Residents of the villages of Lena and Suring have an opportunity Oct. 1 to provide input and feedback toward revitalization of their downtown areas. Jayme Sellen, executive director of the Tourism and Economic Development Corporation for the Oconto Region, said the agency obtained a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to help the two municipalities. “We are holding stakeholder sessions on Oct.

Sept. 17 Bonduel Bear Invite The Bonduel boys cross country team won first place at their home invite, while the Wittenberg-Birnamwood team won the girls event. For the boys, Bonduel scored 37 points, followed by Menominee Nation in second with 49, Wittenberg-Birnamwood in sixth with 168 and Lena/St.

Sept. 19 Shawano 4, Menasha 3 The Shawano girls tennis team made it two in a row with their second conference win over Menasha. Ireland Setterman and Rachael Carroll were winners at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively. Setterman won 6-2, 6-3, and Carroll won 6-0, 6-3. Carroll has extended her overall record to 18-2 on the season with one week to go in the regular season. Claire Weiland and Olivia Dobratz had a revenge match at No.

Sept. 19 Wittenberg-Birnamwood 112, Shawano 49 Wittenberg-Birnamwood swimmers won eight of 11 events when they hosted Shawano, winning 112-49. The Chargers group of Andrea Powell, Ava Hegewald, Faith Resch and Claire Timm opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay in 2:17.72.

Authorities say the driver who crossed the center line in a fatal head-on crash Sept. 8 was driving under the influence and after his license had been revoked. Zackery Dale Wimber, 30, of Fond du Lac, was ticketed for operating under the influence and causing injury for at least the second time, operating while revoked and three other traffic violations, according to an Oconto County Sheriff’s Department traffic report released Sept.

Sept. 19 Bowler 3, Tigerton 0 Bowler hosted CWC North rival Tigerton in volleyball and won in three straight sets. Scores were 26-24, 25-21, 25-20. “The two teams were very closely matched, but we couldn’t finish what we started,” Tigerton coach Holly Meverden said.

Sept. 17 Bay Conference Mini-Meet No. 8 Shawano finished with a 194, five strokes behind Seymour’s 189 at Ridgeway Country Club, the home course for Xavier. Once again, Sophia Eggert was the medalist with a 42. Seymour finished with all four golfers under 50. “With only the Bay Conference Invite left on Tuesday, Shawano will need some help to overtake Seymour for the conference title,” coach Dean Kugler said.

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-WI, has called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to immediately address costly delays Wisconsin newspapers that rely on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) are experiencing, resulting in lost revenue, customer complaints and canceled subscriptions. “Local newspapers work hard every day and week to deliver news on a timely basis to readers in their communities,” Baldwin wrote in a letter to DeJoy.

The annual Menominee Indian Tribe’s lumberjack breakfast and Cultural Heritage Day workshops are slated for Oct. 12 at the Menominee Logging Camp Museum, W3426 County Road VV, Keshena. Sponsored by the Menominee Tribal Historical Preservation Office, serving of the breakfast fundraiser will begin at 8 a.m.