Wednesday, Aug. 27

Bay North Conference

Mini-Meet #5

Shawano golfers edged Bonduel by one stroke to take second place at Crystal Springs Golf Course in Seymour.

Seymour won with a 183, followed by Shawano’s 218, Bonduel’s 219, Sturgeon Bay’s 236 and Oconto’s 242.

Aug. 25-26

Wausau West Invite

Pulaski’s girls tennis team defeated Shawano 7-0 among its several wins in Wausau.

The closest match came at No. 2 singles when Emory Groteluschen defeated Jaelyn Hietpas 6-3, 4-6, 10-4.

Tuesday, Aug. 26

Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s girls volleyball team went 3-1 at a preseason tournament at Stevens Point Area Senior High.

“SPASH always hosts a great preseason tournament,” Chargers coach Becky Rew said. “Overall, we played well. We had a few up-and-down moments, but that is expected this early in the season. Our scrappiness and serving were big reasons we won three out of the four matches.”

Dohn “Beeler” Reuben Zimmerman, 84, passed away surrounded by family on July 28, 2025.

Dohn was born on July 30, 1940, in Shawano, a son of the late M.J. and Delilah (Schoenick) Zimmerman. On May 16, 1964, he was united in marriage to Carol Buelow at St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano.

Dolly D. Koeller, age 94, of Clintonville, passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 26, 2025, at her home with her family by her side.

One public cheer for a $51.2 million referendum was not enough for the Shawano School District, so it held a second groundbreaking Aug. 26 — this time for Shawano Community High School, which carries the bulk of the future projects.

The Shawano School Board signed off Aug. 26 on more than $100,000 being spent to upgrade its door access security.

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez was the first Democrat to enter the race for governor after Tony Evers announced he would not seek a third term.

On Aug. 25, she brought her campaign to Shawano to speak to the Shawano-Menominee Counties Democratic Party.

“This will be a 72-county campaign in the primary, because we do not have the luxury of not talking to everybody across the state of Wisconsin,” she said.