The pieces were in place for an upset that the Shawano Community High School girls basketball team could have ridden a long way into the postseason. Only problem was that Lady Luck took a powder. The Hawks had state-ranked West De Pere on the ropes for a good portion of Thursday night’s Bay Conference matchup, but the critical buckets down the stretch that ultimately decided the outcome rolled in for the Phantoms and out for Shawano, and West De

The first quarter was all Bonduel High School needed in its 64-16 girls basketball romp Thursday against visiting Manawa. Taylor Weier, who finished with a game-high 16 points, sparked the opening quarter rally with the Bears’ first seven points. Teammate and senior Lexi Reinke, who scored nine points — all on 3-pointers, has been impressed with Weier’s progress throughout the season and believes the 6-foot junior is coming into her own. “She is

Cory Maas, of Shawano, son of Melvin and Linda Maas, received the Eagle Scout Award on Jan.

Shawano Police Department Feb. 4 Police logged 19 incidents, including the following: Warrant — A 32-year-old man was taken into custody at the probation and parole offices, 1340 E. Green Bay St. Warrant — A 38-year-old woman was taken into custody at the probation and parole offices, 1340 E. Green Bay St. Theft — A cell phone was reported stolen in the 1100 block of South Weed Street. Shawano County Sheriff’s Department Feb.

Local children have plenty of experience reading about amazing characters engaged in curious situations, but some got the chance Thursday to write those stories themselves. The only catch was they had to collaborate with their parents. Olga Brener Intermediate School focused on writing during one of its regular family literacy nights, with literacy coach Carrie Ninham pointing out that writing is not necessarily something that families focus on a

The Shawano Common Council next week will look at adding another piece of the puzzle to the city’s longtime vision of a Wolf River Sturgeon Trail. The Plan Commission this week approved making an offer to purchase a property at 1207 S. River St. The offer goes to the Common Council for consideration Wednesday. The trail would eventually link Sturgeon Park and Kuckuk Park.

Hackers broke into a health insurance database storing information for about 80 million people in an attack bound to stoke fears many Americans have about the privacy of their most sensitive information. The attack on Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer Anthem could be a sign that hackers have shifted their focus away from retailers and toward other targets, cybersecurity experts say. The nation’s second-largest insurer said it has yet to find any evi

The people have spoken, and the Menominee Casino Resort listened. With the help of input from focus groups made up of customers and guests, the casino implemented an $8.3 million improvement project that was recently completed. Grand opening ceremonies will take place at 1 p.m. ThursdayFeb.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about volunteers, and how there doesn’t seem to be as many as there used to be. I have had to change my mind on that somewhat because now some volunteers have come forward to give their time to working at the Lutheran Counseling and Family Services Thrift Store. Some of the open days are now filled, with able workers, both male and female. That doesn’t mean that all of the hours are taken.