCare Medical Center, according to a criminal complaint.

Charges were filed Tuesday against Jesse J. Warrington, 30, of Shawano.

He faces three felony counts of battery to a law enforcement officer for allegedly injuring a state trooper, a Shawano police officer and a Shawano County sheriff’s deputy.

He is also charged with a felony count of harassment of a police animal for allegedly injuring a sheriff’s department K-9 during the incident.

Local shelter marks DV awareness month

Published by admin on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:43pm

SHAWANO — The Safe Haven Domestic Abuse Shelter in Shawano is on track to having its busiest year in 2019 since the shelter started 18 years ago.

“Each year our numbers seem to be going up,” Executive Director Stacey Cicero said.

Safe Haven is a 24-hour domestic abuse shelter at 380 N. Lakeland Road, Shawano.

In 2018, Safe Haven provided emergency shelter for 76 women, one man and 80 children and provided support services to 538 victims of domestic violence.

Court News

Published by admin on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:41pm

Recent proceedings in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court:

• Benjamin J. Van Oss, 40, of Shawano, was charged Oct. 7 with a felony count of second-degree sexual assault of an unconscious victim that allegedly occurred in the town of Wescott on Oct. 5. He could face a maximum possible penalty of 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine if found guilty. Van Oss posted a $7,500 cash bond set by Judge William Kussel Jr. and is due back in court for an adjourned initial appearance Oct. 21.

School taking steps to avoid incident repeat

Published by admin on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 4:43pm

CLINTONVILLE — It only took 45 seconds for an incident to take place that will take the Clintonville School District considerably longer to dig its way out of.

Four Clintonville High School students diverted from a planned dance for a lunchtime dance-off last week for homecoming and instead engaged in a mock Native American dance with traditional drum circle music playing. The 45 seconds of video set off a social media frenzy and led to the cancellation or postponement of the remaining homecoming activities.

Joshua Johnson loses bid for early release

Published by admin on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 9:22am

SHAWANO — A Wittenberg man committed to a mental institution seven years ago for murdering his father failed Monday to secure a conditional release after a hearing in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court.

Joshua P. Johnson, 28, was committed after being ruled legally insane and not responsible for his actions in the Feb. 21, 2012 murder of Donald P. Johnson at their home in Wittenberg.