A lot of options are on the table to reduce $1.6 million in operating expenses for the Shawano School District, but closing a school is not one of them, and neither is doing an operational referendum like other school districts in northeast Wisconsin.

The Shawano School District’s 2025 financial audit came back with a glowing review, it was revealed during a Jan. 12 meeting of the district’s operations committee.

The return to work, school, and regular routines after the holidays can bring an uptick in cold and flu symptoms. As people reach for over-the-counter medications, Aspirus Pharmacy resident Kenneth Yuk is reminding the community to use them safely by reviewing labels carefully.

A 15-year-old boy from Lena died as the result of a snowmobile accident Jan. 13, according to a news release from the Oconto County Sheriff’s Department.

Sheriff Todd Skarban said law enforcement was notified of the single-vehicle crash at 7:32 p.m.

A Shawano man remains in the Shawano County Jail on a $50,000 cash bond and waits for representation after being charged three months ago with stalking his ex-girlfriend.

Garrett Rogowski has a lot on his plate and wouldn’t want it any other way.

As administrator of the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District, a position he has held since 2009, he deals with budgets, staffing and overseeing a district that includes three schools in two communities.

He’s also in his seventh season of coaching the Chargers boys basketball team.