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Shawano’s Arbor Day observance at Memorial Park

The city of Shawano will celebrate Arbor Day beginning at 9 a.m. April 24 at Memorial Park’s southwest shelter building, 901 S. Lincoln St., Shawano.

Members of the Shawano Tree Advisory Committee and city officials will recognize Friend of Nature Award winners Dan and Pam Nowak and Willow Shores Condominium Association as this year’s award recipients.

Dispose of unused medicines during Drug Take Back Day

The semiannual Drug Take Back Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 25.

Residents with unused or expired drugs can take them to a variety of drop-off sites for safe disposal.

Bonduel High School honor roll released

Bonduel High School officials have announced the names of students named to the 2025-26 third-quarter honor roll.

High Honors

GPA 95.0 and higher

Bonduel Middle School honor roll announced

Officials at Bonduel Middle School have announced the 2025-26 third quarter honor roll.

A Honor Roll

Eighth grade: Azalia Cuenca, Elainna Doughty, Payten Jagodzinski, Audrey Keller, Reagan Krings, Bentley Lemerande, Brandi Prodell, Gabrielle Seefeldt, Mason Stuewer, Nolan Vandenberg.

Oat planting underway statewide

Wisconsin had 1.7 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending April 5, according to the U.S. Department of Agricultures’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

The week started with temperatures well above normal, allowing farmers in the southern part of the state to seed oats and alfalfa and spread manure. Heavy precipitation later in the week, however, left fields water-logged across the state.

Ingold murder trial’s first day cut short

The first day for the trial of Michael Ingold, who stands accused of murdering his girlfriend in June 2022, was cut short April 8 after attorneys met in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court Judge William Kussel’s chambers over concerns brought up by Albert Moustakis, one of Ingold’s attorneys.

Gillett, Lena school referenda fall short

Referenda for the Lena and Gillett school districts fell short on Election Day on April 7 as efforts to exceed the state-mandated revenue limits failed.

Lena’s referendum fell short by only 14 votes, 354-340, while Gillett’s referendum failed by an almost 2:1 margin with a vote tally of 944-482.

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