Several prescribed burns are planned this spring and summer throughout northern Wisconsin’s Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, including at five locations in Oconto County.
The Land Conservation Department and its advisory committee are in the process of drafting its 2026-36 Land and Water Resource Management Plan, and the public’s input is wanted.
The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council has named the winners of its 20th annual Openness in Government Awards, or Opees. These recognize outstanding efforts to protect the state’s tradition of open government, as well as highlight some threats to it.
Several Shawano Community High School athletes earned all-conference honors for basketball and wrestling with Leah Nordin named player of the year for girls basketball in the Bay Conference.
Nordin, a senior who played guard and forward, was also a unanimous selection for the all-conference first team.
Maci Beyer, another senior who played guard and forward, earned honorable mention status.
Hunting in Wisconsin is a tradition rooted in safety and responsibility – lessons learned before opening day. That tradition continues, because hunter education instructors help pass along those lessons.
A total of 2,151 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Dec. 14, 2025. The university held its Winter 2025 Commencement ceremony for undergraduates and graduates at the Kohl Center in Madison.
Birnamwood: Torrence Spencer, School of Education, bachelor of science, kinesiology; Kyle Zenkovich, College of Engineering, bachelor of science, engineering mechanics.
Andrew and Meghan Mavis announce the birth of a son, Warner Rojer Mavis, born at 6:21 a.m. March 20, 2026. He weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and was 21 inches long.
