Shawano County News

When Lance Corporal Josh Wege was injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan last month his father Dave Wege feared the worst.

In these final days before the deer-gun season, tens of thousands of hunters across Wisconsin are stocking up on last-minute items.

SHAWANO - Deer hunters of all ages are invited tonight to get ready for hunting season with a Buck Fever Night of fun and education.

Marijuana producers appear to be becoming more ambitious about the size of their crops - and planting them in public.

We've already had the youth deer hunt, bow deer season still has a week to go and it won't be long before the gun deer season is here.

A grease fire in the kitchen of a Shawano County home causes major damage. On Nov.

NAVARINO - A kitchen fire Monday evening destroyed a residence in the town of Navarino, displacing a family of five, the Shawano County Sheriff's Department said.

One year ago this week, authorities made the shocking announcement that 60 people in Shawano County were potential targets of an implied threat.

The Green Bay Press-Gazette talks with people from a variety of business disciplines each week in its Saturday Conversation feature.

Authorities say an accident was called into the Shawano County Sheriffa s Department just after 10:00 a.m. Sunday.

Shawano Police responded to an apartment building on E. Division Street for a report of 2 deceased people inside an apartment at about 3:46 p.m. Monday.

The latest complex marijuana grow raided in Wisconsin was in Shawano County. Authorities removed about 8,000 plants growing on public land in the Navarino Wildlife Area earlier this week.

The American Indian tribe that operates Mohican North Star Casino and Bingo in Bowler has elected a new president, replacing a leader who had served for six consecutive terms.

DNR proposes 16-day deer hunt The DNR says extending the gun deer season to 16 days allows hunters more flexibility while still allowing the DNR to control the size of the deer herd.

Caught by BerryLaker : The Navarino Wildlife Area was home to one of the largest organized drug grows in Wisconsin , local, state and federal authorities said Wednesday.

The Shawano County Sheriff's Department has arrested a 19-year-old Whitewater man after he was found to be in possession of marijuana in his vehicle.

Genex Cooperative Inc. is expanding its operations in Shawano. The artificial insemination company is renovating its headquarters on MBC Drive and its Stony Hill facility on Wisconsin 29.

About 8,000 marijuana plants at 12 separate grow sites were destroyed Tuesday in a joint law enforcement operation on public lands in the Navarino Wildlife Refuge, officials said today.

Police are investigating what appears to be an abandoned marijuana grow operation on public lands in the Navarino Wildlife Area, Shawano County Sheriff Randall Wright said.

Sunday, October 4, 2009 10:07 p.m. Vote 0 Votes The Wisconsin Idea Award was given to the Shawano County Rural Health Initiative last Thursday for the program's commitment to keeping Shawano County area farmers healthy.