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The fine points of opening-day enjoyment

Do you feel like a young bird dog squirming in anticipation with his first pheasant feather?

That’s the feeling I get right before opening day of the gun deer season, better known to hunters as the Most Important Day of the Year.

Shawano athlete agrees to play softball in South Dakota

For what is believed to be the only second time in the history Shawano Community High School, a student has committed to play softball for a Division 2 college.

Kadence Meyers, daughter of Jeremy and Nicki Meyers, will compete for a starting pitcher role at the University of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in the 2026-27 school year.

She signed her commitment letter in a ceremony Nov. 12 in the school library.

Bowling

Lakeshore Masters

Lakeshore Lanes, Nov. 3

Team Standings

Farmall 130.5-36.5

Arndt Trucking 110-57

Cassidy’s Studio Lounge 98.5-68.5

Remi’s 98.5-68.5

Rosie’s Railway 82-85

Pin Pricks 79.5-87.5

Golden Sands 78-89

Launching Pad 68.5-98.5

Shawano Auto 61.5-105.5

Lakeshore Lanes 56-111

Brothers 53-114

Benjamin Frank

Benjamin Dean Frank, 25, of Gillett, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

Kenneth Ainsworth

Kenneth George Ainsworth passed away at 102 in his sleep on Nov 12, 2025, in Athens, Georgia.

Man, 74, arrested on homicide-related charges

UPDATED 1 P.M. NOV. 14 TO INCLUDE SUSPECT'S IDENTITY

A 74-year-old man from the Clintonville area was arrested on homicide-related charges following a shooting Nov. 12 in the Town of Germania, according to a news release from the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department.

A 67-year-old Greenleaf area man was found dead at the scene.

Almost 1 in 4 K-3 students on reading plans

Almost one in four students in kindergarten through third grade at Shawano public schools are considered to be at-risk for meeting reading standards and are required to having a reading plan this fall, according to data announced Nov. 10 to the Shawano School District Student Success and Relationships Committee.

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