Category Archives: News
CHAPS Academy may continue operations
A faith based charity is negotiating the purchase of the CHAPS Academy in Shiocton. The equestrian therapy stable was slated to be closed at the end of the month due to financial difficulties. Rawhide...
Jan 29, 2018 Brenna / CC
Suspects arrested in Shawano shooting
Shawano Police Chief Dan Mauel says two people were taken into custody in connection with an early Saturday morning shooting that sent a Shawano woman to the hospital with non-life threatening injurie...
Jan 28, 2018 Tony Webster / CC
Grys wins citizenship award, several businesses honored at Shawano Chamber banquet
It was the 91st Annual Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce Banquet and Awards last night. Ed Grys was named Distinguished Citizen of the Year. He came to Shawano thirty years ago to be the resident ma...
Jan 26, 2018
Lawmakers urged to pass tougher penalties for sexually assaulting animals
State lawmakers heard often emotional testimony Thursday on the reasons why legislation that would make it a felony to sexually abuse an animal is needed in Wisconsin. The bill is a response to the hi...
Jan 26, 2018
Ethics Commission delays decision on administrator
Members of the state Ethics Commission have decided not to appoint a new administrator for the agency, for the time being. The 5-1 vote follows the Senate's decision earlier this week to reject the co...
Jan 26, 2018
Boulder Lake Campground stable after 'threatening property owner' ordered to undergo mental treatment
The Oconto County Sheriff's Office says there is no longer a threat to the public safety at The Boulder Lake Campground and hopes the National Forest Service will reverse a previous decision that clos...
Jan 25, 2018
State of the State: Walker wants action on ‘Ambitious Agenda’
Governor Scott Walker is asking for quick bipartisan action on what he calls his "Ambitious Agenda." The governor's legislative wish list, spelled out during an his state of the state address, include...
Jan 25, 2018
Wednesday Police Beat: bad snow plowing manners, threatening ex, and rat intimidation
SHAWANO POLICE DEPARTMENT Report of a car break-in on 500 block of S Hamlin Street. Woman told authorities she doesn't know how "they keep getting to the car". She said doors were locked and said a fe...
Jan 25, 2018
Threatening property owner forces closure of popular campground
The Boulder Lake campground in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is closed for all of 2018. The Oconto County Sheriff's Office released a statement this afternoon, citing a local property who th...
Jan 24, 2018
Warning of counterfeit money in Oconto Co.
The Oconto County Sheriff's Office and Suring Police have received several complaints from local businesses about counterfeit money. The fake bills come in various denominations and are labeled with "...
Jan 24, 2018 Eli Christman / CC
