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Shawano Police Department

Jan. 4

Police logged 15 incidents, including the following:

Assault — Police investigated an assault at Hensel’s, 134 S. Washington St.

Harassment — Police responded to a harassment complaint in the 800 block of South Kadletz Street.

Disturbance — A 27-year-old Shawano man was arrested on charges of domestic violence and disorderly conduct after a disturbance in the 1100 block of South Franklin Street.

Disturbance — A 23-year-old woman was arrested on charges of domestic violence and disorderly conduct after a disturbance in the 300 block of West Richmond Street.

Harassment — Police responded to a harassment complaint in the 100 block of South Lafayette Street.

Auto Theft — A vehicle was reported stolen in the 800 block of East Richmond Street.

Jan. 3

Police logged 18 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — A 20-year-old Keshena man was arrested on charges of domestic violence and disorderly conduct after a disturbance in the 100 block of South Main Street.

Theft — Money was reported stolen in the 700 block of South Main Street.

Vandalism — A vehicle was reported vandalized in the 700 block of South Main Street.

Fraud — Police investigated an identity theft complaint at CoVantage Credit Union, 911 E. Green Bay St.

Disturbance — A 55-year-old man was arrested on charges of domestic violence and disorderly conduct after a disturbance in the 500 block of West Picnic Street.

OAR — A 38-year-old man was cited for operating after revocation in the 200 block of South Union Street.

Jan. 2

Police logged 25 incidents, including the following:

Theft — Money was reported stolen in the 800 block of West Picnic Street.

Trespass — Police responded to a trespassing complaint in the 100 block of South Lincoln Street.

Burglary — Police investigated a burglary in the 200 block of East Center Street.

Hit and Run — Police investigated a property damage hit-and-run in the 200 block of East Randall Street.

Accident — Police responded to a property damage accident in the 200 block of North Bartlett Street.

Disturbance — A 26-year-old man was arrested for a probation and parole violation after a disturbance in the 200 block of South Union Street.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Jan. 4

Deputies logged 28 incidents, including the following:

Harassment — Authorities investigated a harassment complaint at the Shawano County Jail, 405 N. Main St., Shawano.

Fire — Authorities responded to a chimney fire on County Road SS in Tigerton.

Assault — Authorities responded to an assault complaint on Hemlock Road in Wittenberg.

Burglary — Authorities investigated a burglary on County Road MM in Richmond.

OAR — A 21-year-old man was cited for operating after revocation on state Highway 29 in Maple Grove.

Accidents — Authorities logged seven accidents, including an injury accident on state Highway 29 in Wittenberg and one deer-related crash.

Jan. 3

Deputies logged 41 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — A 19-year-old male from Eureka, California, was arrested for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property after a disturbance on Lake Drive in Wescott.

Assault — Authorities investigated an assault complaint at the Shawano County Jail, 405 N. Main St., Shawano.

Trespass — Authorities responded to a trespassing complaint on Main Street in Birnamwood.

Theft — Items were reported stolen from an ice shack on Shawano Lake in Wescott.

Harassment — Authorities investigated a harassment complaint on Knoke Street in Gresham.

OWI — A 21-year-old man was arrested for operating while intoxicated on state Highway 29 in the town of Herman.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Old 22 Road in the town of Washington.

Theft — A dog was reported stolen on Broadway Road in Richmond.

Disturbance — A 28-year-old Bonduel man was arrested after a domestic disturbance on Adams Street in Bonduel.

Accidents — Authorities logged seven accidents, including five deer-related crashes.

Jan. 2

Deputies logged 40 incidents, including the following:

Suspicious — Authorities responded to a suspicious person complaint on Pearl Street in Birnamwood.

Theft — An ice shack and ice auger were reported stolen in Shawano Lake in Cecil.

Hit and Run — Authorities investigated a property damage hit-and-run on Mission Street in Wittenberg.

Theft — A riding lawn mower was reported stolen on County Road MMM in Richmond.

Trespass — Police responded to a trespassing complaint on Big Lake Road in Red Springs.

Assault — Authorities investigated an assault on Hemlock Road in Wittenberg.

Accidents — Authorities logged four deer-related crashes.

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Annual proclamation more meaningful this yearBy: 

Tim Ryan, [email protected]

Mayor Lorna Marquardt will issue a proclamation next week in honor of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Friday and is asking the Shawano community to join the city in showing their support.

“There’s always been Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and we’ve always tried to support the Police Department,” Marquardt said. “But this year I think more than ever, just because of what’s happening across the nation, I think it’s so important that our officers know we’re behind them.”

Marquardt’s proclamation will acknowledge the “recent negativity directed toward law enforcement nationally,” which has been fostered by incidents where African-Americans died at the hands of police in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York.

“There is a need to show law enforcement officers that our citizens recognize the difficult and sometimes impossible career they have chosen, in public service to us all,” the proclamation states.

Marquardt will read the proclamation at Wednesday’s Common Council meeting.

As a further show of support, council members will be wearing blue.

The city has also ordered decals showing support for law enforcement that will be available to residents free of charge at City Hall and the Police Department on Friday.

Marquardt said the city is also contacting local businesses that have marquees out front to see if they would be willing to put up a message in support of law enforcement.

The schools will also be contacted to see whether students might be interested in writing a letter of thanks to police.

“We want to make it a communitywide thing,” Marquardt said.

Police Chief Mark Kohl said the department has always appreciated the support shown by city officials and the community.

“There’s strong support from the council and the police and fire commission,” he said. “The city council has never wavered on their belief that the citizens should be safe and, if there’s a sound reason for it, they will allocate tax dollars to pay for it. I don’t know of any other city that has been so supportive.”

Kohl said he has been hearing a lot of kudos from the public, but noted it is the public’s support that makes the department successful.

“If we’re doing something right, it’s not just us,” he said. “You’ll never find a police department that does it all by themselves. It’s the community.”

He said that support means a lot to the officers.

“They love working for the city. They love the citizens and the community here,” Kohl said.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is being promoted by FBI National Academy Associates Inc. in partnership with other agencies.

Kohl said the effort is an important reminder of law enforcement’s role in the community.

“These type of things really acknowledge and press upon the point that the police, public safety, fire are vital components of our quality of life,” he said.

The Shawano Common Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall, 127 S. Sawyer St.

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With weather forecasters predicting cold temperatures and dangerously cold wind chill starting Saturday night and Sunday, Shawano and Menominee counties and the Menominee tribal emergency management officials issued a reminder Friday about the dangers of severe cold.

They encouraged everyone to follow these safety tips:

• If you are going to be outside, let someone know where you are headed and when you expect to return.

• Make a car survival kit including blankets, sleeping bags, extra clothing and high-energy foods. To learn more about cold weather car and home kits, visit readywisconsin.wi.gov.

• Be sure your vehicle’s fuel tank is at least half-full and the battery is charged.

• Do not touch metal surfaces with uncovered hands – flesh will freeze immediately to the surface.

• Do not drink alcohol before participating in an outdoor activity. Alcohol can reduce your brain’s ability to recognize your body’s warning when it becomes too cold.

• Layer clothing and use hats and ski masks to cover nose and ears when going outdoors.

“Remember, with low temperatures exposed skin such as the nose and ears can freeze within 30 seconds with a wind chill factor of negative 30 degrees,” said Jaime Bodden, health director for Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department.

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Shawano Police Department

Jan. 1

Police logged 19 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 600 block of East Green Bay Street.

Auto Theft — A vehicle reported stolen in Wescott was recovered in the 600 block of East Green Bay Street.

Harassment — Police responded to a harassment complaint in the 200 block of East Randall Street.

Accident — Police responded to a property damage accident in the 200 block of West Green Bay Street.

Vandalism — A vehicle was reported vandalized in the 400 block of East Stevens Street.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 1300 block of East Zingler Avenue.

OAR — A 41-year-old man was cited for operating after revocation at Green Bay Street and Airport Drive.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Jan. 1

Deputies logged 26 incidents, including the following:

Disorderly — Authorities responded to a disorderly conduct complaint at the North Star Casino, W12180 County Road A, Bowler.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a domestic disturbance on County Road M in the town of Grant.

Auto Theft — A vehicle reported stolen on Lake Drive in Wescott was recovered in the 600 block of East Green Bay Street in Shawano.

Disorderly — Authorities responded to a report of an intoxicated male on Warrington Avenue in Cecil.

Juvenile — Authorities investigated a juvenile alcohol complaint on Poplar Road in Richmond.

Auto Theft — A vehicle was reported stolen on Micks Road in Bowler.

Assault — Authorities investigated an assault on Hemlock Road in Wittenberg.

Accidents — Authorities logged four deer-related crashes.

Clintonville Police Department

Jan. 1

Police logged 10 incidents, including the following:

Child Abuse — A child abuse complaint was under investigation.

Juvenile — A warning was issued for underage possession of tobacco products.

Accident — A car versus deer accident was reported on North Main Street.

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By: 

Leader Staff

Two men are facing felony charges of using a computer to facilitate a sex crime after being caught up in a sting operation conducted by Shawano County authorities last month.

Chester G. Kaleta, 38, of Appleton, was arrested Dec. 26 when he allegedly arrived in Shawano for a sexual rendezvous with what he believed would be a 15-year-old girl, according to the criminal complaint.

Todd W. Shewchuk, 39, of Shawano, was arrested Dec. 12 after allegedly setting up a meeting with what he believed would be a 15-year-old boy, according to his criminal complaint.

Both arrests were part of an undercover Internet chat operation conducted over several weeks in December aimed at snaring suspected sexual predators. In both cases, a Shawano County sheriff’s detective posed online as a child.

The operation was conducted under the direction of the Internet Crimes Against Children State Task Force, which has netted numerous arrests from similar operations over the past two years.

According to the criminal complaint, Kaleta exchanged texts of a sexual nature with a Shawano County sheriff’s detective starting on Dec. 11 and also sent digital images of his genitalia. Kaleta arrived for his rendezvous with a package of white roses that deputies found on the passenger seat of the vehicle, according to the complaint.

Authorities made contact with Shewchuk the same day he was arrested after responding to an ad he allegedly placed in the casual encounter section of a website, according to the criminal complaint.

The arrests bring to 12 the number of people arrested in computer sex stings operations in Shawano County over the past two years.

There have been five regional operations since fall 2012, resulting in 84 arrests in multiple counties. Shawano County authorities have also conducted several independent operations.

Kaleta and Shewchuk each face a maximum possible penalty of 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine if convicted.

Kaleta was ordered held on a $7,500 cash bond and is scheduled for an adjourned initial appearance Jan. 12.

Shewchuk, who has pleaded not guilty, is free on a $10,000 cash bond and is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on March 4.

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Child abuse

A Bonduel man is facing a felony charge of physical abuse of a child-intentionally causing bodily harm after allegedly beating a 2-year-old child.

Zachary J. Goza, 24, could face a maximum possible penalty of six years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine if found guilty.

Goza is accused of striking the child in the head several times during a Dec. 26 incident in the village, causing the 2-year-old to be hospitalized with hemorrhaging on both sides of his head and ears, according to the criminal complaint.

Goza was ordered held on a $7,500 cash bond and is due in court for an adjourned initial appearance on Jan. 12.

Felony theft

A Shawano woman pleaded not guilty Monday to two felony counts of theft for allegedly stealing merchandise and large amounts of cash while working for Walmart.

Keleigh M. Isham, 20, is accused of scanning incorrect amounts into the cash register and passing the cash to a male accomplice posing as a customer at the Shawano Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay.

The complaint alleges more than $2,000 in merchandise and more than $5,200 in cash were stolen between Nov. 23 and Dec. 17.

Isham could face a maximum possible penalty of six years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine if found guilty of felony theft in a business setting, and 3 1/2 years and a $10,000 fine for felony retail theft.

Isham was being held on a $1,500 cash bond and is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on March 31.

Felony OWI

A Shawano man has been charged with a felony count of fourth-offense operating while intoxicated after he was allegedly found intoxicated and passed out in his car.

Allyn C. Dodge, 41, could face a maximum possible penalty of six years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine if found guilty.

According to the criminal complaint, Shawano police responding to a call found Dodge asleep behind the wheel of his car, which was still running and partially in the lane of traffic at Sawyer and Randall streets Dec. 19.

The complaint alleges Dodge had a marijuana cigarette in his hand and that pills were also found in the vehicle.

Dodge is free on a $400 cash bond and is due in court for an adjourned initial appearance Jan. 20.

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Shawano Police Department

Dec. 31

Police logged 16 incidents, including the following:

Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint at Birch Hill Lane and Evergreen Street.

Accident — Police responded to a property damage accident at Green Bay Street and Airport Drive.

Shoplifting — Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St., reported an adult female shoplifter in custody.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 800 block of East Richmond Street.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Dec. 31

Deputies logged 38 incidents, including the following:

Suspicious — Authorities responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint on Old Keshena Road in Wescott.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Fourth Street in Mattoon.

Threatening — Authorities responded to a threatening complaint on Koo Yi Kun Lane in Bowler.

Suspicious — Authorities responded to a suspicious person complaint on River Road in Bowler.

OWI — A 23-year-old man was arrested for operating while intoxicated on Highway 47 in Red Springs.

Accidents — Authorities logged four accidents, including two deer-related crashes.

Clintonville Police Department

Dec. 31

Police logged eight incidents, including the following:

Disorderly — Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint on North Main Street.

Disturbance — Police responded to a family situation on Bennett Street.

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Program designed to help adults adapt to technologyBy: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

Four new Hewlett-Packard laptops will be used for a new computer laboratory being developed at the Shawano City-County Library in Shawano.

The computers, which will help adults improve their technology skills, were paid for by a $2,400 grant from the Shawano Area Community Foundation. The laptops are expected to arrive in February.

Library director Kristie Hauer said classes will help patrons obtain basic computer skills, including how to browse the Internet, set up e-mail, download electronic books and more.

The program was prompted by questions from library patrons.

“Today’s library is one that responds to its community,” Hauer said. “If there is a demand for something we don’t offer, it is well worth looking into.”

All libraries, she said, are adjusting to the public’s demand for more knowledge of current and developing technology.

“We are trying to keep up with that with an online presence, by teaching online information, by helping patrons with their digital content like downloading e-books and accessing material online.

“Libraries can be very challenging because we are working with a community that has a wide range of needs. There are always new high-tech things which are sometimes harder for all libraries to get with the resources.”

Patrons will be able to attend classes for free and receive individualized attention from library staff, who will teach the 30- to 60-minute courses.

Classes will be posted in January and are open to anyone in the community.

The library hopes to eventually have at least 10 computers, but not more than 15, available for the lab.

“We don’t want to get too huge of a computer lab, to keep them a little smaller, so we can give those people more one-on-one class time and attention,” Hauer said.

The computer lab will be set up in the Ella Veslak meeting room, away from the main floor, where the public computers are located, and its distractions.

“This is an attempt to get a more focused path, off the public floors of the library,” Hauer said.

Hauer said the library appreciates the grant from SACF to help launch the lab.

“We don’t make money. We look for donations, we look for grants to help with our operating budget,” she said. “We have been very fortunate.”

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Filing deadline is Jan. 6 for April electionBy: 

Grace Kirchner, Leader Correspondent

Three incumbent aldermen have decided not to seek re-election to the Clintonville Common Council.

Mark Doornink, Phil Rath and Bill Zeinert have turned in papers indicating they will not run in the April 7 election, according to City Clerk Peggy Johnson.

Zeinert represents District 1 and is in his second term. Rath represents District 2 and is finishing his second term. Doornink represents District 5 and is finishing his fourth term.

Former Alderman Steve Kettenhooven has taken out his nomination papers for a District 3 seat but has not yet filed. Amy Steenbock was appointed to the council in October after Jerry Jorgenson resigned.

Lois Bressette, who defeated Greg Rose in his recall election in District 4, has filed her papers to seek re-election.

Candidates have until 5 p.m. Jan. 6 to file their candidacy papers with the city clerk. If more than two candidates file for any seat, a primary election will be held Feb. 17.

Aldermen serve two-year terms.

It has been a difficult year for the council.

The city’s first-ever recall effort, against Rose, coincided with the council’s decision to suspend then-City Administrator Lisa Kotter for unspecified allegations of misconduct.

Initially suspended in May, Kotter resigned Sept. 10. She and the city issued a news release saying her departure was not based on any misconduct but rather on “philosophical and stylistic differences.”

The city will continue paying Kotter through May 15, 2015, and Kotter agreed not to sue the city. Through August, the city had spent more than $17,000 on legal fees for the investigation and subsequent negotiations with Kotter.

Resident Bill Van Daalwyk, who led the recall effort against Rose, also has said other council members also could face recall.

James Krause (District 1), Gloria Dunlavy (District 2), MaryBeth Kuester (District 4) and Jeannie Schley (District 5) will be eligible for recall after the April election.

Van Daalwyk said Rose and other council members, among other issues, breached their fiduciary duty by voting to replace a competent municipal attorney with an inexperienced relative of two council members.

Mayor Judith Magee, meanwhile, took a medical leave of absence from Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 citing stresses of the job and working with the Common Council.

In December, council members and the city attorney accused Magee of illegally authorizing a check for improvements for TIF 3 in August.

City Attorney April Dunlavy is the daughter of Alderperson Gloria Dunlavy and niece of Alderperson Jeanne Schley.

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Tragedies, politics made headlinesBy: 

Leader Staff

1. Fatal crash claims lives of Shawano, Bonduel students: The Shawano and Bonduel communities were rocked in October by a two-vehicle crash that claimed three young lives — two Shawano Community High School students and one from Bonduel.

The accident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Oct. 21 on state Highway 22 near Friendship Road in Belle Plaine.

Two SCHS seniors, 17-year-old Cody Borsche and 18-year-old Tyler Welch, were pronounced dead at the scene. A Bonduel High School sophomore, 15-year-old Paige Brunette, was transported to Shawano Medical Center for medical attention and later died. Another Shawano student, 17-year-old Ryan Swadner, of Clintonville, was hospitalized.

Authorities are still awaiting the results of accident reconstruction and a final report from the State Patrol.

2. Bieber ousts incumbent Wright in sheriff’s race: Shawano police officer Adam Bieber validated his August primary win over incumbent Shawano County Sheriff Randy Wright, who waged a write-in campaign, in November’s general election. The certified tally was 9,750 votes for Bieber and 5,167 for Wright. Independent candidate Lucas Christenson received 1,206 votes.

It was a deeply contentious race that divided many in the community and flared up in sometimes heated exchanges in social media.

Experience and cooperation between other law enforcement agencies and government entities were key issues in the campaign. Other contentious issues included the Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 unit, evidence storage needs and the proposed purchase of a mine-resistant armored personnel carrier.

3. Fire destroys landmark Shawano restaurant: An early morning blaze destroyed the landmark Anello’s Torch Lite restaurant at 1276 E. Green Bay St. in Shawano on Dec. 30, taking with it a rich history that had been part of the community for more than a century.

The building dates back to 1897, though it has seen numerous reconstructions and additions since then. It changed owners a number of times and was patronized by the likes of Al Capone and John Dillinger in the Roaring ’20s.

It became Anello’s Torch Lite in 1981. The site also featured a popular petting zoo that owner Rita Mondus hopes will continue in spite of the loss of the restaurant.

4. Menominee tribe seeks OK from governor to open casino at former dog track in Kenosha: The Menominee Indian Tribe continued working toward its longtime goal of opening a casino in Kenosha. The tribe wants to build the casino complex on the grounds of the old Dairyland Greyhound dog track in Kenosha, saying the $800 million project will create 5,000 direct and indirect jobs.

The tribe scored a significant victory in 2013 after the Bureau of Indian Management approved the tribe’s application. The project must still be approved by Gov. Scott Walker.

5. Human remains found in Shawano County: Human remains found in the town of Richmond in May sparked rampant speculation on social media, but still no positive identification more than seven months later.

A group of young adults discovered the remains along the south side of Peach Road near County Road MMM. The only information released by officials so far is that the remains were of a female.

The remains were initially sent to the State Crime Lab in Madison but tests failed to produce a positive ID. They were subsequently sent to another lab out of state.

The Department of Criminal Investigations is leading the investigation.

6. Winter flooding closes state highway, affects Keshena businesses and residences: The Menominee Tribe and Menominee County issued an emergency disaster declaration due to flooding that closed State Highway 47-55 in downtown Keshena in December.

Reports of flooding in the area began Thanksgiving week and continued despite efforts by several agencies to address the problem, which was blamed on ice jams created by frazil ice that prevented the Wolf River from flowing properly.

County Road VV was closed on Dec. 14 and Highway 47-55 on Dec. 16.

Work crews utilized high-powered pumps to help remove water from the roads and replaced sandbags with concrete barriers.

7. Turmoil on Clintonville Common Council: Clintonville’s Common Council spent much of the year embroiled in controversy that began when City Administrator Lisa Kotter was suspended in May amid undisclosed allegations. She resigned in September, issuing a joint news release with the city saying her departure was not based on any misconduct but rather on “philosophical and stylistic differences.”

A recall effort against Alderman Greg Rose coincided with the council’s decision to suspend Kotter. The council initially rejected holding a recall election, but was forced to by state Government Accountability Board.

Clintonville Mayor Judith Magee took a medical leave of absence in October, saying she needed time away from the turmoil that enveloped the council. She returned in late November.

On Nov. 18, District 4 residents voted 108-93 to recall Rose and replace him with Lois Bressette. It was the first recall effort in the city’s 167-year history.

8. Sheriff’s department executes search warrant at county supervisor’s home: Shawano County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at County Supervisor Deb Noffke’s home April 15, but came away empty-handed in a futile attempt to find drug activity.

The search started two hours before Noffke was due for a reorganizational meeting of the County Board and election of board chairman, spurring accusations that the sheriff’s department was trying to disrupt that vote. The department has denied that allegation and maintains a garbage pick at Noffke’s residence tested positive for marijuana residue.

9. County committee investigates sheriff’s department: Shawano County’s Administrative Committee an attorney in May to investigate $1,000 in jail bond money that went missing in 2013. The investigation ultimately expanded to include the actions of sheriff’s department employees involved in a campaign dustup at the Republican Party picnic with Shawano police officer Adam Bieber, who was running for sheriff in the Nov. 4 election.

Sheriff Randy Wright called the investigations a “witch hunt” aimed at influencing the election.

The investigations were expected to be finished by the end of the year, but there has been no public statement about their status from the committee.

10. Deep freeze settles in: Bitter temperatures from an extended cold snap early in 2014 led to propane shortages, higher fuel costs and, in many communities, orders to run a constant trickle of water to keep pipes from freezing.

The propane shortage throughout the Midwest caused a state of emergency to be declared as the state announced it would help propane dealers secure loans to purchase gas and will release more money to help low-income propane users.

Locally, Shawano County set up warming shelters to help residents deal with the extreme cold.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

The following stories received votes from Leader staff, but did not make the Top 10 for 2014:

• Ground was broken in 2013 on the new ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano. The new $50 million facility will be an integrated campus that combines the existing clinic at 100 County Road B with 25 beds for the hospital portion and the rehab facility currently housed on North Main Street.

— The city of Shawano updated its zoning code for the first time in 31 years, along with a new zoning map, both of which will go into effect on Jan. 1. Among the biggest changes, the new code tosses the “legal nonconforming” designation for properties that don’t fit in with the zoning in their neighborhoods. The code also puts a premium on landscaping for any new development.

• A video purporting to show alleged mistreatment of animals at a Shawano County dairy farm gets national attention. The video was made in August by Los Angeles-based Mercy for Animals, which secretly videotaped operations at the Alan Andrus farm in Birnamwood. No charges were filed based largely on the opinions of veterinarians who said the actions were not criminal.

• Karelyn Malliet, of Shawano, spelled her way through two preliminary rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May but failed to advance to the semifinals. Malliet, who has won the district bee for three straight years, won the Badger State Spelling Bee in March, defeating 47 contestants to capture the state title. She finished 11th at the state contest in 2013. She was Wisconsin’s only representative at the national bee.

• Shawano Community High School junior Zach Soper won both the 100-yard backstroke and 100 butterfly at the WIAA Division 2 state swim meet in Madison in February. It was Soper’s third trip to the state meet, held at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium.

• A yearling bear foraging for food captured the attention of Shawano residents in March. After three days of sightings, the 80-pound bear was tranquilized, collared, put into a barrel trap for transport, and shipped off to someplace a little less populated.

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Shawano Police Department

Dec. 30

Police logged 26 incidents, including the following:

Fire — Police assisted at the scene of a fire at Anello’s Torch Lite, 1276 E. Green Bay St.

Vandalism — A building was reported paint-balled in the 400 block of South Main Street.

Disorderly — Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint in the 500 block of East Green Bay Street.

Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem in the 1100 block of South Weed Street.

Threatening — Police investigated a threatening complaint in the 300 block of South Main Street.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Dec. 30

Deputies logged 37 incidents, including the following:

Juvenile — Authorities responded to a juvenile problem on Webb Street in Wittenberg.

Fire — Authorities responded to a fire at Anello’s Torch Lite, 1276 E. Green Bay St.

Suspicious — Authorities responded to a suspicious person complaint on Beach Boulevard in Wescott.

Juvenile — Authorities responded to a juvenile problem on Hemlock Road in Wittenberg.

Fire — Authorities responded to a shed fire on Broadway Road in Richmond.

Juvenile — Authorities responded to a juvenile problem on Oak Avenue in Richmond.

Accidents — Authorities logged three deer-related crashes.

Clintonville Police Department

Dec. 30

Police logged seven incidents, including the following:

Disorderly — Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint on Flora Way.

Warrant — A 45-year-old man was arrested on a Shawano County warrant.

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Anello’s Torch Lite had rich historyBy: 

Tim Ryan, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Smoke was still billowing from what’s left of Anello’s Torch Lite on Tuesday afternoon as fire crews continued the work of extinguishing the blaze that started about 1:30 a.m.

Rita Mondus and the last of her employees working Monday night closed Anello’s Torch Lite about 11 p.m., never thinking it was going to be for the final time.

A little over two hours later, Mondus, who lives in the house next door with her husband, John, saw smoke coming out of the restaurant.

Firefighters from Shawano and Bonduel were called around 1:30 a.m. and battled the blaze in below-zero temperatures and frigid wind chills well into Tuesday morning, but were unable to save the landmark building. Late Tuesday afternoon firefighters were still on scene putting out isolated flare-ups.

“Everything is a total loss,” Mondus said.

Mondus said she and her husband were still shocked and stunned late Tuesday as the loss began to sink in.

“You go outside, and you realize your whole life has changed,” she said.

That’s also the case, she added, for the restaurant’s dozen or so employees, some of whom have worked at the restaurant for 25 years.

“It takes their entire paycheck away,” Mondus said, as well ass the tips that made up most of their income.

“Even if you file for unemployment, you can’t prove tips,” she said.

Mondus said she had been in contact with the employees Tuesday.

“They’re in shock, too,” she said.

It took firefighters about an hour and a half to contain the blaze. Crews laid sand and salt on the street and sidewalks where water from the firefighting effort had quickly turned to ice.

The fire closed a portion of East Green Bay Street (state Highway 22) for several hours.

It also threatened the Mondus’ home as cinders from the fire began landing on the roof, Mondus said.

“It was raining cinders, and they were sticking and starting to burn,” she said.

An additional fire crew from Bonduel was called to hose down the roof.

“We have a little water damage, but it’s livable,” Mondus said.

Animals in the restaurant’s petting zoo are kept in a separate structure and were unharmed.

Once the blaze was extinguished, fire crews used a backhoe to pull the building apart to look for hot spots.

Officials were still investigating the cause of the blaze, but, Mondus said, they will probably never know, given the extent of the damage.

What is known, she said, is that the fire started in the basement, where compressors, an ice machine and food storage were located. Mondus speculated the fire might have been an electrical problem.

Whatever the problem was, it wasn’t spotted during the ritual walk-through of the building and basement at closing time, Mondus said.

“Everything was functioning,” she said. “There wasn’t a thing wrong.”

Mondus has operated Anello’s Torch Lite for 31 years. The building, at 1276 E. Green Bay St., dates back to 1897, though it has seen numerous reconstructions and additions since then.

“It was a landmark,” Mondus said. “It was here before there was a Green Bay Street or Highway 22 or 29. It was Military Wagon Road.”

The property has always been a restaurant since 1897, when it was the Continental.

According to the Anello’s web site, it also had “a house of ill repute” upstairs during the Roaring ’20s and was frequented by the likes of Al Capone and John Dillinger.

The Continental later became Club Continental, and operated under that name until 1969 when it became the Bavarian Inn. It became Anello’s Torch Lite in 1981.

Mondus said she doesn’t know what happens now.

“Do we rebuild or what?” she said. “I have no idea.”

She said it would take at least another day for the couple to start collecting their thoughts.

Mondus said she plans to keep the petting zoo going, but the loss of the restaurant will be felt there, too.

Many of the animals, particularly the smaller ones, were fed scraps left behind by restaurant customers, she said.

“We couldn’t afford to feed them by ourselves,” Mondus said.

Mondus expressed her gratitude to the firefighters and police who responded to the fire.

“They work so diligently,” she said. “It was cold and windy and miserable. And they were so concerned about the animals and the people. They’re a good force of people.”

It was the second fire in less than a year at Anello’s, though the other one wasn’t in the restaurant. It started at the petting zoo on Jan. 31 — at about the same time, around 1:30 a.m. — when one of the animals knocked over a space heater, causing some straw to catch fire.

The smoke was spotted by a Shawano police officer and firefighters were on scene to knock the fire down before it could do much damage.

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No deadline set for decisionBy: 

Tim Ryan, [email protected]

A written ruling will be issued at some point in response to a petition seeking the removal from office of Shawano County Clerk of Courts Susan Krueger.

Judges James Habeck and William Kussel Jr. presided jointly Monday over a hearing in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court to take testimony in the matter, but gave no indication of how soon a decision might be made.

The court set a deadline of Friday afternoon to accept additional comments in writing from Krueger’s attorney and David and Karen Patza, of Bonduel, who brought the petition against Krueger.

The Patzas allege Krueger used her position in an attempt to influence the sentencing of a personal acquaintance in a Brown County felony case.

Krueger wrote a letter on Shawano County Clerk of Court letterhead in May to Brown County Circuit Court Judge Kendall Kelley on behalf of Eric Hodkiewicz, 35, of Shawano.

Hodkiewicz had been found guilty after a jury trial in March of substantial battery with intent to do bodily harm, strangulation and suffocation, stalking, burglary and several other charges. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and 13 years of extended supervision.

According to testimony at Monday’s hearing, Krueger was already facing the possibility of administrative discipline over her letter before the Patzas filed their complaint.

Susan Byrnes, district court administrator for the 9th Judicial District, which oversees 12 county courts, including Shawano-Menominee, testified that Chief Judge Neal Nielsen was planning to meet with Krueger and Shawano County’s judges to discuss the possible ramifications of her letter.

Byrnes said some of the possible outcomes included requiring Krueger to attend ethics education “with regard to displaying potential bias,” domestic violence education training and a letter of apology to Judge Kelley.

The Patzas complaint was filed the same day as that scheduled meeting, however, which shifted the matter into circuit court for a hearing on Krueger’s potential removal.

Habeck and Kussel also heard testimony Monday from a domestic violence awareness advocate who said Krueger’s letter to the Brown County Court could make victims of domestic violence less likely to come forward out of fear they would not be supported by the judicial system.

Krueger’s letter, written “on both a personal and professional level,” defended Hodkiewicz as someone incapable of “the alleged violence” against the victim in the case. She wrote that Hodkiewicz was a close friend of her son. She said she has known Hodkiewicz since he was in high school.

Krueger’s attorney, Colleen Nordin, pointed out that Krueger has worked with the Safe Haven domestic abuse shelter in Shawano and has assisted numerous victims of domestic violence in the course of her duties as clerk of court.

The court on Monday also heard additional statements from David and Karen Patza, mostly reiterating the allegations made in their complaint.

In addition to the letter to the Brown County court, the complaint alleges Krueger used her government email account in January 2012 and February 2013 to contact Department of Corrections employees in an attempt to influence Hodkiewicz’s probation agent and influence the DOC’s treatment of Hodkiewicz.

Krueger has denied the allegations.

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Shawano Police Department

Dec. 29

Police logged 27 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance at Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St.

Disturbance — Police responded to a domestic disturbance at the People’s Express East, 1206 E. Green Bay St.

Arrest — A man was taken into custody at the Probation and Parole offices, 1340 E. Green Bay St.

Accident — Police responded to a property damage accident at Richmond and Waukechon streets.

Shoplifting — Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St., reported a shoplifting incident.

Trespass — Police responded to a trespassing complaint in the 1000 block of South Franklin Street.

Theft — A wallet was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 700 block of South Franklin Street.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of South Main Street.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 300 block of South Main Street.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Dec. 29

Deputies logged 38 incidents, including the following:

Assault — Authorities investigated an assault on Witt-Birn Town Line Road in Wittenberg.

Theft — Construction equipment was reported stolen from a construction site on state Highway 160 in Maple Grove.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Second Street in Bonduel.

Fraud — Authorities investigated an identity theft complaint on Cuba Drive in Angelica.

Theft — A wallet was reported stolen at the North Star Casino, W12180 County Road A, Bowler.

Fire — An ice shack was reported on fire at Freeborn and Meyer streets in Cecil.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Woodland Road in the town of Washington.

Accidents — Authorities logged three accidents, including an injury accident on County Road K in Waukechon and two deer-related crashes.

Clintonville Police Department

Dec. 29

Police logged eight incidents, including the following:

Hit and Run — Police investigated a property damage hit-and-run on Ninth Street.

Disturbance — An unwanted subject was removed from a residence on East Morning Glory Drive and a voucher was issued for lodging.

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Officials are investigating the cause of an early morning blaze that destroyed the Anello’s Torch Lite restaurant at 1276 E. Green Bay St. in Shawano.

Firefighters from Shawano and Bonduel were called to the fire around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday and battled the blaze in freezing temperatures. Meanwhile, crews laid sand and salt on the street and sidewalks where water from the firefighting effort had quickly turned to ice.

The fire closed a portion of East Green Bay Street (state Highway 22) for several hours.

The restaurant was called a total loss. Once the blaze was extinguished, fire crews used a backhoe to pull the building apart and look for hot spots.

Firefighters remained on scene until about 8 a.m.

No one was in the building at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.

Animals from the restaurant’s petting zoo, which were kept in a separate structure nearby, were all accounted for, according to authorities.

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Shawano Police Department

Dec. 28

Police logged 16 incidents, including the following:

Reckless Driving — Police responded to a reckless driving complaint on Airport Drive.

Reckless Driving — Police assisted with a reckless driving complaint at state Highway 29 and Clark Drive in Richmond.

Hit and Run — Police responded to a property damage hit-and-run at Union and Green Bay streets.

Dec. 27

Police logged 16 incidents, including the following:

Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 100 block of Prairie Street.

Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 100 block of West Wescott Avenue.

OWI — A male subject was arrested for operating while intoxicated at Main and Northridge streets.

Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint in the 2500 block of East Lieg Avenue.

Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious circumstance complaint in the 700 block of South Lincoln Street.

Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem at the Recreation Center, 220 E. Division St.

Dec. 26

Police logged 25 incidents, including the following:

Warrant — A 20-year-old man was arrested on a warrant after a traffic stop in the 300 block of East Maurer Street.

Shoplifting — Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St., reported a 16-year-old male being held for shoplifting.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of Prairie Street.

Theft — A bicycle was reported stolen at the Farm Inn on Main, 123 N. Main St.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Dec. 28

Deputies logged 23 incidents, including the following:

Reckless Driving — Authorities responded to a reckless driving complaint at state Highway 29 and Clark Drive in Richmond.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on West North Street in Bonduel.

Reckless Driving — Authorities assisted with a reckless driving complaint at Main and Green Bay streets in Shawano.

Accidents — Authorities logged four accidents, including injury accidents on Cloverleaf Lake Road in Belle Plaine and County Road Z in Mattoon, and one deer-related crash.

Dec. 27

Deputies logged 40 incidents, including the following:

OWI — A 34-year-old Cecil man was arrested for operating while intoxicated on state Highway 22 in the town of Washington.

Disturbance — Charges were referred against a 36-year-old Keshena man for strangulation and suffocation, battery and disorderly conduct after a domestic disturbance on Moh He Con Nuck Road in Bowler.

Theft — A trailer was reported stolen off a truck on Airport Drive in Wescott.

Auto Theft — A vehicle was reported stolen on Moh He Con Nuck Road in Bowler.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a disturbance on Silver Creek Road in the town of Herman.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a domestic disturbance on Oak Street in Bowler.

OAR — A 22-year-old Shawano woman was arrested for third-offense operating after revocation on Lake Drive in Wescott.

Accidents — Authorities logged 11 accidents, including one deer-related crash.

Dec. 26

Deputies logged 43 incidents, including the following:

Theft — Authorities investigated an attempted theft on Cattau Beach Drive in Wescott.

Theft — Money was reported stolen on Moh He Con Nuck Road in Bowler.

Theft — Items were reported stolen out of a semi on Lake Drive in the town of Herman.

Suspicious — Authorities responded to a suspicious person complaint on Brooke Court in Bonduel.

Suspicious — Authorities responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint on Sandy Drive in the town of Washington.

Accidents — Authorities logged 11 accidents, including injury accidents on state Highway 29 in Hartland and Highway 29 in Seneca, and three deer-related crashes.

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Court rules blood draw was legalBy: 

Kevin Murphy, Leader Correspondent

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a Wittenberg man’s vehicular homicide conviction, concluding his constitutional rights were not violated when a sheriff’s deputy ordered his blood drawn without a warrant.

The blood drawn tested a 0.141 percent blood-alcohol concentration and served as evidence that Michael R. Tullberg, 30, was intoxicated when he lost control of a truck that overturned and claimed the life of a Shawano man in 2009.

Tullberg’s truck left the road, struck a rock, flipped two or three times and came to a rest on the driver’s side door 70 feet from the rock.

Matthew J. Alf, 20, was pinned under the truck and died from his injuries. Passengers Ashley Miller and Christopher Malueg also were injured.

According to Friday’s opinion:

The crash was so violent that the cap covering the truck bed was flattened and torn loose. Debris from the wreck littered the accident scene.

Based on cell phone calls, the accident occurred between 12:18 a.m. and 12:26 a.m. July 30, 2009.

Tullberg and Miller said they looked for Alf for 15 minutes but did not find him. Malueg also looked but left the scene because he was in violation of his probation, according to court records.

The accident was not reported until 12:53 a.m. when Tullberg’s father, Melvin Tullberg, called 911. Meanwhile, Tullberg’s mother drove her son to Langlade Memorial Hospital in Antigo.

Deputy Justin Hoffman was dispatched to the scene and arrived at 1:03 a.m. to search the steep, rocky terrain. After other deputies arrived at the crash site, Hoffman went to LMH to question Tullberg.

Tullberg told Hoffman that he did not know Matthew Alf’s last name but that Alf was driving the truck. Tullberg said he rode in the passenger seat, where an airbag deployed.

Tullberg admitted to drinking Jagerbombs, a 70-proof alcohol and energy drink cocktail, that evening.

Hoffman learned that the passenger side airbag had not deployed and concluded Tullberg was the driver despite Miller also stating at the hospital that Alf drove the truck.

Hospital staff wanted to give Tullberg a CT scan, but Hoffman knew he needed to obtain a blood sample within three hours of the crash or its impact as evidence would be lessened.

Tullberg’s blood was drawn at 3:05 a.m. and tested at a 0.141 percent blood-alcohol concentration, which is above the legal limit.

Tullberg was ultimately charged with homicide by use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, hit and run resulting in a death, operating with prohibited alcohol concentration causing injury, and failure to aid a victim or report a crime.

Before trial, Tullberg’s attorney sought to suppress the blood test evidence, unsuccessfully arguing that Hoffman did not follow implied consent procedure and that the draw was not justified by urgent circumstances.

Circuit Judge James Halbeck denied the motion and, after a five-day trial, jurors convicted Tullberg on all charges. On May 31, 2011, Halbeck sentenced Tullberg to 20 years in prison.

An appeals court upheld the conviction last year agreeing that Hoffman had probable cause to draw Tullberg’s blood, and urgent, or exigent circumstances, waived the requirement that Tullberg be arrested first.

The state Supreme Court agreed to take the case this year after a ruling changed the legal landscape regarding blood drawn under exigent circumstances.

In upholding Tullberg’s conviction, the state’s high court agreed the blood draw without an arrest or warrant met all revised requirements.

The court noted that Hoffman had probable cause to believe Tullberg was intoxicated and was the vehicle’s driver, Tullberg did not object to having his blood drawn, and the blood was drawn in a reasonable manner.

“When there is probable cause for a blood draw … there also is probable cause to arrest for operating while intoxicated,” Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson wrote in a 33-page opinion. “An arrest is not a prerequisite to a warrantless blood draw justified by probable cause and exigent circumstances.”

Attempts to reach District Attorney Gregory Parker for comment Friday were unsuccessful. A message left with Tullberg’s attorneys was not returned by deadline.

Tullberg is incarcerated at New Lisbon Correctional Institution, according to online prison records.

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State leading investigation of May discoveryBy: 

Tim Ryan, [email protected]

More than seven months after human remains were discovered in the town of Richmond, authorities have still not released a positive identification or the cause of death.

They also have not explained why it is taking so long to answer those questions.

Speculation has run rampant in social media since Mother’s Day weekend in May when, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department, a group of young adults discovered the remains along the south side of Peach Road near County Road MMM.

The only information released by officials so far is that the remains were of a female.

Authorities have not said how long they believe the body had been there or what condition the remains were in.

The remains were initially sent to the State Crime Lab in Madison but tests failed to produce a positive ID, according to Shawano County Sheriff Randy Wright.

“Because there was still some uncertainty, it was sent to another lab out of state,” Wright said in an interview this week. “We’re waiting to see if something more comes back from that lab before there’s anything else released.”

When information finally is released, it’s expected to come initially from the state Department of Criminal investigations, which is the lead agency in the investigation, with Shawano County authorities assisting.

“The DCI is leading. it. It’s been turned over to them,” Wright said.

The DCI has confirmed it is handling the case but has not released any other information.

“It’s been frustrating. It really has,” Wright said. “It’s frustrating that some people out there just don’t understand the complexity of this. I think it’s got to do with some of these CSI television programs, crime scene things where they condense two murders and a rape and a riot in a one-hour segment. It doesn’t happen that way.”

Wright would not respond to any speculation going on in social media.

“I’m the type of guy who is not going to release anything until we know for sure,” he said.

Wright said after the remains were found in May, the case was being treated as a homicide, but added that was standard procedure under the circumstances.

Tests up to now have also failed to determine a cause of death.

“That’s still part of what is being worked on,” Wright said.

Wright said he would like to provide some answers.

“I want to tell them something definite, but that’s what I want — something definite,” he said.

Wright had no estimate on when there might be more information forthcoming.

“I was told a month or so back that it was going to be shortly,” he said. “It hasn’t turned out to be that way.”

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By: 

Leader Staff

A Shawano man was injured early Friday when his vehicle rolled over on state Highway 29 and was struck by another vehicle.

The accident occurred just after 4 a.m. near County Road F in the town of Hartland.

Jeremy Meyers, 33, was eastbound on Highway 29 when he swerved to avoid a deer, the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department said. His vehicle went into the median and rolled over. It came to rest in the westbound lanes of the highway, where it was struck on the rear passenger side by a vehicle driven by Anthony Chang, 26, of Green Bay.

Bonduel firefighters used the Jaws of Life to cut Meyers from his vehicle. He was taken to Shawano Medical Center. His condition was not available Friday afternoon. Chang was not injured.

Westbound Highway 29 was closed for about an hour while crews worked at the accident scene.

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Shawano Police Department

Dec. 25

Police logged 14 incidents, including the following:

OWI — A 26-year-old woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated at Green Bay and Hamlin streets.

Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint involving juveniles at Shawano Community Middle School, 1050 S. Union St.

Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of East Center Street.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Dec. 25

Deputies logged 21 incidents, including the following:

Warrant — A 45-year-old man was arrested on a Department of Corrections warrant on Lake Drive in Wescott.

Theft — Money and a phone were reported stolen on Quartz Avenue in Mattoon.

Disturbance — Authorities responded to a domestic disturbance on County Road D in the town of Herman.

Accidents — Authorities logged four deer-related crashes.

Clintonville Police Department

Dec. 25

Police logged eight incidents, including the following:

Accident — A two-vehicle property damage accident was reported on East Second Street.

Accident — A two-vehicle property damage accident was reported on South Main Street at Third Street.

Warrant — A 31-year-old Clintonville man was taken into custody on a warrant through Outagamie County after a traffic stop on South Main Street.

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