Historic flooding along the Wolf River in Shawano, Outagamie and Waupaca counties this spring has put a damper on opportunities to watch the annual ritual of Winnebago System lake sturgeon spawning in the river.

However, the high water is not expected to have a long-term effect on the fishery, and the fish are dealing with the situation, according to DNR sturgeon biologist Margaret Stadig.

Jane Kriewaldt shook her head while using a leaf blower behind her home on the Wolf River.

She wasn’t clearing leaves from her driveway. Instead, like her neighbors, she was doing what she could to keep the river from inching closer to the home she and her husband, Randy, have lived in for 51 years.

After a day or two of drier weather, area communities can expect to be hit with another round of rain April 17.

The National Weather Service in Green Bay predicts that despite of a high of 75 degrees April 17, there is a 30% chance of showers during the day, showers and possibly a thunderstorm from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 18 and more showers after that.

There’s just something about the Super Mario Brothers that makes movie theater owner Zeke Heling want to turn a trip to the movies into an immersive experience.

Plenty of shoppers going into Wittenberg Sentry bought plenty of food April 18, but a lot of it didn’t go home with them.

Instead, many of the shoppers gave some of the food they purchased to Wittenberg Cub Scouts Pack 445, and that food immediately went into the tent with the intention of donating it to the Wittenberg Food Pantry to help those in need.