The Shawano School Board was pleased to hear that an anticipated $1 million budget deficit from the recently completed 2025-26 school year would actually only be $260,000, but it raised questions about why it was necessary to make $1.77 million in cuts for the 2026-27 school year.

One man is dead following an ATV crash July 26 in the Town of Pensaukee.

The Oconto County Sheriff’s Department Emergency Dispatch Center was notified just before 6 p.m. of the crash on Oak Orchard Road.

Northcentral Technical College

Northcentral Technical College announced the following students were awarded diplomas during the spring 2026 term.

Eland: Diego Lopez Campos.

Wittenberg: Brayden Nueske.

University of Minnesota Duluth

The Office of the Registrar at the University of Minnesota Duluth has announced its list of spring semester 2026 graduates.

The Shawano Ski Sharks battled the heat, humidity and smoke to perform July 15 on the shores of the Wolf River at Smalley Park in Shawano. Over the course of the next four days, the team competed in the Wisconsin waterski championships, returning home with the state title in Division 2. The team was honored with a parade through Shawano on July 28. (Photos by Greg Mellis | NEW Media)

Hiring staff and accepting resignations and retirements are usually handled in the Shawano School Board’s consent agenda, where multiple items are approved in one motion. At the July 27 meeting, however, board members noticed an additional fourth grade teacher being hired and wanted some answers.

Wittenberg residents, business owners and local workers are invited to share their feedback by completing s community survey to kick off the update to the village’s comprehensive plan.

The plan is a long-range blueprint designed to guide the village’s future for the next 20 years.