Hawks beaten by Hortonville The Shawano Community High School girls basketball team lost 53-42 to Hortonville in a Bay Conference clash Friday in Hortonville. Courtney Vomastic led Shawano (3-10, 3-6 Bay) with 10 points. Sarah Huebner led Hortonville (10-3, 7-1 Bay) with 15 points. Bears lose to Iola-Scandinavia The Bonduel High Schools boys basketball team lost 62-50 to Iola-Scandinavia in Central Wisconsin Conference-8 game Friday in Iola. Zach

The Gresham Community High School boys basketball team beat Central Wisconsin Conference-10 foe Wild Rose 67-64 in overtime Friday night in Gresham. The Wildcats (11-2, 9-2 CWC-10) fell behind early and needed to outscore Wild Rose 21-15 in the final period to force overtime. Gresham held an 11-7 edge in the extra stanza. “I thought we came out kind of flat,” Gresham coach Jeff Zobeck said.

The Shawano Community High School boys basketball took its first Bay Conference loss of the season, losing to Hortonville 59-50 Friday night in a packed SCHS field house. The Hawks, coming off a big win over West De Pere on Thursday night, struggled to corral Hortonville sophomore Kyle Witthuhn, who scored nine points in the first quarter on his way to a game-high 25 points. “Our kids played hard throughout,” Shawano coach Chris Kellett said.

Terry Hilgenberg, vice chair of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, says changes to Wisconsin deer hunting rules unanimously approved Wednesday will streamline the process and increase the input of local hunters in the state’s deer management. The rules package implements many of the recommendations of Texas researcher James Kroll, who was hired by Gov.

Shawano Police Department Jan. 23 Police logged 27 incidents, including the following: Warrant — A male subject was taken into custody on a warrant at Lieg Avenue and Main Street. Theft — Shawano Pawn Shop, 141 River Heights, reported the theft of a DVD player.

Scammers have been working the phones for years and were quick to adopt the Internet and other new technology to pull off their cons, but their latest twist uses old-fashioned “snail mail” to make their initial contacts with potential victims. The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department warned this week that letters have started showing up in some people’s mailboxes inviting them to take part in a quiz with the chance to win big money. The quiz quest

Two Shawano men are facing felony drug charges in connection with an alleged marijuana operation being run out of a room at the Wisconsin House. Michael C. Taylor, 62, was charged Thursday with one count of maintaining a drug trafficking place and 10 counts of manufacture and delivery of marijuana. Wayne O.

The assistant highway commissioner for Shawano County got a hero’s welcome earlier this week. The County Board unanimously approved a resolution thanking Casey Beyersdorf for his recent tour of duty in Afghanistan with the Wisconsin National Guard.

On a farm, there are any number of illnesses that may crop up, affecting calves, heifers and cows. My husband is constantly on guard, diligently keeping tabs on our livestock, and actually the whole family plays a part in tirelessly watching for signs of distress. A while back, we had a bout with sick calves. Nursing them back to health took time, patience and tender loving care.