Sid Steinke put together a triathlon to prove to a local weightlifter that big muscles do not make a person a good athlete. Thirty-one years later, the Leopolis Triathlon is still going strong as a Fourth of July tradition that brings runners from across the state to the small community for a race that tests their endurance and versatility. “We set a date, the Fourth of July, and there were 13 of us,” Steinke said of that first triathlon in 1983.

David Lloyd Sutherland, 62, of Shawano, died on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Born on Sept. 3, 1951, in Lakeview, Michigan, he is the son of Lloyd Sutherland and the late Patricia Ann (Evans) Sutherland. David was an educator in Michigan until his retirement in 2002 and lived in the Shawano/Clintonville area for five years.

Preston Scott Pyawasay, 63, of Keshena, died on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Born on Feb. 1, 1951, in Keshena, he was the son of William M. Pyawasay Sr. and the late Jacqualine M. (Menore) Pyawasay. Preston enlisted in the Army and served in Germany. After service he attended Marquette University for accounting.

New statewide regulations restricting the amount of player-to-player contact in high school football practices will not have a major impact at Shawano Community High School. Passed by a 10-0 vote of the WIAA board of directors June 26 in Stevens Point, the new regulations do not call for anything different than what SCHS is already doing, according to football coach Al Tomow. “I like to think we weren’t the reason for the changes,” Tomow said.

Shawano Police Department July 1 Police logged 32 incidents, including the following: Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint at the intersection of Eagle Street and Franklin Street. Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint in the 100 block of Northridge Drive. Disorderly — Police responded to a complaint of an intoxicated female in the 400 block of Picnic Street. Threatening — Police responded to a

Leadership and knowledge summarize Cole Huntington and Cole Reuter’s experience at the 73rd annual Badger Boys State held from June 14-21 in Ripon. The two Shawano Community High School juniors were selected by school administrators to be among the 850 Wisconsin students attending the annual program. “It taught me to be a better leader and (we) learned more about the government,” Cole Huntington said.

Four area schools recently were recognized for efforts to create safer and more effective schools. Olga Brener Intermediate School and Hillcrest Primary School in Shawano were honored as Schools of Distinction for their accomplishments in the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program.

The Shawano Plan Commission on Wednesday rejected a proposed facility that would have housed recently released felons, leaving the state Department of Corrections with nowhere to send them starting next month. The DOC had contracted with ATTIC Correctional Services for an eight-bed facility at 227 E. Richmond St. in Shawano, replacing the New Era House at 105 E. Richmond St.

A 20-year-old Shawano man died Wednesday afternoon in a vehicle versus pedestrian accident, the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department said. Alex Mastey was struck by a pickup truck just after 4:30 p.m.