Filling up the shopping cart with healthier grocery options can be a breeze, according to a ThedaCare health coach.

Carey Grieves understands the challenges of healthy eating and healthy grocery shopping.

“Some products are made to keep you wanting to eat more,” she said. “They’re also heavily marketed and wrapped in eye-catching packaging that’s featured in prominent locations throughout the store.”

Boost the bee and pollinator appeal of your lawn by incorporating microclover, self-heal, creeping thyme, crocus, grape hyacinths and other bee-friendly flowering plants in your lawn. You’ll create and enjoy a carpet of green with splashes of color and one that requires less ongoing maintenance. The pollinators will benefit from the nutritious sources of nectar and pollen your bee lawn provides.

Kenneth J. Ermis Sr., 79, of Mountain, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

Ken was born April 28, 1946, in Oconto Falls. Ken was a loving husband (of 59.8 years), great father, grandfather and great-grandfather; the best mechanic; and most fun-loving guy you would ever have met.

Rosann (Kauffman) Hermann, 82, of Tilleda, died on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, at Shawano Health Services in Shawano.

Rosann was born June 19, 1943, in Tigerton, the daughter of the late Earl and Wilma (Reinhart) Kauffman.

On Oct. 30, 1965, she was united in marriage to Bill Hermann, the love of her life, at Zion Lutheran Church in Tigerton.

James Lee “Whiskers” Schumacher, 80, of Eland, died July 23, 2025, at House of the Dove hospice in Marshfield.

James was born June 9, 1945, in Ludington, Michigan, the son of Harry and Josephine (Kammers) Schumacher. He had six siblings, Roger, Cleo, Donald, Janet, Carol and Dennis. He graduated from St. Simon High School in Ludington.

Pamela J. Norton, 49, of the Town of Pella, passed away Aug. 17, 2025.

Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory, Clintonville.

A roaring fire destroyed one business and left three families without a home in Tigerton the night of Aug. 16.

Tigerton firefighters were dispatched to The Crossroads Bar and Grill at 300 Cedar St. at about 6:31 p.m.

Upon arrival, fire crews encountered heavy smoke in the attic area. All individuals were safely evacuated prior to the department’s arrival, and no injuries were reported.

Staci Rubenzer is home again.

Rubenzer grew up in Shawano and graduated from Shawano Community High School. Less than a month ago, she returned home as the director at the Shawano County Library system.

The Shawano Hockey League finally has the two-year extension it’s been seeking for months.

The county’s public property committee reaffirmed an extension of the current three-year lease at its Aug. 14 meeting. The hockey league is about to enter the second year of that current lease for use of the Crawford Center.