Galen D. “Shorty” Dobbs, 71, of Shawano, passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, at his home. Born on Aug. 27, 1942, in Shawano, he was the son of the late Louis E. and Rose (Wilber) Dobbs. On February 15, 1997, Shorty was united in marriage to Nancy Kriefall, and was a very loving husband.

James “Jim” M. Kohn, 84, of Shawano, formerly of Cecil, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Jim was born on Nov. 5, 1929, to the late Emil and Grace (Buelow) Kohn. On Jan. 1, 1982, Jim married Patricia Bocik. He was a long-time truck driver, long distance hauls. The road was his life.

When you’re 22 and an athlete, you don’t expect to have pill bottles lined up on your kitchen table. But Amanda Jaskolski, of Shawano, needs the four medications in her battle with lupus nephritis, a kidney inflammation caused by a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks cells and organs. Jaskolski, a 2010 graduate of Shawano Community High School, became ill in January 2013 while attending Thomas University in Thomasville, Georgia. “I

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When Darlene Heller, Shawano County Historical Society archives director, began work on the group’s display for this year’s Shawano County Fair, she was pleasantly surprised. “I had no idea there were going to be that many bars,” she said. Heller and her helpers gathered a plethora of information, pictures and artifacts for the display, “Bars, Ballrooms, Brothels and Breweries,” that will be featured in the fairgrounds’ Farmers Building when the

Only two nights remain on the Shawano Speedway schedule for the 2014 race season. This marks a good time to honor this year’s Corny Awards. If you remember back a year ago, I rolled out the first edition of the Corny Awards, named after longtime racer, flagman and race promoter Warren “Corny” Schmidt.

With first-round cuts Tuesday, Friday’s preseason game against Oakland might have been the last chance for players on the bubble to prove their worth. This is especially evident in the Green Bay Packers’ deep receiving squad, where young players are learning what they can from the team veterans. “I think we are doing pretty well,” said Gerrard Sheppard, a first-year Packer.

GIRLS TENNIS Shawano goes 1-2 at Pulaski invite Shawano received first-round victories from No. 2 singles player Isabelle Carroll, No. 3 Hannah Neumann and No. 4 Holly Schwecke to edge Ashwaubenon 4-3, but dropped the final two rounds in a triple dual match Friday. The Hawks also received a first-round win from the No.

Shawano Community High School scored 28 points in the second quarter en route to a season opening 28-7 victory Friday at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua. The Hawks and Lakeland were deadlocked until an 8-yard touchdown run by senior Chase Henning early in the second quarter.