In the halls of Shawano Community High School, Jeff Kammerer is known as a physical education teacher and 20-year faculty member. When class dismisses, Kammerer is known as hypnotist Jeff Michaels, who has performed in shows across the country for about seven years. “I really try to separate them,” Kammerer said. The kids know I do this.

Voters in Bonduel will cast ballots Tuesday to narrow their choices for village president in the spring election. It’s one of two primary elections being held in the area Tuesday.

A former Hortonville village administrator facing child porn possession charges in Outagamie County was the subject of a similar investigation when he was Shawano County’s planning and development director in 2001. Patrick M. Vaile, 60, of Hortonville, was charged in Outagamie County Circuit Court on Wednesday with 16 counts of possession of child pornography. Vaile resigned from his post in Hortonville after his arrest Tuesday.

Many members of the Menominee Nation are unhappy with Gov.

There is a true story about a youth girls basketball team meandering off the floor after a game, with one of the players on the 7- and 8-year old squad peering up at the scoreboard that read, “Visitors 10, Home 6,” and asking a teammate, “Did we win?” What makes that tale notable is not so much the endearing innocence of youth as it is that the girl making the inquiry would 10 years later become a first-team all-area guard for her high school tea

BOYS BASKETBALL Gresham 68 Bowler 47 Bowler (8-11, 4-11 Central Wisconsin Conference-10) jumped ahead 18-10 after one quarter behind Chase Neuski (18 points) and Cody Montez (10 points), but Gresham (17-2, 13-2 CWC-10) bounced back to take a 36-24 halftime lead that it would not relinquish. Christian Haffner had a game-high 34 points, and Drew Haffner added 17 for the Wildcats. GIRLS BASKETBALL Menominee Indian 56 Tri-County 50 Menominee Indian i

The fabled bad luck of a Friday the 13th doesn’t usually refer to shooting a basketball, although for Bonduel High School, it was a good thing their defense showed up. Bonduel clawed, deflected and scrapped its way to a 48-34 win over visiting Wittenberg-Birnamwood for its fourth consecutive victory, one that kept the Bears’ faint hopes alive for a Central Wisconsin Conference-8 boys basketball title. They sent the Chargers to their ninth loss in

Good health and good fare were the focus Friday at the Rural Health Initiative’s 11th annual Wine and Cheese Tasting fundraiser at the Main Event in Cecil. The event raises about $15,000 annually for the organization. RHI, a nonprofit organization that has served Shawano County since 2003, sends trained health professionals on “house calls” to farms.

Shawano Police Department Feb. 11 Police logged 23 incidents, including the following: Shoplifting — Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St., reported a shoplifting incident. Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem on Humphrey Circle. Harassment — Police responded to a harassment complaint in the 700 block of South Main Street. Shoplifting — Qualheim’s True Value, 1345 E.