Twenty people have already been hospitalized in Wisconsin due to influenza this season, indicating that the flu season has arrived. Local health officials are encouraging Shawano and Menominee County residents to get flu shots early this season.

This was one time when guessing wrong didn’t hurt a defensive back. Asked in the locker room Friday at Lambeau Field what year Drew Brees last threw an interception against Green Bay, veteran Packers cornerback Jarrett Bush answered 2011. Turns out Bush had to be taken back to his rookie season in 2006 for the correct reply. “Wow!” Bush said, adding in a positive tone, “OK, so he’s due.” A potentially short-handed Packers secondary faces what coa

VOLLEYBALL Gresham 3 St. Thomas Aquinas 0 Third-seeded Gresham swept St. Thomas Aquinas in three games (25-6, 25-14, 25-15) to advance in the WIAA Division 4 regional tournament. Brianna Stehberger led the Wildcats (7-15) with six kills, 16 points and 10 aces. Nande Carroll had 12 assists. Sydney Jensen had eight kills. Gresham will face No.

The Shawano Community High School volleyball team advanced to the WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal Tuesday after beating No. 5 Clintonville 3-1. The Hawks next will play at No. 1 Green Bay Notre Dame (32-5, 10-1 Fox River Classic Conference) on Thursday. For No.

The Shawano and Bonduel communities are reeling in the aftermath of a two-vehicle crash late Tuesday afternoon that claimed three young lives — two Shawano Community High School students and one from Bonduel. The accident occurred shortly after 5 p.m.

Officials on Wednesday released the names of three teenagers who died Tuesday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Belle Plaine. Two Shawano high school students, 17-year-old Cody Borsche and 18-year-old Tyler Welch, were pronounced dead at the scene. A Bonduel High School student, 15-year-old Paige Brunette, was transported for medical attention and later died, the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department said. Another Shawano student, 17-year-old Ryan

Area residents joined village leaders and federal, state and local officials for an open house Friday celebrating the completion of Gresham’s new treatment facility. The village operates a continuous discharge aerated lagoon treatment facility, which previously was incapable of meeting water quality standards set by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The Wisconsin Historical Museum has a series of events planned in November in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. On Nov. 8, the Wisconsin Historical Museum will host a day of events relating to Iroquois raised beadwork.

Strangulation A Shawano man is facing a felony charge of strangulation and suffocation after an alleged domestic disturbance in the city last month. Cory L. Lohman, 33, could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine if found guilty.