Midway through the third quarter of Friday’s game against Tigerton, the Menominee Indian High School girls basketball team was all smiles on the court. Leading 50-17 on their way to a 63-25 rout, who could blame them. “They’re seeing the work that they’ve been doing pay off,” Menominee Indian coach Chris Rice said. “They’re having a lot of fun playing basketball.

Tenants have been moving into the Historic Lincoln School Apartments since restoration was completed in September, but on Friday the developer behind the project hosted an official grand opening and ribbon-cutting attended by dozens of community and business leaders. “This is a way of thanking all the key players that made it happen,” said Louie Lange III, founder of Commonwealth Development Corp.

FamilyWize Community Service Partnership and Shawano County United Way are dedicated to building strong communities through better health. FamilyWize has been selected to help distribute 1,000 free flu shot vouchers provided by Walgreens.

Daniel P. Johnson, 71, of Curry Road, Ironwood Township, Michigan, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 in Duluth. He was born March 21, 1943, in Ironwood, Michigan, son of the late Bernard and Antoinette (Filippini) Johnson. Daniel attended the A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, Michigan, where he was captain of the football and basketball teams.

Karlene R. Janssen, 70, of Shawano, formerly of Little Chute, passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in Shawano. She was born on Nov. 12, 1944, in Freedom to the late Theodore and Ruth (Appleton) Meulemans. On June 4, 1964, Karlene was united in marriage to Don Janssen at St. Nicholas Church in Freedom. Karlene enjoyed her winters in Texas with her son, daughter-in-law and grandkids.

The Clintonville Police Department has announced the addition of its new K-9 police dog Chero (pronounced Kar-O) to the force. Chero is a purebred German shepherd from the Czech Republic and was purchased through the Fox-Tal Training Academy in Black Creek. Chero started training on Nov.

Shawano Police Department Dec.

Though total accumulations have been only slightly more than three inches since the snow began falling late last month, according to the National Weather Service, the intermittent snowfalls have given the city an early opportunity to take its new snow removal policy out for a test drive. The policy, which sets plowing priorities and varying levels of response for the Public Works Department, was adopted by the Shawano Common Council last month an

Poinsettia plants are a reflective sign the holiday season is here, and for more than 20 years, Shawano Community High School has sold them annually. The school will open its greenhouse doors to sell the 135 plants to citizens starting 8 a.m.