Community Features 21 August 2025

Music fills the air at Shawano County Fair

Four stages will offer plenty of music and entertainment opportunities for those attending the 2025 Shawano County Fair.

Main Stage entertainment will kick off with Left on Read at 8 p.m. Aug. 28. Left on Read is a band in the Fox Valley bringing a variety of covers from the ’90s to today, including hits from Sheryl Crow, No Doubt, Shania Twain and more.

Community Features 21 August 2025
No changes in Shawano County Fair admission rates

Daily gate admission to the Shawano County Fair is $5 per person for adults and children 12 and older. Children 11 and younger get in for free.

Daily admission starts at 9 a.m. Aug. 28 through Sept. 1.

The daily parking fee is $5, with a free shuttle ride from the east parking area.

On the opening night of the fair, Aug. 27, gate admission begins at 5 p.m. at a cost of $3 per person and free parking.

Community Features 21 August 2025
Danley serving as Fairest of the Fair

Olivia Danley was crowned the 2025 Shawano County Fairest of the Fair on June 22, taking over for Lydia Rasmussen as the county fair’s newest spokesperson.

News 18 August 2025
City of Shawano unveils capital projects

The proposed capital improvement projects for 2026 were presented Aug. 13 to the Shawano Common Council.

Obituaries 18 August 2025
Vicki Kolpack

Vicki Lynn Kolpack, 66, of Bowler, died on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, at Dimensions Living of Rib Mountain.

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