The Shawano Hawks sixth-grade girls basketball team brought home the championship Feb. 21 at the Families Helping Families Tournament. Proceeds from the tourney, which included two teams from Gillett, one from Shawano and one from St.

Shawano’s Department of Public Works is making the most of two high-level staff retirements with a restructuring of duties and job titles expected to make the department a little more efficient. Operations Manager Jim Schoenhofen retired last month and Water and Sewer Superintendent Jim Flaig will retire as of March 13.

A Shawano teen convicted last year of multiple felony counts related to a pair of joyriding sprees in 2013 failed to have her 6½-year prison sentence vacated after a motion hearing Wednesday in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court. Lindsay R.

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Bonduel High School will enter day two of the WIAA Individual Wrestling Championship Tournament in Madison with four of its five wrestlers still in the running for state titles. The Bears qualified five wrestlers for the Division 3 state finals, with four opening their tourney run Thursday at the Kohl Center. Dan Tauchen drew a first-round bye in the 160-pound division, guaranteeing at least one team member would wrestle on Friday.

After a season marred by question marks, Sajen Knueppel had not only the last word in Shawano Community High School’s regular season finale, but also the exclamation point that came after it. Knueppel missed much of the Hawks’ outstanding regular season with a torn right quadricep he suffered in the fourth game of the season but was in fine fettle for Thursday night’s 56-40 Bay Conference win over Denmark. He scored six of his 13 points in the fi

Dennis James Hodkiewicz Sr., Shawano, 64, passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. He was born Dec. 26, 1950, to the late John and Agnes Hodkiewicz. Dennis attended school in the Pulaski area. On Oct. 5, 1974, he married Sharon Norton. In 2003, Dennis took Sharon on a second honeymoon to Poland and Germany.

Paul Diers, 49, Birnamwood, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at his home. He was born on Nov. 4, 1965, in Milwaukee, the son of the late Robert and Glarus (Tourtillotte) Diers. Paul worked at North Central Health Care Center in Wausau for a number of years. He also worked as a bartender at numerous places, including Sunset Grill and Wisconsin House Inn in Shawano. Paul enjoyed fishing, reading, shooting pool and spending time with friends.

Clarence J. Priem, 96, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Maple Lane Health Care Center in Shawano. Funeral service arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date. Mickelson Funeral & Cremation Service Inc. of Shawano is assisting the family with the service arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at www.mickelsonfs.com.