The Shawano School Board approved the agenda the school district’s annual meeting for the public to provide input on a proposed $26.7 million budget for the 2015-16 school year. The district’s annual meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at Shawano Community Middle School, 1050 S.

Through a series of injuries, lesser-serious injuries and general roster concerns, we have learned over the past two weeks that the National Football League season is a marathon and not a sprint. This may come as disquieting news to those dressing in the locker rooms, who will wonder in the face of all these running races what gives with the football cleats. We were just getting used to the chess-match thing.

After just one season at Shawano Community High School, sophomore Eric Carl has transferred to Kaukauna. As a freshman, the 6-foot-4 guard averaged nine points and 2.4 rebounds per game. “I don’t know if we can replace that with just one player, but as a team, I have all the confidence in the world that those guys can still knock down shots,” SCHS boys basketball head coach David Ambrosius said. Carl, the 15th ranked 2018 prospect in the state, w

The competitive balance that has come to define the modern NFL has not exactly been evenly distributed across the different divisions. The Green Bay Packers sure haven’t been generous in sharing their hold on the NFC North. Befitting their publicly owned status in by far the smallest market in American professional sports, the Packers have been as steady a franchise as there is, with eight of the 13 division titles since the NFC North was formed

First fair 5K garners interest So far, 60 people have signed up for the Choose to Move 5K, which will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday near the Mountain Bay Trail. The inaugural event had set a goal of 75 participants, according to Rhonda Strebel, executive director of the Rural Health Initiative. “We were going to be thrilled with 75,” Strebel said.

Wednesday’s opening ceremonies for the 134th annual Shawano County Fair featured nostalgia for the fair’s history and excitement for activities in the coming days. “It’s the biggest party in Shawano County, and we’re proud to host it,” said Dale Hodkiewicz, president of the Shawano County Agricultural Society. Hodkiewicz said he looked at the storm clouds in the afternoon and decided to put some water on the speedway track, and sure enough, it ke

Farmland values are heading downward in Wisconsin and are dropping even more significantly in a region that includes Shawano County, a new economic analysis has found. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported that farmland in the Dairy State was down 2 percent during the second quarter of 2015, compared both with the first quarter and with the same period of 2014. In a north-central region that includes Shawano County, farmland values were re

The third time was the charm for local nonprofit group Shawano Area Matthew 25, which won approval from the Shawano Common Council on Wednesday to operate an emergency homeless shelter at 213 E.

Carol Stoehr, 79, of Shawano, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at her home. Carol Jean was born on April 16, 1936, to the late Gertrude (Bartelt) and Edward Paiser in Gresham. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Gresham. She graduated from Gresham High School and went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and magna cum laude from Carthage College. On Aug. 4, 1956, she married Keith W.