Sept. 10 Marshfield Tiger Invite Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s girls cross-country team won first place in the small division and second place overall at the Marshfield Tiger Invite.

A request for Shawano County department heads to trim 5% from their original 2025 budget levy proposals did not go the way county supervisors hoped. Only two departments made the requested cuts. Two departments – the treasurer’s office and the district attorney’s office – did not even respond to the request.

Shawano Community High School teacher Jeremy Hodkiewicz has been recognized as the 2024 Career Pathmaker Tech Ed Teacher award winner at the NEW Manufacturing Alliance’s 13th annual Excellence in Manufacturing/K-12 Partnerships Awards. The award celebrates Hodkiewicz’s contributions to technical education and his dedication to preparing students for successful futures across career and tech ed pathways. The awards dinner will be held Oct.

The Shawano Common Council unanimously approved a wheel tax — non-government speak for a local vehicle registration fee — at its Sept. 11 meeting following weeks of discussion regarding alternative revenue streams that would allow the city to continue providing current services. Owners of vehicles weighing less than 8,000 pounds who live in the city limits will have a $40 fee tacked on to the existing state registration fee.

The Oconto Falls School District has announced that Guy Jeske and Virgie Damp are the newest inductees to the Oconto Falls High School Wall of Fame. Jeske graduated from Oconto Falls High School with the class of 1972. He was a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council and competed on the 5-High Quiz Bowl Team. After high school, he attended Michigan Technological University.

Amy Jo Holmes, 57, of Gillett, passed away Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Arrangements are being made with Newcomer Cremations, Funerals, Receptions, Green Bay.

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