Felony OWI A Seymour man has been charged with a felony count of sixth-offense operating while intoxicated after being pulled over in the town of Washington earlier this month. David O. Klapper, 54, could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine if found guilty. He is also charged with a misdemeanor count of operating after revocation. Klapper was pulled over by a Shawano County sheriff’s deputy on County Road R on the evening of Feb.

George W. Frank, 97, passed away Feb. 28, 2015. He was born Feb. 18, 1918, in the town of Underhill to the late William and Hattie (Smith) Frank. George married Marie Dicke on Dec. 26, 1945. He served his country during World War II, spending three years in the Pacific region. He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The Shawano School Board could decide March 16 whether to delay school start times by 30 minutes for the 2015-16 school year. On Monday, an ad hoc committee that has met for six months recommended moving the start times back for all schools, even though the change is intended to help middle school and high school students the most. If approved, the start time for Shawano Community High School and Shawano Community Middle School would be 8 a.m.

There was no springing up in bed in a cold sweat, gathering your wits and waiting for the heart to stop pounding. This nightmare was real. One of the most successful high school girls basketball seasons ever at Bonduel ground to a gloomy halt Saturday night, as the Bears ran into a Shiocton club that coupled a near-flawless performance with a sub-par Bonduel showing en route to a 57-45 upset win in a WIAA Division 4 regional final. Bad bounces, m

Dan Tauchen and Mitch Sokolski left their mark at the WIAA Division 3 state wrestling finals Saturday. Both of the Bonduel High School seniors came home with fourth-place hardware, Tauchen in the 160-pound division and Sokolski at 170. In Division 2 action, Wittenberg-Birnamwood senior August Peplinski couldn’t have come closer to a state title. Tauchen (46-5), who lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Jaren Roen (45-3), of Riverdale, opened

I don’t know about you, but I have had just about enough of this winter weather. I’m pretty sick of getting chilled to the bone as I battle these below zero temps, hunching forward, trudging out to the barn in the morning. Even layered as I am, the frigid air seems to have a life of its own, finding a way to creep down my collar or up my sleeve.

The month of January seemed to drag on and on, and I couldn’t wait to turn the calendar to February. Well, in retrospect, January was a lot nicer weather wise than what February has been. It seems I never learn. Every year, I get to thinking that the thermometer will slowly rise as February arrives.

Joyce Hagen is the facilitator of the Shawano Parkinson’s Support Group. Her husband, Ken, has had the disease for seven years. The group is for people who have Parkinson’s and their caregivers. They learn the latest treatments and talk about new medications and research. “There are a lot of things that are going on,” Hagen said. “It’s not a pity party.” Parkinson‘s is a disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine.

To the editor: Congratulations to the Menominee people and Chairman Besaw for your heroic example of leadership. I wish the rest of the people of Wisconsin had a leader that would stand up for us the way that you have stood up for your people. I cannot imagine any issue or cause that Scott Walker would walk for 155 miles in five days in subzero weather for the people of Wisconsin. He might do it for the Koch brothers but not for the people of Wis