Fifteen agricultural leaders have been selected to participate in the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Leadership Institute, including Amanda Williams from Shawano. This year-long leadership training program’s mission is to develop strong and effective agricultural leaders. “Today’s farmers and agriculturists must take the lead to be advocates for their farms and agribusinesses,” said WFBF Senior Director of Member Relations Wendy Kannel.

Shawano residents can continue to expect the occasional knock on their door, as members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses have recently gone back to door-to-door ministry. Jehovah’s Witnesses suspended door-to-door ministry in March 2020 due to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Suring Area Historical Society held its Sept. 20 meeting at the Suring Area Library meeting room. The meeting was called to order by interim president Shannon Stoner. The Russel Brock Family presented the SAHS a check of $5,000 at the Suring Labor Day celebration in memory of his wife, Barb.

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The Haskell Foundation has announce Andi Weber will be its new executive director. Weber is a Haskell Indian Nations University alum with a bachelor’s degree in Indigenous and American Indian studies and graduated with a Master of Public Administration from the University of Kansas.

When it comes to shoulder pain, people might expect problems to arise from an injury or a chronic issue with the joint. What they might not expect is a traumatic shoulder pain that happens spontaneously. “Frozen shoulder is an entity that is unknown in its cause,” said Dr. Eric Erickson, an orthopedic surgeon with ThedaCare Orthopedic Care.