Shawano News

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a wind chill advisory from 9 p.m. today until 10 a.m., Saturday for Marathon, Lincoln, Wood, Shawano, Portage and Langlade counties.

SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHILE SNOW AND ICE IS LIKELY IN THE CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE.

Police are investigating a chain of fraud in Northeastern Wisconsin that targeted local businesses.

A down economy in 2009 had many businesses cutting back. And for each door that would close, tens even hundreds of employees would be left to suffer the consequences.

SHAWANO - The historical article that the Green Bay Press-Gazette published on Nov.

The alleged scammer may have gone toward the lake shore in the cities of Manitowoc and Sheboygan.

The city of Shawano says it's been presented with a business opportunity that could bring as many as a hundred jobs to the community, but it could face a roadblock from the state.

Shawano and Oconto counties were among seven Wisconsin counties to share in $244,500 of grants designed to help with law enforcement challenges for counties adjacent to American Indian lands, state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said.

Bonafide Security Solutions of Milwaukee has acquired A New Lock & Key of Shawano.

Five Green Bay-area businesses are among the 40 nominees for the 22nd Annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards announced Monday.

Lola Jane Jahnke, on angel's wings went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, after a brief illness.

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a blizzard warning for Marathon, Shawano, Wood, Portage and Waupaca counties until midnight, Wednesday.

SHAWANO - Police investigating a robbery in which the perpetrator phoned in a bomb threat against the Ho-Chunk Casino as a diversion have arrested a man who already is serving time in prison for a similar crime.

Mistrial for Daycare Worker A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a Sheboygan daycare worker who is accused of sexually abusing an infant.

A man charged for calling in a bomb threat while robbing a Merrill drug store has been arrested on similar charges in Shawano County.

About 150 people in Shawano are out of work, after Owens, Inc., a flooring and door company, closed both of its plants Thursday.

Owens Inc., which makes doors and flooring at two locations in Shawano, closed both plants on Thursday, putting 150 people out of work.

SHAWANO - A deer hunter was shot in his upper right arm Saturday afternoon, the Shawano County Sheriff's Department said.

SHAWANO - Firefighters from four departments contained a fire to a bar Sunday morning, saving an attached residence.

Like hunters in their deer stands, many shoppers spent hours in the cold early Friday waiting to bag their prize.