Shawano County News

The brother-in-law of John Lund, the former Antigo Elementary Principal and high school football facing drug charges, will now face three new charges in a different county.

For 59 years the state Jaycees have been celebrating Wisconsin Agriculture by selecting an oustanding farmer.

Bradley Maahs finished his initial appearance Monday in Langlade County circuit court.

A Mattoon man is in local custody on charges linked to a multi-county burglary spree which targeted businesses, many of them taverns, here and in several central Wisconsin communities.

A third suspect is charged in the counterfeit cash case in Shawano County. 21-year old Jamie Johnson faces multiple felony forgery counts, for his alleged role in creating fake bills.

Two state Department of Motor Vehicles offices in Shawano County have new hours for driver's license and identification card services.

Last summer a Milwaukee drug dealer told authorities he had sold marijuana to someone who was reselling it in Langlade County.

New policies mean the men and women charged with handling the affairs of Outagamie County's more vulnerable residents face stricter oversight.

Police say three people, including a 10 year old, escaped without injury when the driver drove into open water on Shawano Lake at about 7 p.m. Saturday night.

The Shawano County Sheriff's Department was called to a report of a vehicle that fell through the ice on Shawano lake on Saturday around 7 p.m. When they arrived, they found three people on the roof of the car.

According to a news release, it happened just before 7 tonight. Authorities says Katie Atkinson, 24, of Round Lake, Illinois was attempting to drive off Lake Shawano when she drove into open water.

Two teenagers are busted for counterfeiting, accused of making their own funny money in Shawano County.

John Reinke, president of The Stephenson National Bank & Trust, has been appointed to serve as the Wisconsin representative on the American Bankers Association Government Relations Council Administrative Committee.

SHAWANO, Wis. One of three people charged in an Antigo marijuana ring is facing new charges in Shawano County.

Two semi drivers were injured after a crash on Highway 29 in Shawano County. The state patrol tells us the accident happened around 11 last night on Highway 29 near Pulaski.

According to a news release, the call came in just after 4:30. It happened on U.S. Highway 45 near the intersection of Cedar Road, just south of Birnamwood.

Authorities say multiple people were injured in a crash that occurred just before 4:30 PM on Highway 45 near Cedar Road.

APPLETON - Financial caretakers appointed to assist the elderly and disabled in Outagamie County face more stringent requirements after a former guardian was charged with siphoning nearly $500,000 from clients.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced its annual Construction Awards during the 2012 Contractor-Engineer Conference held in Madison on January 18.

The column ran on the editorial page of Shawano High School's Hawks Post recently as part of an opinion package about gay families who adopt children.